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Richard Monette, the longest serving Artistic Director at the prestigious Stratford Festival has announced what will be his last season with the 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

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.

A guide and sampling of restaurants in Stratford Ontario Canada, home of the Stratford Festival.

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.

Eight of Canada's most exciting writers are now developing their own stage projects as part of a current three-week residency for The Second Annual Playwrights' Retreat.

Directors Jennifer Tarver, Guillermo Verdecchia, and Morris Panych, work with actors Lucy Peacock, Sam Moses, Rick Roberts, Kelli Fox, Sarah Orenstein and Joseph Ziegler.

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.

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.

Thom Allison, who is starring this year at the Shaw Festival in Wonderful Town and A Little Night Music, sat down to answer some questions about his career.

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.

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.

In 2004, it was announced that William Hutt would be making his final appearance with the Stratford Festival in The Tempest in 2005.

Toronto's iconic band Barenaked Ladies has lost their frontman. The band has parted ways with lead vocalist Stephen Page, in what's been termed a mutual decision.

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.

Actor Stephen Ouimette on his Toronto CanStage production of Doug Wright's one man / woman show I Am My Own Wife.

Although Stratford is famous for its world-class theatre, the city offers first-rate accommodations, dining and shopping, and is perfect for a summer get-away.

The Stratford Festival of Canada has announced the appointment of three new Artistic Directors to the company beginning in the fall of 2007.

Toronto theatres are presenting a roster of popular musicals in their summer 2009 seasons, and so are the nearby Shaw and Stratford festivals.

SummerWorks and the Fringe of Toronto have evolved into distinct entities on the Toronto theatre scene.

The Playhouse Theatre Company presents The Wars, by Timothy Findley, in Calgary, AB and Vancouver, BC.

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.

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.

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.

Parade set to open in London, The Stratford Festival Gets A New Name, and the hit musical Hairspray lands on the silver screen - again.

Be it bells and whistles or barely a backdrop, Peter Hartwell's sets are never boring.

Was Boucicault thinking about Shakespeare's Much Ado when he wrote London Assurance?

Brian Tree says he wouldn't mind losing his job if he could get to see the Stratford Festival production of London Assurance from the audience.

Denise Fergusson has enjoyed a brilliant career as an actress and director, although she had always wanted to study anthropology. How did she get sidetracked?

Christopher Plummer, the Tony Award-winning actor, is set to tread the boards once again in the Broadway revival of Inherit The Wind.

Brian Tree, now in his 16th season at The Stratford Festival, never reads his play reviews.

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.

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.

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.

For Stratford's 58th season, the accent' s French, from Jacques Brel is Alive and Living in Paris, and Dangerous Liaisons, to The Pleasure of Seeing Her Again.

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.

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.

What better place to honour Fanny Kemble than Stratford's Studio Theatre where Peter Hinton staged his 19th century epic trilogy - The Swanne.

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.

Actress Lally Cadeau chats about one of her favourite roles as Juno Boyle in Sean O'Casey's Juno and The Paycock.

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.

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.

"I give unto my wife my second best bed with the furniture." Behind this great man, Anne Hathaway remains a very mysterious woman.

More than just great theatre, Stratford offers fun and education outings too.

Tara Rosling is establishing herself as one of the finest stage actresses in this country.

Selecting the top 10 performances of the year was a very difficult task.

Seana McKenna's well acquainted with the work of Tennessee Williams having played six of his most fascinating female protoganists.

Panych, the acclaimed playwright and director, is at it again with his new play, entitled "What Lies Before Us", premiering as part of CanStage's 2006-2007 season.

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.

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.