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Stratford Festival Play Spotlight – HMS Pinafore

Stratford Festival Play Spotlight – HMS Pinafore

Prepare for an evening of fun aboard the HMS Pinafore. This delightful Gilbert and Sullivan operetta has been entertaining audiences since 1878, and you’ll love its fresh performance this year at the Avon Theatre. It’s full of fun on the high seas and love overcoming differences in social status. Join them for a night of […]

Explore behind the scenes of the Stratford Festival this Summer

Explore behind the scenes of the Stratford Festival this Summer

The Stratford Festival counts among Ontario’s most beloved daytrip destinations. It sits just a stone’s throw away from The Parlour and right in the heart of Stratford Ontario’s theatre district. Since the Festival began in 1953, it has undergone a number of name changes that reflect its classical theatre roots. Tom Patterson, a local journalist-turned-theatre-producer, […]

The Stratford Festival Theatres – The Festival Theatre

The Stratford Festival Theatres – The Festival Theatre

Ancient masterworks by Shakespeare as well as the best of contemporary playwrights like Gilbert and Sullivan find a home at the Stratford Festival, the crown jewel of theatre experiences in Ontario. Presented live in Stratford Ontario, Stratford Festival participants get transported into faraway worlds and ancient times, all for the price of a few theatre […]