Word: stratford
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...early 20s, she joined what became the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon. She was a hit as the lanky Helena of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a role played sooner or later by most of the willowy Redgrave women; as Rosalind in As You Like It, Redgrave gave a performance many still consider definitive. In 1961, when she appeared in The Lady from the Sea, critic Kenneth Tynan said, "If there is better acting than this in London, I should like to hear of it." By 1967 she was up for an Oscar as Best Actress for Morgan...
KING LEAR At the Stratford Shakespeare festival in Ontario, director Robin Phillips and star William Hutt brilliantly reinterpreted the title role as a dotard whose authority has long faded and whose daughters' stern discipline is common sense in the face of senility...
...time of his death in 1822. Not only does the foundation agree to underwrite Hulda's expenses, but it also coughs up the funds for a full-scale production of the final product. As soon as feasible, Arthur of Britain, or The Magnanimous Cuckold, will be staged at Stratford, Ont. From his position in Limbo, the composer Hoffmann cheers this decision and vows to pay close attention to everything that follows...
...Guthrie emphasizes European drama, including adaptations of fiction, in a schedule rarely leavened by a conventional comedy or musical. Unlike its rivals in total audience, the Shakespeare festivals in Ashland, Ore., and Stratford, Ont., it depends chiefly on its heartland community rather than tourists. And it is plainly prized by that constituency: the Guthrie is filling more than 80% of the house for almost 250 performances this season. It derives a hefty 54% of operating costs from the box office, with local corporations subsidizing a further 13% of the $8.5 million annual budget. While a dip in subscription sales last...
RICHARD III. Ontario's Stratford Festival shows why it has become the biggest repertory company in North America in this robust 51-actor staging. Colm Feore cackles, skitters and charms as Shakespeare's bottled-spider King...