Bard on the Beach
Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet is a fresh look for Bard on the Beach
June 13, 2022This year’s 33rd Bard on the Beach will include Canadian playwright Djanet Sears’ 1997 play Harlem Duet. The festival was initially created with a focus on Shakespeare but has since branched out. Sears’ dramatization of Othello, directed by Cherissa Richards, will be performed alongside productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. According to the event description, Harlem Duet “explores the complicated relationship of a Black couple in three key periods in the American Black experience: 1860, before the US Emancipation Proclamation; 1928, during New York’s Harlem Renaissance; and in post-civil rights 1997.” This journey through time aims…
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Vancouver Theatre this September
September 24, 2018F*ck Tinder: A Love Story [caption id="attachment_106377" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo courtesy of David Rodwin[/caption] F*ck Tinder is a one man show that centers around David Rodwin’s autobiographical foray into finding love on Tinder as a middle-aged romantic — it…
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Arts events to look forward to this summer
May 14, 2018Welcome to summer, the time of slacking off and generally being lazy. This may be your plan, but if you are thinking of venturing outside of your house in the next few months, consider checking out these incredible arts events…
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Stuff We Like
August 5, 2017Okja New on Netflix, Bong Joon-Ho's latest film Okja reveals the horror of the mass-meat industry in an eye-opening, artistic fashion. The film exposes corporate capitalism for what it really is and makes meat-eaters feel ashamed with the story of…
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Much Ado About Italian cinematic charm at Bard on the Beach
July 10, 2017The glamour of a film set, the sophistication of Italy, and the timeless wit of one of Shakespeare’s best comedies — Bard on the Beach has a hit on their hands with Much Ado About Nothing. The show…
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Bard on the Beach presents a magical production of The Winter’s Tale
July 8, 2017Leontes, King of Sicilia, gets a dangerous idea in his head: that his wife, Hermione, is having an affair with his friend, Polixenes, King of Bohemia. This idea, and his fervent jealousy, is set in motion by a series of…
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It wouldn’t be summer in Vancouver without Bard on the Beach
June 16, 2017There’s nothing quite like taking in a classic Shakespeare play while enjoying the beautiful scenery that is visible through the back of the Bard tent. The festival is a magical combination made of thrilling theatre, stunning location, and unique events.…
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Bard on the Beach is about the experience, not the production
June 27, 2016With its 27th season in full swing, patrons new and old alike have been lining up in front of the wrought iron fences and white tents to see the players of Bard on the Beach. With two of Shakespeare's greatest…
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Swordplay shines in Shakespeare’s Rebel
July 17, 2015In 2013, Bard on the Beach held its first ever book launch event for Shakespeare’s Rebel, by Christopher Gaze’s longtime friend C.C. Humphreys. Now, this world premiere adaptation of the novel brings to life the raucous, exciting world Shakespeare lived…
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A rip-roaring Love’s Labour’s Lost at Bard on the Beach
July 10, 2015This was the most fun I’ve had at Bard on the Beach in a long time. Even before the show got started, the cabaret atmosphere was established with ’20s show tunes and the farcical sense of humour that era is…
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