Stratford
iPhoto caption: Derek Ritschel, director of Mary's Wedding and artistic director of Lighthouse Festival Theatre.
Mary’s Wedding promises to pack an emotional punch at Lighthouse Festival Theatre
“I liken it more to poetry than I do to your standard text of a play,” says Derek Ritschel, the director of Mary’s Wedding and the artistic director of Lighthouse Festival.
iPhoto caption: Production shots by David Hou.
Throughout Stratford’s productions of Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and Hedda Gabler, moments of actorly playfulness jolt us into the here and now.
iPhoto caption: Production shots by David Hou.
All in, this was a very strong opening week for Stratford, but seriously, go see the musicals!
iPhoto caption: Two major productions — the Stratford Festival's Casey and Diana and Crow's Theatre's Uncle Vanya — have moved into more traditional theatre spaces in Toronto this winter. Photos by Dahlia Katz.
What happens when plays move out-of-the-round?
Casey and Diana and Uncle Vanya remain masterpieces of Canadian theatre, even when re-configured for larger, more traditional spaces.