Richard III, Ron Jenkins
/Richard III
Presented in English
Vertigo Theatre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
September 23-October 8, 2016
Directed by Ron Jenkins
Haysam Kadri as Richard III
Selected Reviews:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2695558837
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Hamlet, de los Andes, Teatro de los Andes
/Hamlet, de los Andes is a free adaptation of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. This take on Hamlet is a Bolivian one, drawn from a distinct reading by the company and the director. They have contextualized the play in the struggle and uncertainty of trying to reconcile a modern world with an ancient tradition, and restructured the play in an abridged version, relying on just three actors and one musician. The storyline and the events have been simplified and the characters reduced. Their Hamlet is a modern day man who has lost his self-awareness. He faces the impossibility of recognizing and coming to terms with himself after the fall. Who is Hamlet? Is it me or is it you? Is Hamlet the Teatro de los Andes itself? Is it the most recent bit of Bolivian history? By means of a proposal packed with metaphors and intertextuality, Teatro de Los Andes’ Hamlet experiences the uprising of the being, of art, of the homeland, of the world.
Read MoreTwelfth Night and Romeo & Juliet, Perchance
/“Our flagship show for this coming season will be Twelfth Night. A show that is about adventure, and sailing ships and the crazy things people do for love. That sounds a lot like Perchance, its theatre and the artists who want to work there.
A beautiful, yet much more serious exploration of the season’s theme will be Romeo & Juliet. This show delves into the darker side of love and the lengths we will go for it. There are lessons to be learned about single-minded pursuit and rigid stances that we can all take away from here.” –from the Perchance Artistic Director Danielle Irvine, in the 2016 programme
Read MoreRomeo and Juliet, Love's Labour's Lost
/Formerly the River City Shakespeare Festival and founded in 1989, two productions annually of Shakespeare's plays performed at 1000-seat outdoor amphitheatre.
Read MoreHamlet, Shakespeare by the Bow
/This is an Open-air, abridged (90 minute) version of Shakespeare's tragedy. The performance played at Prince’s Island Park Ampitheatre, except July 19-24 when performances were held on St. Patrick's Island at a variety of locations, where the audience followed action to different sites.
Read MoreHamlet- sur le fil (Hamlet on the Wire)
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"« Etre ou ne pas être », plus qu’une question existentielle, le soliloque nous plonge dans la valse-hésitation de l’engagement de l’individu par rapport à soi-même et à sa société. Créé en juin à l’occasion du 400e de la mort de Shakespeare, cette performance explore les tensions et le dialogue possible entre la voix d’Hamlet modulée et manipulée par un fil de fériste et le mouvement même du corps et de la pensée cherchant une issue à l’impasse. Exploration ciblée de l’atelier de recherche en dramaturgie circassienne."
Read MoreBreath of Kings - Redemption, Stratford, Canada
/Part two of a "fast-paced new distillation" of Shakespeare's Henriad. Can victory abroad resolve crisis at home? Henry IV and his charismatic son, Henry V, are the major players in this second of two new distillations of Shakespeare’s great dramas of kingship.
Read MoreBreath of Kings - Rebellion, Stratford, Canada
/Part one of a "fast-paced new distillation" of Shakespeare's Henriad. Lust for power leads to political turmoil in this fast-paced new distillation of Shakespeare’s epic histories of a nation and its rulers – their lives, their battles and their deaths. Enjoy this epic drama on its own – or follow its exciting sequel in Breath of Kings: Redemption.
Read MoreAs you Like It, Stratford, Canada
/Director Jillian Keiley's production integrate’s the audience into the performance itself. She has set As You Like It in her native Newfoundland, and audience members are encouraged to participate in the performance.
Read MoreGoodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
/“Ann-Marie MacDonald`s witty play is a sparkling comedic tale of self-discovery. Graduate Assistant Constance Leadbelly, who is obsessed with decoding Shakespearian manuscripts, is suddenly propelled into the world of Othello and Romeo and Juliet. She unintentionally alters them into comedies by saving the lives of the two leading ladies. Seductions, sword fights, and disguises ensue in this award winning Canadian play.”
