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Roy Lewis is a Founding Member of the Obsidian Theatre Company and a member of the Stratford Festival Company for 16 years, where he’s played the Chorus and Lord Chancellor in Henry VIII, Bookseller, Cairon in The Neverending Story and Judge Hathorne in The Crucible, Lepidus in Julius Caesar, Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, Capulet in ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Actor and poet Roy Lewis provides commentary on the roots of creativity with original compositions by Graham Hargrove (percussion) and Ben Bolt-Martin (cello), who are connected by the 'musical experiments of Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti'.
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Richard III
Colm Feore leads the all-star cast Directed by Antoni Cimolino May 6 to November 14 | Opens May 30 Festival Theatre Colm Feore returns to the Festival for the first time in five years to play the psychopathic title role in “Richard III.” This play holds great historical significance for the Festival as the first play ever performed under the tent back in 1953. Similarly, it will open the new Tom Patterson Theatre in 2020. Feore was last seen at Stratford in 2014, playing the title role in Cim...
All’s Well That Ends Well
Contemporary themes of social mobility and sexual misconduct with plenty of humour. Directed by Scott Wentworth May 15 to October 24 | Opens June 11 Tom Patterson Theatre “All’s Well That Ends Well” holds historical significance as it was the second play presented in the Festival’s inaugural season, and has been programmed to celebrate the opening of the Tom Patterson Theatre. Helmed by Scott Wentworth, Shakespeare’s comedy of heartbreak and deception features Jessica B. Hill as Helena and Se...
Here’s What It Takes
Dan Chameroy and Robert Markus star in Steven Page’s new musical Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore Additional music and lyrics by Craig Northey June 5 to October 24 | Opens June 30 Avon theatre A roller-coaster ride of creative highs and lows, from Barenaked Ladies co-founder Steven Page, this new musical charts the journey of a fictional rock duo. Dan Chameroy, did double-duty last season in “Billy Elliot” and “Little Shop of Horrors,” and is well-remembered as Frank N. Furter in 201...
An Undiscovered Shakespeare
Shakespearean-style improvistation in iambic pentameter Directed by Rebecca Northan June 30 to September 18 | Opens July 13 Tom Patterson Theatre An audience member is invited to share their memory of first love. Then Rebecca Northan and her brilliant team of improvisers – Ashley Botting, Ijeoma Emesowum, Bruce Horak, Kevin Kruchkywich and Lee Smart – turn that tale into a full-blown, five-act, faux-Shakespearean drama – created on the spot, in iambic pentameter, before your very eyes. Each p...
Much Ado About Nothing
The comedic duo Graham Abbey and Maev Beaty reunited Directed by Chris Abraham May 7 to October 23 | Opens May 25 Festival Theatre Graham Abbey and Maev Beaty previously teamed up with Chris Abraham for 2017’s “Tartuffe,” a production so popular that it moved on to Toronto after its Stratford run. Abbey and Beaty previously teamed up with Abraham for 2017’s “Tartuffe,” a production so popular that it moved on to Toronto after its Stratford run. When it comes to trading witty insults, Shakespe...
Chicago
The first major production outside of New York and London in 30 years Directed and choreographed by Donna Feore Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, Script adaptation by David Thompson April 11 to November 1 | Opens May 26 Festival Theatre Donna Feore has a reputation for auditioning every actor available before casting iconic leading roles. In her search for Roxie Hart, Feore discovered Chelsea Preston, who studied theatre at MacEwan University. Feore’s reimagined production of “Chic...
Hamlet
Starring Toronto Theatre Critics award winner Amaka Umeh Directed by Peter Pasyk April 23 to October 25 | Opens May 28 Festival Theatre Amaka Umeh will make her Stratford debut in the Stratford Festival 2020 season in the title role of “Hamlet.” Umeh joined the Festival this fall as a participant in the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Her work on stages across Toronto, including Crow’s Theatre, Shakespeare in High Park and Young People’s Theatre, has earned her great acclaim, i...
Wendy & Peter Pan
Innovative choreographer Allen Kaeja makes his Stratford debut Directed by Keira Loughran April 24 to November 1 | Opens May 27 Avon Theatre Choreographer Allen Kaeja entered the world of dance after years of high-level competitive wrestling. Since 1982 his unique approach to movement has earned praise and awards around the world. This production marks the North American première of this imaginative retelling of J.M. Barrie’s classic family story. The Stratford Festival 2020 season mark’s Cyn...
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Don’t miss Eddie Glen’s rendition of “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” Book and lyrics by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle Directed by Lezlie Wade | Choreographed by Jesse Robb May 9 to October 25 | Opens May 29 Avon Theatre A musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” After his searing portrayal of King Henry VIII in this season’s sold-out production of “Henry VIII,” Jonathan Goad returns to play a completely different monarch,...
Wolf Hall
Geraint Wyn Davies plays Thomas Cromwell, a central figure in the Tudor revolution By Hilary Mantel, adapted for the stage by Mike Poulton Directed by ted witzel and Geraint Wyn Davies July 28 to October 24 | Opens August 13 Avon Theatre This is the Canadian première of “Wolf Hall” which premièred at Royal Shakespeare Company in 2013 before transferring to Broadway in 2015. The production was nominated for 8 Tony Awards, including Best Play. Geraint Wyn Davies will play key roles on both side...
Three Tall Women
Martha Henry, Lucy peacock and Mamie Zwettler in Albee’s third Pulitzer Prize winner Directed by Diana Leblanc May 25 to September 27 | Opens June 12 Studio Theatre In Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women,” a wealthy old woman, by turns acerbic, haughty, self-pitying and anguished, reminisces to two younger companions, sharing her past experiences in sometimes shocking detail. The powerful trio of Martha Henry, Lucy Peacock and Mamie Zwettler will bring this great American classic to the stage, u...
The Rez Sisters
“The biggest bingo in the world” is coming and seven Indigenous women, all related by blood or marriage, are determined to win. Directed by Jessica Carmichael July 21 to September 26 | Opens August 14 Studio Theatre In Tomson Highway’s acclaimed drama “The Rez Sisters,” “the biggest bingo in the world” is coming to Toronto, and seven Indigenous women, all related by blood or marriage, are determined to win the jackpot. Jani Lauzon – last seen at Stratford in the 2017 world première of Colleen...
Hamlet-911
The indomitable Mike Shara as an actor belessed and cursed by Hamlet Directed by Alisa Palmer Based on an idea by Alisa Palmer August 5 to September 26 | Opens August 19 Studio Theatre In “Hamlet-911,”Guinness Menzies has just landed his dream role: he’s playing “Hamlet” at the Stratford Festival. But just before a matinée performance, he suddenly finds himself in the Underworld, a realm as frightening as it is hilarious, where time is seriously out of joint. Has he gone mad? Is he dreaming?...
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Host Roy Lewis tours the darkest depths of Festival sites, examining theatrical superstitions and some of the spooky stories passed on by those who work late at night.
They say our theatres are haunted. Roy Lewis has some stories to tell...
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Oct 29, 2020 · Our GHOST TOURS watch party is now LIVE! Host Roy Lewis is taking us through the darkest depths of Festival sites, examining theatrical superstitions and some of the spooky stories passed on by...
