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Cast and Creative Teams Set for Stratford Festival 2025

Stratford Festival has its preparations for 2025 in full swing. The preliminary casting for the 11 productions of the coming season has been revealed! Learn more about the 2025 company, stars and shows and see how to purchase tickets.

LONDON ASSURANCE Begins Previews at Stratford Festival

Slip into a riotous world of Victorian satire as London Assurance takes to the Festival Stage. Directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, the production is brimming with sexual innuendo, word play and farcical comedy.

Joel Grey, Lesli Margherita, And More Join A George M. Cohan Celebration at La Mirada Theatre

Join JOEL GREY, DAVIS GAINES, LESLI MARGHERITA, and JOHN RUBINSTEIN for a GEORGE M. COHAN WEEKEND CELEBRATION at LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS on June 29 and 30.

ROMEO AND JULIET Comes to the Stratford Festival in June

Shakespeare’s great romance Romeo and Juliet begins performances at the Festival Theatre today, featuring Jonathan Mason and Vanessa Sears in the title roles. At the helm is director Sam White, returning to Stratford from Detroit for her third season.

TWELFTH NIGHT Now on Stage at the Stratford Festival

Get ready to be swept away in a whirlwind of passion, laughter and enchantment as one of Shakespeare’s beloved plays, Twelfth Night, takes to the Festival Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Julia Fox to Host & Executive Produce New Fashion Series OMG FASHUN

 Handcrafted is the new haute couture on “OMG Fashun” as Julia inspires pioneering fashion disruptors to upend traditional style convention, break the rules and redefine “cool.” Each episode challenges three disruptors to create a boundary-breaking look born of Fox's beautifully bold brain.

Disco-Era RICHARD II Now Streaming On Stratfest@Home

Disco-era Richard II now available for worldwide streaming on Stratfest@Home. Revolutionary adaptation set in Studio 54 with glittering costumes and a dancing chorus of winged angels. Conceived and directed by Jillian Keiley, adapted by Brad Fraser.

Colm Feore's RICHARD III is Now Streaming on Stratfest@Home

The Stratford Festival's acclaimed 2022 production of Richard III featuring Colm Feore in the title role is now coming to Stratfest@Home, the Festival's subscription streaming service, for national and international viewing.

Stratford Festival Unveils 2024 Casts and Creative Teams

Get all the latest updates on the highly anticipated 2024 season at the Stratford Festival. Find out which talented actors have been cast in which productions, and get ready to experience the magic of live theater at one of the world's most renowned festivals.

The Stratford Festival's RICHARD III Comes to CBC and CBC Gem in August

The Stratford Festival’s production of Richard III featuring Colm Feore in the title role is coming to CBC and CBC Gem this August. Directed for the stage by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and for film by Barry Avrich, the production shines new light on Shakespeare’s tale of lethal ambition.

The Umbilical Brothers Celebrate 30 Years of Edinburgh Fringe at Assembly

International comedy phenomenon The Umbilical Brothers, aka Shane Dundas and David Collins, are set to perform their hit show The Distraction for the entire Edinburgh Fringe. 

Revolutionary Adaptation of RICHARD II to Hit the Stage at the Stratford Festival's Tom Patterson Theatre

Jillian Keiley takes us into the glamorous and gritty world of Studio 54, at its thrilling heights in the late 1970s to early ’80s, with a revolutionary new version of Shakespeare’s Richard II, conceived by Keiley and adapted by Brad Fraser.

GRAND MAGIC to Begin Previews at the Stratford Festival This Weekend

A world première translation of Eduardo De Filippo’s Grand Magic begins previews this Saturday, marking the first performances of the season at the Stratford Festival’s award-winning Tom Patterson Theatre.

QUEER EYE to Return For Season 7 in May

Grab your beads and let the good times roll as The Fab Five bring some sparkle and sass to New Orleans and transform the lives of residents who are in need of a fresh start. The series features Antoni Porowski (Food & Wine), Bobby Berk (Interior Design), Jonathan Van Ness (Grooming), Karamo Brown (Culture) and Tan France (Fashion).

THE MISER Featuring Colm Feore Now Available on Stratfest@Home

The Miser starring Colm Feore is now available on the Stratford Festival’s streaming platform, Stratfest@Home.

The Stratford Festival's RICHARD III Starring Colm Feore is Coming to Cineplex Theatres This April

The Stratford Festival’s latest film, Richard III, featuring Colm Feore in the title role, will première in Cineplex theatres across Canada on April 16, with encore screenings on April 17.

Stratford Festival 2023 Special Holiday Presale Begins Next Week

The Stratford Festival is putting the finishing touches on casting and will soon open its box office for a special holiday pre-sale for tickets to the 13 exciting shows of the 2023 season. With savings up to 25%, this is a perfect opportunity to secure tickets for your favourite shows or buy gifts for the theatre-lovers on your list.

VIDEO: DreamWorks Debuts Trailer for BOSS BABY Christmas Special

The special features JP Karliak as Theodore ‘Boss Baby’ Templeton, Pierce Gagnon as Tim Templeton, George Lopez as Santa, Hope Levy as Mom Templeton, David Collins as Dad Templeton, Kevin Michael Richardson as Jimbo, Justin Felbinger as Danny Petrosky, Alex Cazares as Staci, Jodi Benson as LaLa Doo-Da, and more. Watch the new video trailer now!

Stratford Festival Announces Casting For 2023 Season Featuring Andrea Macasaet, Robert Markus, Jonathan Goad & More

Just as the 2022 season comes to a close, work for the 2023 season is getting underway at the Stratford Festival. Creative teams for next year's productions are coming into place and the casting department is busy confirming key roles for the season. Soon the workshops will be abuzz with artisans building the season's sets, props and costumes.

VIDEO: Peacock Shares I LOVE YOU, YOU HATE ME Barney Series Trailer

I Love You, You Hate Me is a series chronicling the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur's furious backlash — and what it says about the human need to hate. From Barney-bashing to frat parties to homicidal video games, something in American society broke into a million pieces, and it's never been put together again. Watch the video trailer now!