Antoni Cimolino Collection
January’s collection honours the work of Antoni Cimolino, whose final season as Artistic Director began in 2026, and whose artistic vision has shaped some of the Stratford Festival’s most iconic productions.
From stories of redemption and forgiveness to ambition, magic and renewal, these works remind us that great theatre lives beyond the stage.
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The Winter's Tale
A Stratford Festival Original Stage Production
“The Festival’s best show of 2025” (The New York Post)
Blinded by jealousy, King Leontes falsely accuses his pregnant wife of infidelity, setting into motion a series of catastrophes that will destroy his wife and son and leave his infant daughter ...
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The Tempest
In Shakespeare's great drama of loss and reconciliation, a long-deposed ruler uses magical arts to bring within her power the enemies who robbed her of her throne and marooned her on a remote island. But what revenge does she mean to take?
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
MISTRESSES OF MISCHIEF.
Pursuing two respectably married women at the same time, a would-be seducer fails to anticipate that his targets will, quite literally, compare notes. Nor has he reckoned on the mischievous spirit in which the wives will use their wits and wiles to teach him the error of ... -
Romeo and Juliet (1992)
To celebrate the Stratford Festival’s 40th anniversary, an exceptional production of Romeo and Juliet was staged, directed by Richard Monette and adapted for television by Norman Campbell. It features a young Megan Porter Follows as Juliet and our very own Artistic Director, Antoni Cimolino as Ro...
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Hamlet (2016)
A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel and the most famous question in all of drama: Shakespeare's iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound. Jonathan Goad is witty and courageous in the title role, but also deeply human. The film excites and surprise...
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E21: Re-Imagining Shakespeare with Stephen Marche| Everyday Forum Podcast
We kick off the 2025 season of the Everyday Forum Podcast with a lively chat with cultural commentator Stephen Marche. He talks with the Festival's Artistic Director, Antoni Cimolino, and André Sills, actor and assistant director of Macbeth, about reimagining Shakespeare’s plays for the stage.
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Richard III
His succession plan will slay you.
Charismatic, cunning and utterly ruthless, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Colm Feore) is the very embodiment of lethal ambition as he maneuvers and murders his way to the throne of England. But once he reaches the top, the only way is down and in Richard's growin...
