King Lear

Three actors stand in front of a glowing set. iPhoto caption: Déjah Dixon-Green (left), Michael Blake (centre), and André Sills (right). Original images by David Hou.
Features

A love letter to three Black performers in King Lear at the Stratford Festival

"To each of you: being given the privilege to observe your craft and your personhood is something I will take with me for a long time."

By Emily Radcliffe / Sep 25, 2023
Black and white images of Joelle Peters (left) and Tara Sky (right) set over an image of the Stratford Festival Theatre. Sky wears a long dress, while Peters wears layers of scarves and furs. Peters holds a teacup in her right hand, and hand emerging from the left side of the photo pours coffee into the cup from above. Original images of Peters and Sky by Ted Belton. iPhoto caption: Joelle Peters (left) and Tara Sky (right). Original images of Peters and Sky by Ted Belton.
Feature Article

Change for the Better: On Indigeneity at the Stratford Festival

Both [Sky and Peters] want to honour the Indigenous artists who have worked with the [Stratford] festival for years, quietly carving out space for public and visual representation.

By Robyn Grant-Moran / Aug 4, 2023
iPhoto caption: Photo by David Hou
Reviews

REVIEW: King Lear at the Stratford Festival

If you love Lear as a text, or Gross as an actor, this one will be a winner for you — even more so if you missed the Soulpepper duo of Lear plays last year.

By Aisling Murphy / Jun 4, 2023
Scott Wentworth as King Lear in the 2023 Shakespeare BASH'd production of The Tragedy of King Lear. Wentworth is pictured from the side: he wears a dark coat, and is looking down at the golden crown in his hands. iPhoto caption: Original image by Kyle Purcell
Reviews

REVIEW: The Tragedy of King Lear at Shakespeare BASH’d/The Theatre Centre

Shakespeare BASH’d is an aptly named, passionate independent company, and with this production, they’ve lived up to their goal: to let the text do the talking.

By Jessica Watson / Feb 21, 2023