Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival launches its 28th season with Much Ado About Nothing. This family-friendly production of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays simply bubbles over with humour, » Read More
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July 14, 2016
As you enter Bard on the Beach’s intimate Douglas Campbell Theatre stage, you’re at once greeted with the sounds of doves and bells, a stage in the round flanked by » Read More
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July 11, 2016
Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy about a man of fortune, driven to perform brutal acts, by a psychopath who wields no physical weapon but one of innuendo and manipulation. » Read More
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June 28, 2016
Currently on the Bard on the Beach BMO Main Stage is a remount of 2012’s highly successful The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Johnna Wright. With a flimsy plot and » Read More
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June 13, 2016
A longtime fan of Shakespeare, I’ve seen each of his plays numerous times. And every year, Bard on the Beach succeeds in staging the old classics in innovative and inviting ways, » Read More
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August 13, 2015
If you’ve been enjoying Bard on the Beach’s current summer lineup (The Comedy of Errors, King Lear, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shakespeare’s Rebel), then there’s one more event that shouldn’t slip » Read More
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July 17, 2015
There was much ado surrounding the world premiere of C.C. Humphrey’s novel-turned-play, Shakespeare’s Rebel. The book, packed with political intrigue, plenty of sword fights, debauchery and of course, love, has received » Read More
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July 2, 2015
Although this year’s shows at Bard on the Beach have taken new, creative spins with the invasion of Steampunk and Chicago jazz, the staging of King Lear holds steadfast to » Read More
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Musical Mobsters and Dancing Dames Amuse Audiences at Bard on the Beach’s Love’s Labour’s Lost
By Cora Li
June 29, 2015
A playful party ambiance greets audiences inside the Howard Family Stage at Bard on the Beach for the opening night of Love’s Labour’s Lost. Actors in exquisite period costumes of sparkling » Read More
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June 15, 2015
Saturday evening saw a packed house for Bard on the Beach’s 26th season opener The Comedy of Errors, where Goth meets Steampunk. At two hours (plus intermission), The Comedy of » Read More
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December 30, 2014
There’s never a dull moment in Vancouver’s theater world, with a plethora of comedy, drama, musicals, and small productions around town. Again this year, I’ve rounded up our 10 favourites » Read More
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November 7, 2014
Starting November 8, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival and MEI Events International Inc. will present Shakespeare fans in BC with a unique, year-round opportunity to watch 10 incredible Shakespeare » Read More
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July 16, 2014
The staging of Cymbeline at this year’s Bard on the Beach squares out the themes of “daughters and redemption”. While A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cymbeline center around defiant daughters, » Read More
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July 14, 2014
Last Thursday night’s opening of Bard on the Beach’s Equivocation took place on newly-minted Howard Family Stage, in an evening of pride for both Paul and Darlene Howard (long-time Bard » Read More