As the 2023 Bard on the Beach season came to a close last week, it wastes no time in looking forward to its 2024 season. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will return to the shores of Sen?á?w/Vanier Park from June 11 to September 28, 2024. The 2024 season will include four dynamic productions including Twelfth Night, Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors and Measure for Measure.
“We’re very excited to announce our 2024 Season,” said Christopher Gaze, Bard Founding Artistic Director. “With comedy, music, romance, and drama, there’s something for everyone, whether they’re a committed Shakespeare fan or have never been to the theatre before. We’re so thrilled to work with some of Canada’s finest theatre creators to present a unique and diverse Season that will make you laugh, make you think, and move you deeply – all in equal parts.”
On the BMO Mainstage, director Diana Donnelly celebrates the topsy-turvy world of Twelfth Night, packed with romance and laughs, adventure and self-discovery. Twelfth Night is a hilarious comedy full of fights, jokes, pranks, miracles all set to original music by a beloved Vancouver’s brilliant Veda Hille. Playing in repertory, Hamlet, directed by Stephen Drover, who crafted 2023’s Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s dark tragedy of the young Danish prince and his mournful tale of vengeance, love, and loss.
On the Howard Family Stage, two productions will play in repertory: The Comedy of Errors, a side-splitting production about two sets of twins, mistaken identity, infidelity, and hilarious hijinks directed by Canadian Comedy Award winner Rebecca Northan, who conceived and directed this year’s smash-hit Goblin:Macbeth. Also on stage is the irreverent, footloose Measure for Measure, adapted and directed by Governor General’s Award nominee Jivesh Parasram. How does party-town Verona react when faced with new morality laws aim to control the citizenry – will examples be made of law-breakers or will appeals overturn judicial sentences?
Bard on the Beach 2024 runs June 11 to September 28, season subscriptions and ticket packs are on sale now, visit bardonthebeach.org for full details.