JAN 20-FEB 9 - CELEBRATING THE WORK OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TAKE ONE! FREE PROGRAM - Manitoba Theatre Centre
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TA K E O N E !
FREE PROGRAM
C E L E B R AT I N G T H E W O R K O F
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
2 0 T H M A S T E R P L AY W R I G H T F E S T I VA L
JAN 20– FEB 9
ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
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MESSAGE FROM ROYAL MTC’S
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
It is my pleasure to welcome
you to the 20th anniversary
of the Master Playwright
Festival, honouring one of the
greatest playwrights of all
time, William Shakespeare.
Some of the most memorable
characters in Shakespeare’s
oeuvre are the Rude
Mechanicals in his comedy
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. This motley crew of
tradesmen-turned-players, led by the greatest thespian
of all, Nick Bottom, come together to put on the play of
Pyramus and Thisbe for the Duke and Duchess on their
wedding day. Their antics and adventure, as they rehearse
and so passionately perform the play, are some of the most
hilarious turns ever to grace a stage.
I am reminded of these lovely souls, as players across the
city have enveloped themselves in the masterful texts of the
Bard, wrestled and rehearsed the exquisite language, and
now take to the boards to unleash their plays in the festival.
I welcome the many participating companies that have made
this year’s festival, our final edition, the largest yet. And to
you, our audience, thank you so much for joining us and for
sharing in the delight of celebrating William Shakespeare’s
incredible body of work, as well as the plays influenced by
his canon. I encourage you to take in as many offerings as
the festival provides, and to relish and revel in his artistry!
See you at the theatre,
Kelly Thornton, Artistic Director
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 3
“Love all, trust a few,
do wrong to none.”
- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
WILLIAM
SHAKESPE
APRIL 23, 1564 – APRIL 23, 1616
William Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the
Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of British theatre and is
known to be one of the greatest poets and playwrights in
English history. His works include 38 plays, 154 sonnets,
two narrative poems and a collection of other poems. Some
of his most well-known works include Romeo and Juliet,
Macbeth, Hamlet and Henry V.
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 to John
Shakespeare and Mary Arden in the town of Stratford-upon-
Avon. He received his education at Stratford Grammar
School but was pulled out early as his family couldn’t afford
it. In 1582, he married Anne Hathaway and had three children,
Susanna (1583) and twins Hamnet and Judith (1585).
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EARE In 1592, Shakespeare left his family and went to London and began his acting career. It is said that the 1590s were his best years of writing plays and sonnets. Through the years, he progressed and improved in his work from actor, to teacher and then playwright. In London, he became a founding member of The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, a company of actors that later became The King’s Men. Many of his famous tragedies, such as Macbeth and King Lear, were written during his time in the company. Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of 52 and is buried in the sanctuary of the parish church, Holy Trinity. #SHAKESPEAREFEST 5
SHAKESPEARE’S TOP 10
MOST POPULAR PLAYS
Shakespeare’s extensive list of works includes more than
100 plays, poems and sonnets. Our festival showcases
several famous plays along with intriguing original works.
We hope your must-see list has a mix of both!
