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First Stage

Author : Tom Patterson
Publisher : Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Stage written by Tom Patterson and published by Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the achievements of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival are recognized around the world. But in small town Canada in the early 1950s, that success was far from certain. Starting with nothing but a love for their town, Tom Patterson and the determined citizens of Stratford, Ontario, overcame impossible odds to create the first season in 1953. The success of that first year set the stage for all the triumphs that were to follow. First Stage tells the full story of the birth of the Stratford Festival. How the funds were raised. How the stage was designed and built. And, most amazing of all, how Alec Guinness, Tyrone Guthrie, Irene Worth and Tanya Moiseiwitsch agreed to come to Canada to perform in a tent for little more than expenses. But First Stage is also the story of Canada at mid-century, a time when anything -- even having the greatest Shakespearean Festival in the world -- was within our grasp.

Whenever You’re Ready

Author : Shawn DeSouza-Coelho
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1773051733
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Whenever You’re Ready written by Shawn DeSouza-Coelho and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backstage with one of Canada’s greatest stage managers Whenever You’re Ready is an intimate account of the career of Nora Polley, who — in her 52 years at the Stratford Festival — has learned from, worked with, and cared for some of the greatest directors, actors, stage managers, and productions in Canadian theatrical history. In so doing, Nora became one of the greatest stage managers this country has ever seen. Here is an account of the Stratford Festival’s history like no other. From her childhood forays into a theater her father, Victor, worked tirelessly to help maintain, to her unexpected apprenticeship and the equally unexpected 40 years of stage management it ushered in, this is the Stratford Festival seen exclusively through Nora’s eyes. Here is an immersive account of a life spent in service of the theater, told from the ground floor: where actors struggle with lines and anxieties, where directors lose themselves in the work, where the next season is always uncertain, and where Nora — a stage manager, a custodian, a confidante, a pillar, a rock — finds her rhythm, her patience, her perseverance, her love, her consistency, and her invisibility. These are the qualities that make a stage manager great and, whenever you’re ready, this book will show you why.

Stratford Festival

Author : Stratford Festival (Ont.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Stratford Festival written by Stratford Festival (Ont.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shakespeare in the Theatre: The Stratford Festival

Author : Christie Carson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350380814
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare in the Theatre: The Stratford Festival written by Christie Carson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis of the Stratford Festival examines the full history of one of the largest and oldest dedicated centres for the performance of Shakespeare in North America. In English-speaking Canada, the Festival has become the unofficial national theatre, drawing both praise and criticism. Dividing its history into three distinct periods, the volume begins with the foundation of the company, moving through its middle years of expansion and securing stability, and ending with an exploration of staging Shakespeare in the 21st century. Through case studies of productions, covering each artistic director from Tyrone Guthrie to Antoni Cimolino, it highlights issues of national identity but also the relationship between actor and audience on the Festival's unique thrust stage. It not only explores the work of international stars such as Christopher Plummer, but also that of longstanding company members William Hutt and Martha Henry, emphasizing the Festival's collective spirit. This book argues that the Stratford Festival holds an influential position in the theatre world generally and in the Shakespeare performance environment specifically. Initially this was because of the original stage built for its opening, but increasingly it has been due to the way that it has used Shakespeare's work to articulate complex questions about identity and utilized technology to reach new audiences. The Festival and its collaborative working methods grew out of a particular social and political climate, and when the actors and directors who trained at the Festival took their training and its influences elsewhere, they spread its impact.

Richard III

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Richard III written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Best of Shakespeare

Author : E. Nesbit
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198027680
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Best of Shakespeare written by E. Nesbit and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-10-16 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of any great work of literature is a story. William Shakespeare's plays are no exception. They tell the stories of kings and queens, of ghosts and witches, of romance and passion. But to get to the stories at the heart of the Bard's plays, the reader must first work through Shakespeare's language, a task often too demanding for younger readers (and for many adults). This new paperback edition brings ten of Shakespeare's greatest plays to life. E. Nesbit, the classic British children's author, shakes off the burdensome complexity of Shakespeare's language and tells the stories at the core of the plays with a generous sprinkle of wit and humor. Her graceful, vivid retellings, written in highly accessible and lucid prose, are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's work. All of these major works are included in this anthology: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, and Twelfth Night. The text is illustrated with dramatic black-and-white photographs from contemporary productions of the plays by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Stratford Festival (Ontario, Canada), and the Folger Library's Shakespeare Theater. Also included is an afterword by Peter Hunt, a leading scholar of children's literature. These retellings of the classic tales of one of the world's greatest playwrights remind us that it is never too early for Shakespeare.

Elizabeth Rex

Author : Timothy Findley
Publisher : Harper Perennial
ISBN 13 : 9780006392538
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Elizabeth Rex written by Timothy Findley and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2003-04-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the original stage production at the Stratford Festival of Canada, directed by Martha Henry. In this daring and original production of Timothy Findley's Governor-General Award winning play, William Shakespeare and the formidable Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I, are brought together in a remarkable encounter on the night of April 22, 1616. The night the Queen's Lover will be executed, by the Queen's decree.

