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The Festival was legally incorporated on October 31, 1952. Guthrie rapidly began recruiting actors from across Canada and abroad, including stars Alec Guinness and Irene Worth.
- The History of the Stratford Festival
Travel back in time with us on the Festival Theatre stage as...
- The History of the Stratford Festival
Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, the Shakespeare Festival and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. The festival was one of the first arts festivals in Canada and continues to be one of its most prominent.
- Founding and Early Years
- The Stratford Festival Matures
- Artistic Directors of The Stratford Festival
In 1951, Stratford businessman Tom Patterson formed a local committee to explore the prospects for an annual drama festival in his hometown on the banks of the Avon River, some 177 km west of Toronto. His real motive was to find a way to save Stratford’s dying economy. Patterson had thought of an open-air festival prior to the Second World War, but...
Tyrone Guthrie was succeeded by Michael Langham (1956–67 seasons), followed by JeanGascon(1968–74), Robin Phillips (1975–80), JohnHirsch (1981–85), John Neville (1985–89), David William (1990–93) and (1994–2007). Richard Monette held the record for the longest tenure as artistic director, and the only one to have staged the entire Shakespeare canon...
1953–55 Tyrone Guthrie 1956–67 Michael Langham 1968–74 Jean Gascon 1975–80 Robin Phillips 1981–85 John Hirsch 1986–89 John Neville 1990–93 David William 1994–2007 Richard Monette 2007–08 Des McAnuff, Marti Maraden, Don Shipley 2008–12 Des McAnuff 2012– Antoni Cimolino
The Stratford Festival (formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, the Stratford Festival of Canada, and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival) is a summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford, Ontario. [1]
Travel back in time with us on the Festival Theatre stage as we revisit the history of the beloved Stratford Festival. Join moderator, Maev Beaty and Festival archivists as they remember Tom Patterson, Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Tyrone Guthrie, and discover how we've gone from a tent, to today.
Jul 13, 2023 · July 13, 1953, the opening night of the Stratford Festival. It marked the culmination of a project that had gone from a pitch to city council to reality in just over a year — and then changed the face of Canadian theatre.
Jul 13, 2018 · The realization of Tom Patterson's dream of a Shakespearean festival in Stratford began on opening night July 13, 1953. Many Canadian stars have found their way to the stage in Stratford, Ont...
