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When the railway industry pulled out of Stratford in the early 1950s, journalist Tom Patterson had an idea for breathing new life into his native city’s economy: a festival of Shakespearean theatre. In January 22, 1952, City Council gave him a grant of $125 to seek artistic advice in New York.
- The History of the Stratford Festival
Travel back in time with us on the Festival Theatre stage as...
- The History of the Stratford Festival
This page describes the production history of the Stratford Festival. 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] Theatre-goers, actors, and playwrights ...
The first of many years of Stratford Shakespeare Festival production history started with a six-week season opening on 13 July 1953 with Richard III and then All's Well That Ends Well, both starring Alec Guinness.
- 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
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, 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,...
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. By the early 1950s, Stratford was in a state of transition.
