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Long Day's Journey into Night Remastered
Set in 1912, Eugene O’Neill’s play, Long Day’s Journey into Night, is the tragic story of the disintegration of the Tyrone family. Patriarch James Tyrone (William Hutt) was once a Broadway actor but is now a miser and an alcoholic. His wife, Mary (Martha Henry), battles a morphine addiction, whic...
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E32: The Critical Role of the Arts in Education | Everyday Forum Podcast
Kathleen Gallagher, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Distinguished Professor at the University of Toronto, and Karen Gilodo, Associate Artistic Director at Young People’s Theatre, engage in a conversation moderated by Lois Adamson, Director of Education at the Stratford Festival. They ...
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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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E31: The Woman’'s Body with Dr. Jen Gunter | Everyday Forum Podcast
In this episode, join internationally acclaimed physician and author Dr. Jen Gunter in conversation with Festival artist Maev Beaty for a frank and empowering discussion about women’s health and bodies. Known as “Twitter’s resident gynecologist” and “the Internet’s OB/GYN,” the Winnipeg-born auth...
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E30: "The Woman's Voice" with Patsy Rodenburg | Everyday Forum Podcast
In this episode, join world-renowned voice coach and author Patsy Rodenburg in conversation with the Stratford Festival’s former Head of Voice, Janine Pearson, as they explore Rodenburg’s groundbreaking work on women’s empowerment through voice. Drawing on her influential books The Right to Speak...
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E29: In Pursuit of Bears | Everyday Forum Podcast
In this episode, former associate artistic director at Artists Repertory Theatre Jon Kretzu; emeritus research scientist and former resident bear biologist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Dr. Martyn Obbard; and this season’s Leontes Graham Abbey, as moderator, explore Shakespeare’s...
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30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
This short documentary profiles Canadian actor Christopher Plummer of the Stratford Festival, best known as The Sound of Music's Captain von Trapp. In his dressing room, Plummer dons his make-up and prepares to enter stage as Cyrano de Bergerac.
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everything i wanted to tell you
'everything i wanted to tell you' is an experimental interactive dance film exploring the world of the multiple Dora Award winning theatrical production of the same name. Choreographed by Jessie Garon and developed in collaboration with filmmaker and co-director Slone McGowan, this experience put...
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As You Like It (1983)
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Conflict, disguise, laughter and romantic entanglements—what more could you want from one of Shakespeare's finest pastoral comedies? Voyage from Victorian England to the fantastical Forest of Arden, where laughter, love and friendship await in this archival production featuring Andrew Gillies as ...
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The Madness of King Richard
Madness Of King Richard is a one-hour powerful profile of Richard Monette that goes behind closed doors of a true artist - a performer, a director and a producer that is provocative, controversial and very outspoken. His colourful career has won him acclaim, severe criticism, and the Order of Can...
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Desync
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Ana, a young Filipina filmmaker, shoots a re-enactment of a fight she once had with her mother - a fight brought on by mutual refusals to communicate. Spurred on by the obsessive need for perfection, Ana “fixes” the fight by rewriting every veiled insult into a chance for forgiveness. As her perf...
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CHOREO: The Art of Dance
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“CHOREO: The Art of Dance” introduces young dancers who use movement as a powerful form of artistic expression, blending their skills and creativity to convey messages that go beyond the expected. For these performers, dance is not just an outlet but a pathway to finding their voices, often shape...
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Arrivance: A Journey of Resilience
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What if you leave your life behind, and starting over becomes everything?
“Arrivance: A Journey of Resilience” is a short documentary series that showcases the experiences of immigrant professionals and how they use music as a tool of resilience to overcome all their obstacles in their new life ... -
The Understudy
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The Understudy is a peek-behind-the-curtain story of the theatre world. An understudy actor (Tom Rooney) is called upon last-minute to replace the star of a major stage production of Shakespeare's The Tempest. He is also looking after his young granddaughter (Mia Swaminathan), and has no choice b...
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The Scottish Play
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In 1986 a British amateur Theatre group staged a production of Macbeth that was so disastrous it made international headlines. Forty years later a film-maker tries to figure out what really happened.
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BFI London Film Festival 2023
London Short Film Festival 2023
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Never Doubt I Love
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Performing through words and music inspired by Shakespeare, six characters set forth to put on a successful season of theatre. With plenty of love, heartbreak, and drama along the way, this musical series set at a regional theatre is unlike any other original series produced by the Stratford Fest...
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Cymbeline
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The Stratford Festival’s latest production of Cymbeline – one of the hits of the 2024 season. The play fuses romance, comedy and tragedy to create a unique fantasia brimming with mistaken identities and gender-swapping disguises. Cymbeline’s daughter, Innogen, one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated...