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Goblin:Macbeth strikes a hit combo of eerie masks, improv comedy, and Shakespearean finesse

Rebecca Northan, the talent behind Blind Date, has learned to follow her “weird ideas”, all the way to Bard on the Beach and Stratford Festival

THEATREJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Ingenious staging and clever design elevate Bard on the Beach's new adaptation of Henry V

Simple props and nuanced performances come together in Lois Anderson’s visually and aurally striking rendition

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023Bard on the Beach, Summer 2023, Shakespeare, Homepage feature

Bard on the Beach's Henry V set designer Amir Ofek creates an immersive tent-within-a-tent out of an unexpected reused material

The set designer and costume creator Mara Gottler conjure a timeless, slightly dystopian world of travelling actors for Lois Anderson’s new adaptation

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 29, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023

Theatre review: Striking staging, gutsy vision in a Julius Caesar that speaks directly to our times

At Bard on the Beach, screens, mobs, political rallies, and military battles make Shakespeare’s ideas resonate in 2023

THEATREJanet SmithJune 26, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023

Theatre review: Bard on the Beach's playful hit As You Like It returns in fine, crowd-pleasing form

Committed comic performances, rainbow-hued ‘60s sets, and smoothly integrated Beatles songs make for a fun evening of Shakespeare

THEATREJanet SmithJune 20, 2023Bard on the Beach, Summer 2023, Shakespeare

The Beatles-fuelled hit As You Like It returns to open Bard on the Beach festival, with previews starting June 8

Psychedelic sets, flower-powered costumes, and a live band help make the BC-set show the fest’s biggest hit

FESTS, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 8, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival announces 2023 lineup

Smash hit As You Like It—which is set to The Beatles—and contemporary take on Julius Caesar headline 34th annual fest at Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park

FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonApril 11, 2023Bard on the Beach, Christopher Gaze, Shakespeare

Shhh, it's a secret: Here are the few things we can tell you about William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal.

The PuSh show relies on the element of surprise, but Crow’s Theatre’s Chris Abraham says it’s “exhilarating”

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2022PuSh Festival, Crow's Theatre, Shakespeare, Cliff Cardinal

Film review: The Tragedy of Macbeth builds a stark and gripping monochrome world

Joel Coen draws out note-perfect performances amid a bleak setting of archways, smothering fog, and cawing crows

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 24, 2021Shakespeare, Macbeth, Homepage feature

Bard on the Beach announces return to live performance under the tents for its 33rd season

The Shakespeare Festival will be back at its iconic waterfront site for 2022 after a two-year hiatus

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2021Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Christopher Gaze

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