While you still have a few weeks left to get your Shakespeare fix at the 2017 season of Bard on the Beach, continuing until September 23, Artistic Director Christopher Gaze has announced the lineup the Festival’s 2018 season, running from June 6 to September 22, 2018. The 29th season of Vancouver’s Shakespeare festival will include two audience favourites,…
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The Merchant of Venice at Bard on the Beach
The Merchant of Venice is now open on the Howard Family Stage at Bard on the Beach 2017. The thought provoking play, at first glance, seems dated in it’s views on Jews, Christian, marriage, women. However, when you break it down prejudice, revenge, distrust are themes that are timeless. While Shakespeare wrote the play over 4…
The Winter’s Tale Opens at Bard on the Beach
This week, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale joined the schedule at Bard On The Beach. Director Dean Paul Gibson, a Bard veteran, has crafted a classic interpretation of the complex play. Part tragedy, part romance, part comedy, the production is divided into two acts, two eras and two locations. Opening in Sicilia, the simple staging finds…
Bard on the Beach raises the curtain on season 2017
Bard on the Beach is back under the white tents at Vanier Park, continuing it’s legacy as Western Canada’s Largest Shakespeare Festival for another year. Over the years Bard on the Beach has sought to bring the works of Shakespeare, and related material, to its stages while keeping the adaptations fresh and innovative. The BMO…
Bard On The Beach 2016 Season on Now
A sure sign of Summer in the City is when the tents pop up at Vanier Park signalling the start of the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival season. Always on the of the best ways to spend a summer evening, Bard on the Beach brings world class Shakespeare performance to the Vancouver waterfront. …
Shakespeare’s Rebel at Bard on the Beach
The 26th season of Bard on the Beach is in full swing under the tents at Vanier Park. This year’s season includes the new play, Shakespeare’s Rebel by CC Humphrey. Based on his historical fiction novel of the same name, Humphrey crafted the book into a fast paced, action adventure with the balance of humour, swordplay,…
Bard On The Beach – Macbeth
Western Canada’s largest Shakespeare Festival, now in its 23rd season, presents four rotating shows this season; Macbeth, Taming Of The Shrew, Merry Wives Of Windsor and King John. Ashamedly, I’ve never attended Bard On The Beach before, so I remedied that recently with a performance of Macbeth. Although the ground was wet and soggy from…