Read MoreMacbeth, Stratford, Canada
/Surrender to a haunting story of ambition and its dark consequences, as a military hero and his wife conspire to seize the throne of Scotland. A visually traditional interpretation of the play. Promotional material focuses on the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It promises to be a bloody and bold affair.
Read MoreShakespeare in Love: North America Premiere, Stratford Canada
/A young playwright named Will Shakespeare comes down with writer’s block – until he finds a muse. Art mirrors life in a hilarious and passionate tale of romance and backstage fun. Based on the film of the same name, Shakespeare in Love gets a new life upon the stage. This is the North American Premiere of the adaption and an important production in the Festival's 2016 season.
Read MoreShakespeare’s Will, Bear & Co.
/his performance is part of the 2016 Shakespeare 400 celebrations in Ottawa.
“Four centuries after Shakespeare’s death, his plays are well known but little detail remains of his home life in Stratford. Vern Thiessen imagines this world, bringing us history in a modern idiom. Meet Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway - a woman to remember.”
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Shakespeare Company
/The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Presented in English
Lunchbox Theatre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
April 19 – 24, 2016
The Shakespeare Company
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield
Directed by Kevin McKendrick
Also on Tour:
The Beddington Community Arts Centre (the home of StoryBook Theatre)
Local schools for 18 performances
Selected Review:
http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/04/21/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-abridged-is-pure-comedy
Twelfth Night, The Company of Adventurers
/A youth performance of Twelfth Night for the Shakespeare 400 festivities in Ottawa.
“Featuring a shipwreck, practical jokes, mistaken identities, a rascally jester, an uproarious sword fight, and lots of music, Twelfth Night has long been one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. Like all Company of Adventurers productions, this year’s show is ideal family entertainment, a great way of introducing kids to Shakespeare.”
Read More“The keyboard lesson during the Elizabethan period,” University of Ottawa
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“What was the music lesson like during the Elizabethan period? The Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory will feature video clips and live performances on reproductions of early keyboard instruments.”
Musical Performance by Dr. Elaine Keillor.
Part of Ottawa's Shakespeare 400 "Lunchtime Shakespeare" series, which is a set of talks given by professors from different departments at the University of Ottawa about how Shakespeare intersects with their own fields in interesting ways.
Hamlet Day, University of Ottawa
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“A multilingual reading of Hamlet– the most frequently performed and translated play in the world — by the students, faculty, alumni, and supporters of the University of Ottawa.”
Read MoreMacbeth, Vertigo Theatre
/Macbeth
Presented in English
The Studio at Vertigo Theatre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
March 30-April 16, 2016
The Shakespeare Company, Vertigo Theatre, and Hit & Myth Productions
Directed by Craig Hall
Adapted by Haysam Kadri, Craig Hall and Anna Cummer
Cast Includes:
Lady Macbeth: Anna Cummer
Macbeth: Haysam Kadri
Witches: Joel Cochrane, Julie Orton, Keelen McCauley
King Duncan: Stephen Hair
Macduff: Carl Sine Evan Hall
Banquo: Nathan Schmidt
Duncan’s son and rightful heir: Evan Hall
Selected Review:
http://calgaryherald.com/storyline/theatre-review-in-discussions-of-shakespeares-great-lovers-its-hardly-the-macbeths-who-jump-to-mind-and-yet
A Celebration of William Shakespeare, School of Music, UOttawa
/This event is a concert of new music inspired by William Shakespeare and created by students at the University of Ottawa.
Read MoreConcord of Sweet Sounds, Ottawa School of Music
/"Concord of Sweet Sounds"
Huguette Labelle Hall, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
March 11, 2016
Information about this musical performance can be found below, in the program pages.