1 Hamlet
(Tragedy) written 1599-1601
2 King Lear
(Tragedy) written 1605-1606
3 Romeo and Juliet
(Tragedy) written 1595
4 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(Comedy) written 1595
5 Macbeth
(Tragedy) written 1606
6 Othello
(Tragedy) written 1603-1604
7 Much Ado About Nothing
(Comedy) written 1599
8 Richard III
(Tragedy) written 1592-1593
9 Julius Caesar
(Tragedy) written 1598-1599
10 Taming of the Shrew
(Comedy) written 1590-1591
online sources:
stagemilk.com/best-shakespeare-plays/
www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/
william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/
www.biography.com/writer/william-shakespeare
www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare
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HOW SHAKESPEAREFEST WORKS january 20 – february 9 INDIVIDUAL TICKETS START AT $15 Tickets are available by contacting the box office for each production. Some companies offer special discounts (students/seniors, etc.) as well as Pay What You Can (PWYC) and 2 for 1 performances. See the write-ups in this program for details. Shakespearepass only $100 The best way to experience the festival is by purchasing a ShakespearePass. A pass allows for entry to 10 shows. Passholders can redeem one ticket voucher per show. Buy today, the number of passes is limited! BUY YOUR PASS AT THE ROYAL MTC BOX OFFICE 204 942 6537 | 174 Market Ave. Admission to all events is subject to availability. All sales final, no exchanges or refunds. royalmtc.ca/mpf | #shakespearefest THANK YOU TO OUR SHAKESPEAREFEST SUPPORTERS! #SHAKESPEAREFEST 7
THE MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS! Look back at 20 years of playwrights featured by local com- panies and Royal MTC during past festivals. ShakespeareFest marks the final edition of the festival, after a wonderful run. Thank you to the 103 professional, emerging and community partner companies, our loyal sponsors and over 190,000 enthusiastic patrons who have supported the festival over the years. Challenge yourself to see as many ShakespeareFest plays as possible – it’s our largest festival ever! Share your favourite festival memories with us on social media by tagging @mtcwinnipeg and using #ShakespeareFest. 8 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 9
FREE EVENTS Introducing Shakespeare Monday, January 20 (lecture 7–8pm, after party 8-10pm) Ventura Hall, West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue Wheelchair accessible Host: Dr. Margaret Groome Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Arts – English, Theatre, Film & Media Margaret is recognized as a specialist practitioner in the performance challenges of Shakespeare’s texts, as a significant scholar in Shakespeare studies, and as a director of Shakespeare’s works. Her award-winning publications include “Affirmative Shakespeare at Canada’s Stratford Festival,” “Stratford and the Aspirations for a Canadian National Theatre” and “’No more but e’en a woman’ A Brave Tale of Toils and Triumphs: Women Directing the Bard in Twentieth Century Britain.” In addition to her scholarly and teaching career, Margaret has worked as an actor and director in Canadian theatre for over 45 years. THE AFTER PARTY Following Margaret’s talk, we’re inviting festival performers and patrons to mix and mingle. Chat with fellow theatre lovers in a casual atmosphere as Mama Cutsworth spins a few tunes. “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 10 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
Artists’ Panel on Everything Shakespeare Sunday, January 26 (12–1pm) Tom Hendry Warehouse, 140 Rupert Avenue Wheelchair accessible Okay, maybe we won’t talk about everything Shakespeare but with these five multi-talented artists in the mix, we’ll cover some interesting ground. Join us for a lively discussion about the challenges and opportunities involved with producing, adapting, directing and teaching the works of Shakespeare in today’s complex and constantly changing world. Participating artists: Kevin Klassen – Echo Theatre, HAMLET (the rest is silence) Kelly Daniels – KRAKT Theatre, Shakespeare’s Villains & III Rodrigo Beilfuss – Shakespeare in the Ruins, Artistic Director Kendra Jones – impel theatre, I, Malvolio Sharon Bajer – The Keep Theatre – 12th NIGHT – a musical Shake-able Shakespeare – Exploring Victorians Lecture Series Sunday, January 26 at 1:30pm Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre, 61 Carlton Street Wheelchair accessible In the spirit of ShakespeareFest, the Dalnavert Museum is pleased to have local actor, director, playwright and producer Kevin Klassen talk about why we keep returning to plays by Shakespeare, why we love to shake them up, and how Henry Irving revolutionized Shakespeare in the Victorian era! friendsofdalnavert.ca Free Films: Julius Caesar, Looking for Richard, All Is True The Winnipeg Public Library is screening three fascinating films. See page 46 for details! Opera by the Pint – the Bard Edition Admission is free, the beer is flowing and the opera is spontaneous. See page 33 for details! #SHAKESPEAREFEST 11
III
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BY FILL THE (W)HOLE
THEATRE CO.
FILL THE (W)HOLE
THEATRE CO.
