Feeds- The Shaw’s production of this contemporary American play finds meaning in the mundane -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (July 11, 2017) — Meg Roe directs the hypnotic Middletown, written by Pulitzer-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning playwright Will Eno, as an intimate experience shared by actors and audience. The Canadian premiere of Middletown begins previews on July 13 [...]
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Everywhere and nowhere together in Middletown
Tuesday, Jul 11th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Canadian premiere, Gray Powell, Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, Meg Roe, Middletown, Moya O'Connell, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Will Eno
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Canadian premiere, Gray Powell, Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, Meg Roe, Middletown, Moya O'Connell, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Will Eno
The Shaw Festival sinks its teeth into Liz Lochhead’s seductive adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Thursday, Jul 6th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Eda Holmes, Festival Theatre, Liz Lochhead, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Eda Holmes, Festival Theatre, Liz Lochhead, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival
- Repressed erotic hunger and desire run rampant in this thrilling version of the legendary tale -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (July 6, 2017) — The Shaw Festival’s production of Liz Lochhead’s sultry adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula – a feminine-focused take on the iconic vampire story – begins previews July 8 at the Festival Theatre. Directed by [...]
Shhh … It’s a Secret
Saturday, Jul 1st, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Allan Louis, Ben Sanders, Canada Day, David Ball, Diana Donnelly, Eda Holmes, Emily Lukasik, Gavin Bryers, Kelly Wong, Kimberley Rampersad, Kristi Frank, Marion Day, Niagara Oast House Brewers, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Paul Sportelli, PJ Prudat, Sanjay Talwar, Secret Theatre, Shaw Festival, Steven Sutcliffe, Wade Bogert-O'Brien
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Allan Louis, Ben Sanders, Canada Day, David Ball, Diana Donnelly, Eda Holmes, Emily Lukasik, Gavin Bryers, Kelly Wong, Kimberley Rampersad, Kristi Frank, Marion Day, Niagara Oast House Brewers, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Paul Sportelli, PJ Prudat, Sanjay Talwar, Secret Theatre, Shaw Festival, Steven Sutcliffe, Wade Bogert-O'Brien
- A group of Shaw patrons are now in the know -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (July 1, 2017) — This evening, a crowd gathered to experience the third Secret Theatre of the season. Onlookers were treated to a theatrical moment directed by Eda Holmes, with music composed by Gavin Bryers. The event featured David Ball, Wade Bogert-O’Brien, [...]
Shhh … It’s a Secret
Wednesday, Jun 21st, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Cameron Grant, Cherissa Richards, Chick Reid, David Ball, Jeremiah Sparks, Jonah McIntosh, Kelly Wong, Marci T. Hours, Marion Day, Marla McLean, Martin Happer, Moya O'Connell, Natasha Mumba, Niagara Oast House Brewers, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Patrick McManus, Paul Sportelli, Peter Millard, Ryan Cunningham, Sanjay Talwar, Secret Theatre, Secret Theatre Club, Sharry Flett, Shaw Festival, summer soltice, Travis Seetoo
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Cameron Grant, Cherissa Richards, Chick Reid, David Ball, Jeremiah Sparks, Jonah McIntosh, Kelly Wong, Marci T. Hours, Marion Day, Marla McLean, Martin Happer, Moya O'Connell, Natasha Mumba, Niagara Oast House Brewers, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Patrick McManus, Paul Sportelli, Peter Millard, Ryan Cunningham, Sanjay Talwar, Secret Theatre, Secret Theatre Club, Sharry Flett, Shaw Festival, summer soltice, Travis Seetoo
- A group of Shaw patrons are now in the know -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (June 21, 2017) — Tonight an audience gathered to celebrate the summer solstice as part of the Shaw Festival’s Secret Theatre. The crowd was treated to a theatrical experience directed by Moya O’Connell, with music direction by Paul Sportelli. The evening’s event [...]
