STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

42nd Street A Word or Two The Best Brothers Cymbeline Elektra Henry V Hirsch MacHomer The Matchmaker
Much Ado About Nothing
The Pirates of Penzance Wanderlust
The War of 1812 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

For theatre tickets and full season brochures, please phone the Stratford Festival box office at 1-800-567-1600. Brochures and tickets may also be ordered through the website at www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com

Reviews

Previews of all Stratford Theatre Productions for the 2012 season coming soon. For Reviews of past productions, please enquire at scenechanges@rogers.com

BEYOND THE STAGE

As well as the dozen productions the Stratford Festival offers this season, visitors can take advantage of a number of program and events that go beyond the stage.

Stageside Chats (free admission) include Meet the Festival, Talking Theatre and Post Performance Discussions. The Celebrated Writers Series are held in the mornings at 10am. On August 6, Izzeldin Abuelash; Aug. 13 James Shapiro; August 21, Rohhinton Mistry; August 27, Jane Urquhart.

Theatre Explorer invites you to make a day of it with illuminating pre-performance activities: Camelot: Song and Dance on Aug. 20, Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 at 10:30am ($29 plus tax); Knights and Wizards and Damsels, Oh My ! is designed for 6 to 10 year-olds, the workshops explore the world of King Arthur and Camelot. Oct. 1 ($29 plus tax); How Do You Go There? Actors often play characters who do outrageous things or have harrowing things done to them. Join company members for a frank discussion of such roles and the effects it has on their performance. Followed by a buffetr lunch. July 9 at 10:30am.($44.00 Plus tax); Costuming and Creative Genius. Members of the wardrobe department give you a glimpse of the magic behind the scenes. Followed by a buffet dinner.($44.00 plus tax).

Night Music is held on selected Mondays in June, Jul and August from 7:30 to 9:30pm; Table Talk is held on selected dates in July and August at 11:30am and combines a buffet lunch in the Festival Theatre's Paul D. Fleck Marquee with a lecture on one of the season's productions; Pre-Shaw Lectures are held on selected dates in July and August from 6:30pm to 7:15pm in the Paul D. Fleck Marquee; Festival Tours include Backstage Tours, Costume and Props Warehouse Tours, Garden Tours and the new Archives Tour.

Lobby Talks are held on selected weekedays in July and August at 11:am in the Festival Theatre for half hour talks by David Prosser. For all of these plus the Beyond the Stage Education courses for teachers and students please see stratfordshakespearefestival.com. for complete description, cost and registrations.