Cloakroom Wellness
70 Albert Street, Unit 200
No wheelchair access
Capacity 70
Three is a powerful number. Three is the number of time:
Past Present Future. Birth Life Death. Beginning Middle End.
The three fates. Three weird sisters.
Trapped between the fog and filthy air remain Three.
Do you want to meet them?
Inspired by the Witches of Macbeth.
Director: Kelly Daniels
Cast: Lindsay Johnson, Rayna Masterton, Brigitte Plouffe
fillthewholetheatre.com
“When shall we three meet again?”
thu jan 23 7:30pm (pwyc) 60 minutes
fri jan 24 7:30pm warnings:
sat jan 25 7:30pm mature content, fog
thu jan 30 7:30pm (pwyc)
fri jan 31 7:30pm tickets $15
sat feb 1 7:30pm (thursdays pay what you can)
thu feb 6 7:30pm (pwyc) under 30 $10
fri feb 7 7:30pm high school students $5
sat feb 8 7:30pm in advance:
visit fillthewhole.bpt.me
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 30 mins before
showtime
12 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF12TH NIGHT – A MUSICAL BY SIMON MIRON AND PAUL DE GURSE A VILLAGE CONSERVATORY FOR MUSIC THEATRE AND THE KEEP THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION Crescent Fort Rouge United Church 525 Wardlaw Avenue (Sanctuary) Wheelchair accessible Capacity 400 Viola loves Orsino. Orsino loves Olivia. Olivia loves the man who’s actually Viola in disguise. The classic story of Twelfth Night told with a mix of contemporary music and classical text. Mistaken identity, a love triangle, two drunk knights and Malvolio, who’s a tool. Featuring original music that’s a mix of Hamilton and Meatloaf, all performed in the breathtaking Crescent Fort Rouge United Church Sanctuary. The ViC class of 2019-20 is sponsored by Debbie Gray and the All-Dentist Musical. Cast features Sharon Bajer, Toby Hughes, and the Village Conservatory class of 2019-20: Alyssa Crockett, Carlyn Graff- Czehryn, Carly Rackall, Isla Moyer, Jean Van der Merwe, Josh Bellan, Julia Anderson, Kamal Chioua, Kimmy Martin, Megan Fry, Olivia Groot and Sam Hutchings thekeeptheatre.com villageconservatory.com “If music be the food of love, play on” fri jan 24 7:30pm 85 minutes sun jan 26 7:30pm tickets $20 mon jan 27 7:30pm students/unemployed/seniors $15 wed jan 29 7:30pm thu jan 30 7:30pm in advance: fri jan 31 7:30pm call 204 775 5467 sat feb 1 7:30pm email thekeeptheatre@gmail.com sun feb 2 7:30pm at the door: mon feb 3 7:30pm cash/shakespearepass wed feb 5 7:30pm box office opens 1 hour before thu feb 6 7:30pm showtime fri feb 7 7:30pm #SHAKESPEAREFEST 13
AS YOU LIKE IT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY DARYL CLORAN ROYAL MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE CITADEL THEATRE John Hirsch Mainstage 174 Market Avenue Wheelchair accessible Capacity 777 Brace yourself for Bardlemania! The Bard and the Beatles sweetly marry in this sparkling production of As You Like It. Set in the heart of ‘60s Vancouver counterculture and the Okanagan forest, this energetic reimagining of the classic play set every possible attendance record at Bard on the Beach. As You Like It cleverly blends Shakespeare’s gift of language and 25 Beatles songs performed live, including She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Let It Be and Here Comes the Sun. Will you love it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. royalmtc.ca “All you need is love.” – THE BEATLES tue jan 7 7:30pm 2 hours, 30 minutes wed jan 8 7:30pm (incl. intermission) thu jan 9 7:30pm warnings: fri jan 10 7:30pm theatrical fog/haze sat jan 11 4:00 & 8:30pm tue jan 14 7:30pm tickets start at $27.25 wed jan 15 2:00 & 7:30pm in advance: thu jan 16 7:30pm