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Article content From tragedy comes change. For the Stratford Festival, the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic not only transformed the way this season’s six plays and five cabarets will be presented, it changed how we see ourselves as individuals, its artistic director days, shining a spotlight on our collective impact on society and the world around us. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Stratford Festival emerges from COVID cocoon with drastically d...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer JENNIFER ROBERTS/The Globe and Mail Despite Ontario being on a so-called “emergency brake” lockdown, the Stratford Festival is going full-speed ahead toward the summer, announcing a comeback season to be presented under custom...

Article content Stratford Festival veteran Marcus Nance is no stranger to small, intimate cabarets, the type of casual musical performances found at cosy downtown clubs before they were sacrificed in this era of physical distancing. But what about a cabaret curated by Nance himself about his own life experiences, past and present, performed on the famous Festival Theatre stage, thoughtfully recorded and then broadcast on YouTube to theatre fans in Stratford and across the globe? We apologize, b...

Article content STRATFORD – Live theatre is still be out of the question, but Stratford Festival fans still have plenty to look forward to in 2021, including new content and the return of its Thursday night online viewing parties. The festival has announced that three of its filmed Shakespeare productions and 10 weeks of original programming safely created during the pandemic will be free to watch for a limited time on YouTube, beginning Thursday with The Merry Wives of Windsor. We apologize,...

Stratford Festival Watch Parties Resume This Thursday With THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Three Shakespeare films will be featured in this latest round of viewing parties. They stream worldwide at 7 p.m. ET and remain available for free for 36 hours.by BWW News Desk The Stratford Festivals popular Thursday night free viewing parties resume this week with an entertaining variety of offerings, including new and legacy films and all new original content safely created during the pandemic - adding to ...