The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre

Author : Sarah Stanton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521446549
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre written by Sarah Stanton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-03-07 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from The Cambridge guide to theatre_

I Am William

Author : Rébecca Déraspe
Publisher : Scirocco Drama
ISBN 13 : 9781927922958
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book I Am William written by Rébecca Déraspe and published by Scirocco Drama. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Shakespeare, age 13, must write her remarkable plays in secret: it is 1577, and a girl who can read and write is in danger from the witch-hunters. After all, as her father keeps reminding her, a woman's place is in the home...next to a big pile of laundry. Once the sweet but dim William discovers his sister's astonishing talent, a chain of events is set in motion that will change both their lives forever. What happens to women of genius in a world that wants only their silence? Can a sister's determination — and a brother's unfailing love — really conquer all? Seamlessly translated from the original French by Leanna Brodie, this strikingly original play with music tackles the big feminist questions with wit, heart, and infectious energy. Winner of Quebec's prestigious Prix de la critique and Prix Louise-Lahaye, Rébecca Déraspe's I Am William has toured France, Spain, and the province of Quebec to great acclaim. This English version, commissioned by Theatre Le Clou, was also a hit at the Stratford Festival.

Canadiana

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Canadiana written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

At Stratford Festival

Author : Richard Warwick Bond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At Stratford Festival written by Richard Warwick Bond and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Stratford Festival

Author : Stratford Festival (Ont.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book The Stratford Festival written by Stratford Festival (Ont.) and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Canada orientale

Author : Karla Zimmerman
Publisher : EDT srl
ISBN 13 : 8860407036
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Canada orientale written by Karla Zimmerman and published by EDT srl. This book was released on 2011 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stratford Gold

Author : Richard Ouzounian
Publisher : McArthur
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stratford Gold written by Richard Ouzounian and published by McArthur. This book was released on 2002 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of wide-ranging conversations of people who each had a unique role in the history of the Stratford Festival.

I Hear She's a Real Bitch

Author : Jen Agg
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
ISBN 13 : 0385686889
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book I Hear She's a Real Bitch written by Jen Agg and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sharp and candid memoir from a star in the restaurant world, and an up-and-coming literary voice. Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg, the woman behind the popular The Black Hoof, Cocktail Bar, Rhum Corner, and Agrikol restaurants, is known for her frank, crystal-sharp and often hilarious observations and ideas on the restaurant industry and the world around her. I Hear She's a Real Bitch, her first book, is caustic yet intimate, and wryly observant; an unforgettable glimpse into the life of one of the most interesting, smart, trail-blazing voices of this moment.

Ontario (Rough Guides Snapshot Canada)

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 0241290619
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Ontario (Rough Guides Snapshot Canada) written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guides Snapshot Canada: Ontario is the ultimate travel guide to this province of Canada. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from amiable Ottawa and elegant Bayfield to the crystal clear waters of Fathom Five National Marine Park and the thundering Niagara Falls. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot Canada: Ontariocovers Hamilton, Niagara Falls and the Niagara river, Brantford, Stratford, London, St Thomas and Port Stanley, Windsor, Pelee Island, Hwy-21: Dresden to Petrolia, Lake Huron shoreline, Owen Sound, Bruce Peninsula, Manitoulin Island, Severn Sound, the Muskoka Lakes, Algonquin Provincial Park, North Bay, Kingston, The upper St Lawrence River, Ottawa, Sudbury, Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior's north shore, Thunder Bay, Moosonee and Moose Factory Island. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Canada, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Ontario, including accommodation, transport, food, drink, costs, health and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Canada. The Rough Guides Snapshot Canada: Ontario is equivalent to 116 printed pages.

Shakespeare in Canada

Author : Diana Brydon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802036551
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare in Canada written by Diana Brydon and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a distinctly Canadian Shakespeare? What is the status and function of Shakespeare in various locations within the nation: at Stratford, on CBC radio, in regional and university theatres, in Canadian drama and popular culture? Shakespeare in Canada brings insights from a little explored but extensive archive to contemporary debates about the cultural uses of Shakespeare and what it means to be Canadian. Canada's long history of Shakespeare productions and reception, including adaptations, literary reworkings, and parodies, is analysed and contextualized within the four sections of the book. A timely addition to the growing field that studies the transnational reach of Shakespeare across cultures, this collection examines the political and cultural agendas invoked not only by Shakespeare's plays, but also by his very name. In part a historical and regional survey of Shakespeare in performance, adaptation, and criticism, this is the first work to engage Shakespeare with distinctly Canadian debates addressing nationalism, separatism, cultural appropriation, cultural nationalism, feminism, and postcolonialism.