call 204 942 6537 fri jan 17 7:30pm visit royalmtc.ca sat jan 18 4:00 & 8:30pm at the door: sun jan 19 2:00pm cash/interac/visa/mastercard/ tue jan 21 7:30pm american express/shakespearepass wed jan 22 2:00 & 7:30pm box office opens at noon. doors thu jan 23 7:30pm open 1 hour before showtime fri jan 24 7:30pm sat jan 25 4:00 & 8:30pm sun jan 26 2:00pm tue jan 28 7:30pm wed jan 29 2:00 & 7:30pm SPONSORED BY thu jan 30 7:30pm THE WINNIPEG FOUNDATION fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 4:00pm 14 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
AWAKEN
BY TRACY PENNER
ZONE41 THEATRE WITH
SHAKESPEARE IN THE
RUINS
Rachel Browne Theatre
211 Bannatyne Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 124 photo: sarah constible &
doowah design
WORLD PREMIERE
Hermione’s son is dead, her daughter taken from her. All
because the jealous king thinks she’s been unfaithful. When
Hermione wakes up after fainting in court, she’s with Paulina,
her devoted counsellor. With her help, Hermione escapes
and finds refuge in Paulina’s garden shed.
Witness the untold story of two of Shakespeare’s most
iconic female characters during the 16-year gap of time in
The Winter’s Tale. From the death of the queen to Paulina’s
reveal of the queen’s statue.
Director/Dramaturge: Krista Jackson
Associate Director/Dramaturge: Michelle Boulet
Cast: Tracy Penner as Paulina, Daria Puttaert as Hermione
shakespeareintheruins.com zone41.ca
HERMIONE: But if I don’t go back…
PAULINA: Then we need to keep you dead.
wed jan 15 7:30pm (preview) 90 minutes (no intermission)
thu jan 16 7:30pm (opening) tickets $25
fri jan 17 7:30pm students/seniors/industry $20
sat jan 18 3:00 & 7:30pm
sun jan 19 2:00pm in advance:
mon jan 20 7:30pm (talkback) Visit shakespeareintheruins.com
wed jan 22 1:30pm & 7:30pm call 204 891 9160 m-f 11-5
thu jan 23 7:30pm passholders, reserve seats:
fri jan 24 7:30pm boxoffice@sirmb.ca
sat jan 25 3:00 & 7:30pm (talkback) at the door:
sun jan 26 2:00pm cash/debit/credit/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 15READING
THE COMEDY
OF ERRORS
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
PAL/ACTRA
Tom Hendry Warehouse
140 Rupert Avenue
(at Lily Street)
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 286
The title says it all. Two sets of twins are separated in
infancy by a shipwreck – one a set of masters (both named
Antipholus) and the other a set of servants (both named
Dromio). All four unknowingly find themselves in the same
town, resulting in a comedy of mistaken identity, and
confusion in love and commerce. These twins are truly
identical, as each is played by just one actor, even when both
twins appear in the same scene.
A benefit for Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Winnipeg.
Director: Megan McArton
Featuring a large cast of Winnipeg’s finest professional
actors.
sun feb 9 3:00pm 1 hour, 30 minutes
tickets $15
(suggested donation to pal)
at the door only
cash/cheque/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
16 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFDESDEMONA, A
PLAY ABOUT A
HANDKERCHIEF
BY PAULA VOGEL
R-G PRODUCTIONS
Forrest Nickerson Theatre,
Deaf Centre Manitoba
285 Pembina Highway
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 182
This comic deconstruction of Shakespeare’s famous play
about the Moor of Venice takes a new look at Desdemona,
the tragic heroine murdered by her jealous husband, when
the strawberry-embroidered handkerchief he gave her is
seen in the possession of another man. But was Desdemona
really the wide-eyed, innocent victim the Bard led us to
believe?
