Artistic Director and director of this season’s The Tempest, Antoni Cimolino sits down with Shakespeare scholar and dramaturge Stephen Marche, who literally wrote the book on How Shakespeare Changed Everything. The conversation unfolds naturally as the pair explore Shakespeare’s enduring influenc...

Award-winning choreographer Stephanie Graham hosts a conversation with Greg Alcock, Director of Physiotherapy at Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, performing arts physiotherapist Tim Buckley and veteran dancer Jason Sermonia. Together, they explore the athleticism of dance, comparing the disc...

Design coordinator Lindsay Forde joins members of the Stratford Festival’s wardrobe team to explore the artistry behind costume-making. Together, they discuss the creative process, craftmanship and collaboration that transform fabric and imagination into the magical costumers seen on thestage.

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In this intimate conversation, the panel celebrates the remarkable legacy of award‑winning actor and former Stratford Festival company member Graham Greene, who died last year, and whose work has shaped the landscapes of both theatre and film. Guests share candid stories, heartfelt tributes and c...

Audience Advisory: This episode contains explicit and coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.

In this lively conversation, award-winning comedian Gavin Crawford sits down with two of Canada's most celebrated comedic voices: grande dame of Canadian comedy Martha Chaves and comedian and d...

A filmed performance by award-winning artist Syreeta Hector, exploring race, identity and the world of classical ballet through her own mixed-race experience. Blending ballet with street, contemporary and Indigenous movement, Hector creates a poetic collage of sound and imagery that challenges lo...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...