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2007 Stratford Festival Season
Richard Monette, the longest serving Artistic Director at the prestigious Stratford Festival has announced what will be his last season with the Festival.
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king lear
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the comedy of errors
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richard monette
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brian bedford
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stratford festival of canada
Bruce Dow at Stratford Festival
Bruce Dow played leading roles in Oliver!, South Pacific, Into The Woods, and Guys & Dolls. Now, he embarks on the role of a lifetime - the MC in Kander and Ebb's Cabaret
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bruce dow
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cabaret
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emcee
Dion Johnstone
Triple threat Dion Johnstone chats about King Lear's Edmund, Harper Lee's Tom Robinson, Tolkien's Boromir, Stargate's SG1's Chaka, and fave playwright Tom Stoppard.
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dion johnstone
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brian bedford
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king lear
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william shakespeare
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edmund
King Lear at Stratford Festival
King Lear's Edmund, like many in today's world, was a child ignored and slighted. Brian Bedford's direction gave Dion Johnstone wise tools to play The Bastard Son.
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king lear
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stratford shakespearean festival ontario
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dion johnstone
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brian bedford
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edmund
Restaurants in Stratford Ontario
A guide and sampling of restaurants in Stratford Ontario Canada, home of the Stratford Festival.
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stratford ontario
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restaurants
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pubs
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places to eat in stratford
Shakespeare's Will @ Stratford
There are few actresses in this country who could pull off a one-woman show - and two of them are performing as part of this year's Stratford Festival.
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vern theissen
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seana mckenna
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Stratford Festival
The Stratford Shakespearean Festival, in Stratford, Ontario, is the best-known theatre festival in Canada. There's no denying that.
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ontario
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theatre
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avon
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tom patterson
A Beautiful Mornin'
There may be flaws in the show itself, but the Stratford Festival production of Oklahoma! does a good job with what they have to work with.
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oklahoma!
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the sound of music
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the king & i
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south pacific
Des McAnuff Resigns
Des McAnuff has announced his resignation from the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, and rumours will be starting about what he will do next.
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des mcanuff
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la jolla playhouse
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tommy
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big river
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Dion Johnstone - Triple Threat
Dion Johnstone on his many roles - from Lord of the Ring's Boromir, to Stargate SG1 "Unas" Chaka, plus his fave playwright, and his take on the Stratford Season 2008.
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dion johnstone
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chaka
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boromir
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lord of the rings
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tom stoppard
Domini Blythe and Peter Hinton
What better place to honour Fanny Kemble than Stratford's Studio Theatre where Peter Hinton staged his 19th century epic trilogy - The Swanne.
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domini blythe
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peter hinton
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fanny kemble
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the swanne
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the studio theatre
Domini Blythe on Fanny Kemble
Domini Blythe has a formal routine of preparation for all of her shows and warmed up in many ways physically and vocally to become five main characters in Fanny Kemble.
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domini blythe
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fanny kemble
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peter hinton
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lynn redgrave
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monodrama
Hamlet: Owen Sound's Roxy Theatre
Hamlet's leading man: Tom Albrecht`s decision to take the role, plus Owen Sound Little Theatre director Michael Rea and play scorist Don Buchanan.
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tom albrecht
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michael rea
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don buchanan
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owen sound little theatre
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the roxy theatre
Hutt To Return To Stratford
In 2004, it was announced that William Hutt would be making his final appearance with the Stratford Festival in The Tempest in 2005.
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william hutt
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the tempest
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richard monette
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martha henry
Juno and The Paycock
Actress Lally Cadeau chats about one of her favourite roles as Juno Boyle in Sean O'Casey's Juno and The Paycock.
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lally cadeau
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sean o'casey
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juno and the paycock
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juno boyle
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joxer daly
Leaving Home A Canadian Gem
Thirty five years after it's world premiere at the Tarragon Theatre, Leaving Home gets a very well deserved (and long overdue) revival, care of Soulpepper.
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leaving home
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david french
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soulpepper
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tarragon theatre
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1949
Lucy Peacock
Last season actress Lucy Peacock literally showed sell out crowds what balls she has when she played a beer swilling, foul mouthed, red-neck named Graham.
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lucy peacock
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robert hewett
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geordie johnson
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the blonde
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the brunette
Profile of Actor Stephen Ouimette
Actor Stephen Ouimette on his Toronto CanStage production of Doug Wright's one man / woman show I Am My Own Wife.