You’ll never look at Othello quite the same way again,
once you’ve seen what our heroine got up to in the scenes
Shakespeare didn’t write!
Director: Heather Forgie
Cast: Kaeleigh Ayre, Heather Forgie, Alison Kolisnyk
“What does honesty have to do with adultery? Every
honest man I know is an adulterer…”
thu jan 30 7:30pm 90 minutes (no intermission)
fri jan 31 7:30pm warnings:
sat feb 1 2:00 & 7:30pm some sexual content
sun feb 2 2:00pm
tickets $15
students $12 (at the door only)
in advance:
Visit rgproductions.bpt.me
(service fee applies)
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 45 minutes
before showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 17STAGED
READING
ELIZABETH REX
BY TIMOTHY FINDLEY
BUNBURY PRODUCTIONS
Rachel Browne Theatre
211 Bannatyne Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 100
1601. The eve of the execution of Shakespeare’s lover and
Elizabeth I’s lover. The Queen, Shakespeare and his actors…
together, for one night.
For years, Elizabeth has had to suppress her vulnerability for
fear of being dismissed as “too feminine.” For years, Ned
has portrayed Shakespeare’s leading ladies, suppressing his
manhood for fear of presenting as “too masculine.”
In Findley’s award-winning play, Shakespeare fights for his
lover’s life, as Ned and the Queen turn to each other in their
struggle with their gender roles, and the right to love whom
they love.
Director: Katie German
Cast: Mariam Bernstein, Ari Weinberg, Alex Poch-Goldin,
John Bluethner, Toby Hughes, Cuinn Joseph, Rochelle Kives,
Daina Leitold, Darren Martens, Megan McArton, Maggie
Nagle, Karl Thordarson and Ben Townsley
ELIZABETH: “If you will teach me how to be a woman...
I will teach you how to be a man.”
wed jan 29 7:30pm 2 hours, 15 minutes
thu jan 30 7:30pm warnings:
fri jan 31 7:30pm strong language, sexual content.
sat feb 1 7:30pm recommended ages 12+
sun feb 2 2:00pm
tickets $20
students/seniors/industry $15
in advance:
visit
elizabethrex.brownpapertickets.com
email bunburyprod@gmail.com
call 204 487 3031
at the door:
cash/visa/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
18 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFGOODNIGHT DESDEMONA (GOOD MORNING JULIET) BY ANN-MARIE MACDONALD THEATRE PROJECTS MANITOBA Colin Jackson Theatre 393 Portage Avenue (3rd floor, Portage Place) Wheelchair accessible Capacity 79 Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) is an exuberant comedy and feminist revisioning of Shakespeare’s Othello and Romeo and Juliet. It takes us from a dusty office in Canada’s Queen’s University into the fraught and furious worlds of two of Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies and turns them upside down. Constance Ledbelly is the beleaguered “spinster” academic, and unlikely heroine, who embarks on a quest for Shakespearean origins and, ultimately, her own identity. A gender-bendy, big-hearted and crazily intelligent romp, where irony and anger sing in perfect harmony with innocence and poignancy. Director: Michelle Boulet Cast: RobYn Slade as Constance Ledbelly, with Tom Keenan, Ryan Miller, Laura Olafson and Joanne Roberts theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca thu jan 30 7:30pm (preview, pay what 2 hours, 15 minutes you decide) warnings: fri jan 31 7:30pm (opening) see theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/ sat feb 1 7:30pm shows/good-night-desdemona- sun feb 2 3:00pm (talkback) good-morning-juliet/ tue feb 4 7:30pm ($10 students/mixer) wed feb 5 7:30pm ($15 arts workers/mixer) tickets $10 – $27 thu feb 6 7:30pm in advance: fri feb 7 7:30pm visit sat feb 8 3:00 (talkback) & 7:30pm theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/purchase sun feb 9 4:00pm call 204 989 2400 tue feb 11 7:30pm ($10 students/mixer) at the door: wed feb 12 7:30pm cash/visa/mastercard/ thu feb 13 7:30pm shakespearepass fri feb 14 7:30pm box office opens 1 hour before sat feb 15 7:30pm showtime #SHAKESPEAREFEST 19
HAMLET
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BUNCHBACK’D TOADS
The Output at Video Pool
Artspace, 100 Arthur Street
(2nd floor)
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 50
You’re invited!