C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew to open the 2018 Shaw Festival
Thursday, Jun 15th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2018 Season, C.S. Lewis, Festival Theatre, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, The Magician's Nephew
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2018 Season, C.S. Lewis, Festival Theatre, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, The Magician's Nephew
- The first production of the Shaw Festival’s 2018 season is revealed -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (June 15, 2017) — Commissioned by the Shaw Festival, Michael O’Brien’s adaptation of C.S Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew opens the 2018 season on the Festival Theatre stage. No stranger to Narnia, Artistic Director Tim Carroll helms the first installment of this [...]
Whimsical Wilde Tales conjures storybook magic for young and old
Tuesday, Jun 6th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, children ages 6-12, Court House Theatre, Kate Hennig, lunchtime, Oscar Wilde, Shaw Festival, Tales for Young and Old, Wilde Tales, Wilde Tales Workshop, World premiere
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, children ages 6-12, Court House Theatre, Kate Hennig, lunchtime, Oscar Wilde, Shaw Festival, Tales for Young and Old, Wilde Tales, Wilde Tales Workshop, World premiere
- Children add their special touch to on-stage action after taking part in a pre-show workshop -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (June 6, 2017) — Kate Hennig, who steps into the role of Associate Artistic Director later this season, adapts four of Oscar Wilde’s tales – The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Remarkable Rocket and The [...]
Shhh … It’s a Secret
Thursday, Jun 1st, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: Diana Donnelly, Emily Lukasik, Hannah Moscovitch, Jonathan Tan, Niagara Oast House Brewers, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ric Reid, Secret Theatre, Shaw Festival
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: Diana Donnelly, Emily Lukasik, Hannah Moscovitch, Jonathan Tan, Niagara Oast House Brewers, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ric Reid, Secret Theatre, Shaw Festival
- A group of Shaw patrons are now in the know -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (June 1, 2017) — Earlier today, a small audience of patrons took part in the Shaw Festival’s inaugural Secret Theatre. This undisclosed experience was directed by Diana Donnelly and featured Emily Lukasik, Jonathan Tan and Ric Reid in a piece by Hannah [...]
The Shaw’s Androcles and the Lion encourages audience play
Thursday, Jun 1st, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Androcles and the Lion, audience engagement, Bernard Shaw, Court House Theatre, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Tim Carroll
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2017 Season, Androcles and the Lion, audience engagement, Bernard Shaw, Court House Theatre, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Tim Carroll
- The audience will help to create a unique performance every time -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (June 1, 2017) — Under the direction of Artistic Director Tim Carroll, Bernard Shaw’s charming retelling of the beloved Aesop fable Androcles and the Lion is an interactive spur-of-the-moment theatre experience. The fusing of audience engagement with music and song, along [...]
Michael Healey’s new work 1979 begins previews at The Shaw
Thursday, May 18th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases | Tags: 1979, Court House Theatre, Great Canadian Theatre Company, Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, Joe Clark, Michael Healey, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Royal George Theatre, Shaw Festival, unplugged performances
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases | Tags: 1979, Court House Theatre, Great Canadian Theatre Company, Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, Joe Clark, Michael Healey, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Royal George Theatre, Shaw Festival, unplugged performances
- Fast-paced political satire Festival’s second contribution to Canada 150 celebration -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (May 18, 2017) — After making a stop in Ottawa, Michael Healey’s razor-sharp politically charged satire 1979 begins previews in Niagara-on-the-Lake on May 20. Several unplugged performances of the Eric Coates-directed production are scheduled at the Court House Theatre and Royal George [...]
Kate Hennig steps into role as Shaw Festival’s new Associate Artistic Director
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 by Shaw Festival Public Relations | 0 Comments
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: Kate Hennig, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Wilde Tales
Filed under: 2017 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: Kate Hennig, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Wilde Tales
- Leading Canadian actor, playwright and teacher scheduled to assume role in August -
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (May 17, 2017) — Artistic Director Tim Carroll is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Hennig as the Shaw Festival’s new Associate Artistic Director. Ms. Hennig will replace Eda Holmes, who announced in February that she will be leaving [...]