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CBC Presents The Stratford Festival
''CBC Presents the Stratford Festival'' is a Canadian film and television series. Produced by the Stratford Festival in conjunction with CBC Television, the series aims to film a Stratford production of every William Shakespeare play by 2025. In addition to airing on CBC Television, the films will also be distributed theatrically both in and outside of Canada. The project received a $3 million grant from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario in July 2015. Films ''King Lear'' The first film in the series, ''King Lear'', starred Colm Feore in the title role."Stratford's King Lear acquires new depths onscreen: review" '' |
Stratford Festival
The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. 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. It is recognized worldwide for its productions of Shakespearean plays. The festival's primary focus is to present productions of William Shakespeare's plays, but it has a range of theatre productions from Greek tragedy to Broadway musicals and contemporary works. In the early years of the festival, Shakespeare's works typically represented approximately one third of the offerings in the largest venue, the Festival Theatre. More recently, however, the festival's focus has shifted to encompass works by a more diverse range of playwrights. The success of the festival cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McCamus
Tom McCamus (born July 25, 1955Tom McCamus' bio at www.northernstars.ca) is a Canadian film and theatre actor. He is most widely known for his works on the television show '' Mutant X'' and drama film ''''. Life and career McCamus was born in , , Canada, and was brought up in |
2015 Canadian Television Series Debuts
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The Taming Of The Shrew
''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship; however, Petruchio "tames" her with various psychological and physical torments, such as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a desirable, compliant, and obedient bride. The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's younger sister, Bianca, who is seen as the "ideal" woman. The question of whether the play is misogynistic has become the subject of considerable controversy, particularly among mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Buliung
Evan Buliung is a Canadian actor."Evan Buliung says goodbye to We Will Rock You" '''', January 19, 2008. He has played roles on stage and in musical theatre, including the role of in the Toronto production of '''', Khashoggi in '' |
Pericles, Prince Of Tyre
''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio. It was published in 1609 as a quarto, was not included in Shakespeare's collections of works until the third folio, and the main inspiration for the play was Gower's ''Confessio Amantis''. Various arguments support the theory that Shakespeare was the sole author of the play, notably in DelVecchio and Hammond's Cambridge edition of the play, but modern editors generally agree that Shakespeare was responsible for almost exactly half the play — 827 lines — the main portion after scene 9 that follows the story of Pericles and Marina. Modern textual studies suggest that the first two acts, 835 lines detailing the many voyages of Pericles, were written by a collaborator, who may well have been the victualler, panderer, dramatist and pamphleteer Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". There are many works that have been pointed to as possible sources for Shakespeare's play—from ancient Greek tragedies to Elizabethan plays. The editors of the Arden Shakespeare question the idea of "source hunting", pointing out that it presupposes that authors always require ideas from other works for their own, and suggests that no author can have an original idea or be an originator. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Griffin (director)
Gary Griffin (born 1959/1960) is an American theater director. Early life and education Griffin grew up in Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ..., where he graduated from Rockford East High School, East High School in 1978. In 1982 he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, where he performed in several musicals and directed ''Hello, Dolly! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'' for their Summer Theatre program. He earned his Master of Fine Arts, M.F.A. from Illinois State University in 1986 and then moved to Chicago, where he began his directing career. Career Griffin made his Broadway theatre, Broadway directing debut with the musical ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' in 2005. He directed the revival of ''The Apple Tree'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanna McIntosh
Yanna McIntosh (born 1970), sometimes credited as Yanna MacIntosh, is a Jamaican-born Canadian television, movie and theatrical actress. Early life McIntosh attended the University of Toronto and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, in which she trained for acting in theatrical productions. She taught students of theatre at the National Theatre School of Canada and Humber College. Career Yanna McIntosh's theatre credits include Petruchio in ''The Taming of the Shrew'', Hedda in ''Hedda Gabler'', Mary in Friedrich Schiller's '' Mary Stuart'', and Condoleezza Rice in David Hare's '' Stuff Happens''. McIntosh's most notable recurring roles in television series include Dr. Currie in the short-lived 90's medical drama ''Side Effects'', Jenni Hernandez in '' Riverdale'', Edna Myles in '' The Eleventh Hour'', Dr. Rollins in '' Blue Murder'', Zona Robinson in '' This is Wonderland'', and Ms. Dymond in the Canadian teen drama ''The Best Years''. She has s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Wyn Davies
Geraint Wyn Davies (, 20 April 1957) is a Welsh-American stage, film and television actor-director. Educated in Canada, he has worked in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. His most famous role as the vampire-turned police detective Nick Knight in the Canadian television series ''Forever Knight''. Early life and training Geraint Wyn Davies was born on 20 April 1957 in Swansea, Wales, the son of a Congregationalist Christian preacher and a school teacher. At the age of 7 he moved with his family from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire to Canada, where he attended Upper Canada College. He first acted at age 12, appearing in a school production of ''Lord of the Flies''. He went on to study at the University of Western Ontario, where he studied economics before dropping out to pursue an acting career. His professional stage debut was in 1976 in Quebec City, when at 19 he appeared in ''The Fantasticks'', ''Red Emma'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Stage career D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