What: The King and Queen’s wedding reception
Where: Castle Elsinore
Why: It’s nearly a month since the tragic, sudden and
inexplicable death of my father, the beloved King Hamlet.
Wasting no time, his brother Claudius has graciously
stepped into his shoes, and his bed, as he is marrying my
mother, Gertrude. I ask that you join me in celebrating their
incestuous union. Hot DJ. Cash bar. BYOB (bring your own
broadsword).
XOXO
Hamlet
Director: Arne MacPherson
Cast: Zorya Arrow, Eric Blais, Ady Kay, Matthew Paris-Irvine,
Gislina Patterson, Davis Plett, Amanda Shymko, Tom Soares,
Claire Thérèse, Cory Wojcik, Mackenzie Wojcik
“If it be now, ‘tis not to come: if it be not to come, it
will be now: if it be not now; yet it will come.”
fri jan 31 8:00pm 2 hours (1 intermission)
sat feb 1 8:00pm tickets pay what you can
sun feb 2 2:00pm suggested price: $20
wed feb 5 8:00pm
thu feb 6 8:00pm at the door:
sat feb 8 8:00pm cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 30 minutes
before showtime
20 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFHAMLET
(THE REST IS
SILENCE)
TEXT BY SHAKESPEARE
VISUALS BY JAYMEZ
ECHO THEATRE
Dalnavert Museum and
Visitors’ Centre
61 Carlton Street
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 15
Six actors take turns inhabiting the role of Hamlet in this
one-person-plus-visuals-plus-audience adaptation, set in the
intimate dining room of Dalnavert Museum.
From the company that brought you Hedda Gabler, A
Strange Pair, Blithe Spirit, The Skriker, Playing For Time,
The Poet and The Rent and Jumpers.
RESERVE YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE!
“Utterly unique” – Lara Rae, Winnipeg Free Press, HHHH 1/2
Director: Kevin Klassen
Cast: Jordan Sangalang, Harry Nelken, Marsha Knight,
Angela Chalmers, Charlene Van Buekenhout, Kevin Klassen
echotheatre.net
all performances at 7:00pm 55 minutes
check the website for relaxed tickets $20
performance dates
in advance:
wed jan 22 (Jordan) – asl only visit hamlettherestissilence.
thu jan 23 (Jordan) – asl only brownpapertickets.com
fri jan 24 (Jordan) – asl only reservations:
sat jan 25 (charlene) call 204 223 6099
sun jan 26 (harry) email echoboxoffice@gmail.com
mon jan 27 (harry) reservations not paid in advance,
tue jan 28 (harry) including those for pass holders,
wed jan 29 (kevin) will be released if not redeemed 10
thu jan 30 (charlene) minutes before showtime.
sat feb 1 (marsha)
sun feb 2 (marsha) at the door:
mon feb 3 (marsha) cash/shakespearepass
tue feb 4 (charlene) box office opens 45 minutes
wed feb 5 (kevin) before showtime
thu feb 6 (angela)
fri feb 7 (angela)
sat feb 8 (angela)
sun feb 9 (kevin)
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 21I, MALVOLIO
BY TIM CROUCH
IMPEL THEATRE
Crescent Fort Rouge
United Church
525 Wardlaw Avenue
No wheelchair access
Capacity 50
Is this the kind of thing you find funny? I’ll be revenged on
the whole pack of you.
#MalvolioRevenged
A new production of Tim Crouch’s acclaimed play, directed
by Kendra Jones and featuring Justin Otto, fresh off an
outstanding run at Toronto Fringe: HHHH from NOW
Magazine – “It’s a time-traveling onslaught that only ends
when the play does.”
