Bard on the Beach

Nadeem Phillip Umar Khitab plays the lead role of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in captivating Shakespeare tale of revenge and existential crisis

Performances of beloved Shakespeare show will take place in Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park from June 11 to September 21, with several special events in store

Diana Donnelly’s take on Twelfth Night opens the season, which also features Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors, and Measure for Measure

Random memorable scenes from the year in arts span 50 dancers swirling in BOLERO X, a powerful Julius Caesar speech, and a cello star’s finale with local string students

Rebecca Northan to direct The Comedy of Errors and Jiv Parasram to helm Measure for Measure on Howard Family Stage

A bullied tech crew, improvised hilarity, and a playful soundscape as goblins dig into the “Scottish Play”

With improv comedy and creepily cool masks, it’s the first production in Bard history to sell out before opening night

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

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

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

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

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

Director Cherissa Richards’s casting of Jennifer Lines as Mark Antony is just one of the show’s modern takes on Shakespeare’s tragedy

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

Critically acclaimed play melds Shakespeare and The Beatles in outdoor performances all summer long

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

Christopher Imbrosciano brings his lived experience to the role of a student with cerebral palsy in captivating dark comedy inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III

New production begins at the end, and puts a farcical new spin on the Nurse

Director Anita Rochon tells the tale of star-crossed lovers from Juliet’s perspective

Marci T. House and Donald Sales star in the Bard on the Beach performance of Djanet Sears’s “rhapsodic blues tragedy”

Fairies, talking trees, and creepy goblins all show up in the production directed by Scott Bellis

Food-and-wine experiences are part of the 43rd annual fest

Shakespeare festival announces 2022 programming, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and special events

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

Reviewers south of the border are giving thumbs up to director Daryl Cloran’s hit

Don’t expect straight-up adaptations as Done/Undone, Isabella, and more screen in-person and online

Bard on the Beach commissions a two-hander that looks critically at the playwright it’s named for

The news comes a day after BC’s top health official warned there may be no large outdoor events all year

Rare wines, getaways, and Bard-themed experiences are up for online bidding to benefit both local fests

The final edition of Wine Wednesdays with Bard on the Beach happens October 7.