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doug wright
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stephen ouimette
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charlotte von mahlsdorf
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i am my own wife
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canstage
Robert Hewett and Lucy Peacock
Do Blondes really have more fun? Brunette Lucy Peacock is having the time of her life playing seven roles in Robert Hewett's Australian hit.
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lucy peacock
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robert hewett
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geordie jonhson
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the stratford festival
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the blonde
Shakespeare's Will
"I give unto my wife my second best bed with the furniture." Behind this great man, Anne Hathaway remains a very mysterious woman.
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shakespeare's will
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vern thiessen
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seana mckenna
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miles potter
Stratford's New Leaders
The Stratford Festival of Canada has announced the appointment of three new Artistic Directors to the company beginning in the fall of 2007.
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stratford festival of canada
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richard monette
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antoni cimolino
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colm feore
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cynthia dale
SummerWorks Festival
SummerWorks and the Fringe of Toronto have evolved into distinct entities on the Toronto theatre scene.
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summerworks theatre festival toronto
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fringe of toronto
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under the umbrella
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franco boni
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robin fulford five fingers
The Wars by Timothy Findley
The Wars opens the Playhouse Theatre Company's 45th Season in Calgary, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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the wars timothy findley
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vancouver playhouse theatre company bc
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theatre calgary ab
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artistic director dennis garnhum
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stratford festival of canada
This Glass Sparkles
The Stratford Festival, fresh off two Williams pieces last season (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Orpheus Decending) tackles one of his best-known pieces with verve.
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tennessee williams
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the glass menagerie
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miles potter
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seana mckenna
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steven sutcliffe
Tom Albrecht and The Birthday Bard
How fitting that Tom Albrecht is playing the Danish Prince with Owen Sound Little Theatre this week! Today would have been William Shakespeare's 444th birthday.
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tom albrecht
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william shakespeare
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the stratford festival conservatory
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roxy theatre
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owen sound little theatre
Best Designer of 2006
Be it bells and whistles or barely a backdrop, Peter Hartwell's sets are never boring.
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peter hartwell
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shaw festival
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set designer
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the glass menagerie
Breakout Performance of 2006
Lucy Peacock, at a crossroads in her acting career, was looking for a juicy gig to sink her teeth into. Then she got a call from Australia.
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lucy peacock
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robert hewett
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geordie johnson
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australian playwrights
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the blonde the brunette and the vengeful redhead
Fanny Kemble
In 2006, Domini Blythe brought 19th century British actress Fanny Kemble to life in a triumphant one woman show written and directed by Peter Hinton.
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domini blythe. peter hinton
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fanny kemble
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19h century actresses
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civil war
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victorian writers
News From The Theatre World
Parade set to open in London, The Stratford Festival Gets A New Name, and the hit musical Hairspray lands on the silver screen - again.
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parade
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jason robert brown
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songs for a new world
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the last five years
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13
Plummer Returns To Broadway
Christopher Plummer, the Tony Award-winning actor, is set to tread the boards once again in the Broadway revival of Inherit The Wind.
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christopher plummer
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broadway
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doug hughes
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inherit the wind
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brian dennehy
Profile of Brian Tree
Brian Tree, now in his 16th season at The Stratford Festival, never reads his play reviews.
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brian tree
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critics
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actors
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supporting actor
Profile of Karen Robinson
For the first time in 54 years, Ontario's Stratford Shakespearean Festival makes history with an African-Canadian play, an all-black cast and a black director.
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djanet sears
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karen robinson
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harlem duet
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othello
Profile of Sara Topham
Star TV dubs actress Sara Topham the IT Girl. For Topham right now, IT'S all about playing Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie at the Stratford Festival.
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sara topham
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tennessee williams
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stratford festival
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avon theatre
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drama
Stratford 2007 Season Rumours
The Stratford Festival of Canada, under the Artistic Direction of Richard Monette, is set to announce it's 2007 season, the last under Monette's leadership.
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richard monette
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oklahoma
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to kill a mockingbird
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king lear
Tom Albrecht as Hamlet
The Roxy Theatre stage must be like a second home to Tom Albrecht - asked in 2007 by Owen Sound Little Theatre director Michael Rea to play the title role in Hamlet.
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tom albrecht
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michael rea
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hamlet
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the roxy theatre
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owen sound little theatre
Tony Winners Join Stratford Lineup
Tony Award winners Christopher Plummer and Anika Noni Rose will star in the 2008 Stratford Festival's Caesar and Cleopatra, a rarely performed piece by G.B. Shaw.
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stratford festival 2008 season news
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anika noni rose
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eric mccormick stage play
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caesar and cleopatra
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