Mooney on Theatre – “brilliantly creates expectations and
then immediately disrupts them”
Life with More Cowbell – “riveting, visceral, cerebral”
My Entertainment World – “Justin Otto’s performance in
I, Malvolio is powerful”
kendrajones.net/impel-theatre
“I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you.”
fri jan 24 9:15pm 70 minutes
sun jan 26 9:15pm warnings:
mon jan 27 9:15pm strong language, suicidal
wed jan 29 9:15pm ideation, audience participation.
thu jan 30 9:15pm this is a relaxed performance.
fri jan 31 9:15pm
sat feb 1 9:15pm tickets $15
sun feb 2 9:15pm students/seniors/artists/
mon feb 3 9:15pm underemployed $12
wed feb 5 9:15pm with twelfth night ticket $12
thu feb 6 9:15pm in advance:
fri feb 7 9:15pm email tickets@impeltheatre.com
at the door:
cash/visa/mastercard/
shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
22 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFKING LEAR BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PROVIDENCE PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH LOOKING GLASS PRODUCTIONS Gas Station Arts Centre 445 River Avenue Wheelchair accessible Capacity 232 800 BC. Bronze Age Britain. Tribal Chieftain Lear has consolidated power and rules as King. Sensing he is losing his faculties, Lear divides his kingdom between his daughters – with disastrous results. Directors: Marc A. Moir and Laura Moir Cast: Laura Moir, Julia Goertzen, Rachel Wiebe, Noble Okonkwo, Ralph Winedt, Kenton Dyck, Emillie Bartel, Shane Hartry, Sean Bucholz, Naaman Sturrup and Marc A. Moir as King Lear “This night will turn us all to fools and madmen.” tue jan 21 7:00pm 2 hours, 30 minutes wed jan 22 7:00pm (including intermission) thu jan 23 7:00pm warning: fri jan 24 7:00pm violence and a scene of torture, sat jan 25 2:00 & 7:00pm stage fog sun jan 26 3:00pm mon jan 27 7:00pm tickets $20 tue jan 28 7:00pm in advance: wed jan 29 7:00pm brownpapertickets.com thu jan 30 7:00pm at the door: fri jan 31 7:00pm cash/shakespearepass sat feb 1 2:00 & 7:00pm box office opens 30 minutes sun feb 2 3:00pm before showtime #SHAKESPEAREFEST 23
SO-SO
LAUGHING
WILD
IS DONE
WHAT IS DONE
GOOSE CHASE
STOCK
HEART OF GOLD
BATED BREATH
WEAR YOUR HEART
ON YOUR SLEEVE
SET
TOO MUCH
OF A
GOOD YOUR
THING TEETH
NAKED TRUTH
VANISH ON LIE
THE WORLD IS MY
OYSTER
INTO THIN AIR EDGE
A SORRY LOW
SIGHT
BLIND
FULL CIRCLE
LOVE IS
BREAK THE ICE
Like the words of Shakespeare,
we are endlessly adaptable.
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As You Like It*
JAN 15-19
Awaken*
JAN 19
Romeo & Juliet*
MONDAY, JANUARY 20
7:00pm Introducing
Shakespeare^
7:30pm Awaken
8:30pm Romeo & Juliet
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
7:00pm King Lear*
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains*
7:30pm As You Like It
7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead *
7:30pm Romeo & Juliet
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
1:30pm Awaken
2:00pm As You Like It
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence) – ASL only
7:00pm King Lear
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains
7:30pm As You Like It
7:30pm Awaken
7:30pm Macbeth*
7:30pm Romeo & Juliet
8:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
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*Opening performance
^Free event
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 25THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 7:30pm III
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is 7:30pm Macbeth
silence) – ASL only 7:30pm SHYLOCK
7:00pm King Lear 7:30pm Upstart Crow
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 8:00pm O(phelia)
7:30pm As You Like It 8:30pm As You Like It
7:30pm Awaken 9:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:30pm III*
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
7:30pm Macbeth
7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead 12:00pm Shakespeare Panel^
7:30pm Romeo & Juliet 1:30pm Shake-able Shakespeare^
7:30pm Upstart Crow* 2:00pm As You Like It
2:00pm Awaken
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 2:00pm Macbeth
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is 2:00pm Upstart Crow
silence) – ASL only 3:00pm King Lear
7:00pm King Lear 4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 5:30pm Othello*
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical* 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
7:30pm As You Like It silence)
7:30pm Awaken 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
7:30pm III 7:30pm SHYLOCK
7:30pm Macbeth 8:00pm O(phelia)
7:30pm SHYLOCK* 9:15pm I, Malvolio
7:30pm Upstart Crow
MONDAY, JANUARY 27
8:00pm O(phelia)*
9:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence)
9:15pm I, Malvolio*
7:00pm King Lear
SATURDAY JANUARY 25 7:00pm O(phelia)
11:00am Julius Caesar (film)^ 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
12:30pm Rosencrantz and 8:30pm Othello
Guildenstern Are Dead* 9:15pm I, Malvolio
2:00pm King Lear
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
2:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains
2:00pm Upstart Crow 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence)
3:00pm Awaken
7:00pm King Lear
4:00pm As You Like It
7:00pm O(phelia)
4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:30pm As You Like It
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence) 7:30pm Macbeth
7:00pm King Lear 8:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 8:30pm Othello
7:30pm Awaken
26 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 7:30pm Desdemona, a play
about a handkerchief
2:00pm As You Like It
7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is reading
silence)
7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona
7:00pm King Lear (Good Morning Juliet)
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:30pm III
7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew* 7:30pm Macbeth
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:30pm As You Like It 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will
7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged 8:00pm Hamlet*
reading*
8:30pm Othello
7:30pm Macbeth
9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub:
7:30pm Opera by the Pint – the KING BEER*
Bard Edition^
9:15pm I, Malvolio
7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead
9:15pm I, Malvolio SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
11:00am Looking for Richard (film)^
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
2:00pm Desdemona, a play
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is about a handkerchief
silence)
2:00pm King Lear
7:00pm King Lear
2:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains
2:05pm The Taming of the Shrew
7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew
4:00pm As You Like It
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:30pm As You Like It
5:30pm Othello
7:30pm Desdemona, a play
about a handkerchief* 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence)
7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged
reading 7:00pm King Lear
7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains
(Good Morning Juliet)* 7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew
7:30pm III 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm Desdemona, a play
7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will* about a handkerchief
8:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged
reading
8:30pm Othello
7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona
9:15pm I, Malvolio (Good Morning Juliet)
7:30pm III
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
7:30pm Macbeth
7:00pm King Lear 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will
7:00pm O(phelia) 8:00pm Hamlet
7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains
8:00pm O(phelia)
7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew
9:00pm Queen Lear is Dead
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub:
7:30pm As You Like It HENRY HE POURETH
9:15pm I, Malvolio
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#SHAKESPEAREFEST 27SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
2:00pm Desdemona, a play 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
about a handkerchief silence)
2:00pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged 7:00pm O(phelia)
reading 7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
2:00pm Hamlet Personal Journey
2:05pm The Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
3:00pm Goodnight Desdemona 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet) (Good Morning Juliet)
3:00pm King Lear 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will
3:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub: 8:00pm Hamlet
ALE’S WELL 8:00pm Shakespeare’s Women –
4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead and Their Men
4:15pm O(phelia) 9:15pm I, Malvolio
5:30pm Othello
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence) 6:30pm Othello
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will silence)
9:15pm I, Malvolio 7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
Personal Journey
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical
6:30pm Othello 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet)
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence) 7:30pm III
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Measure For Measure*
8:30pm O(phelia) 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will
9:15pm I, Malvolio 8:00pm Hamlet
8:30pm Shakespeare’s Women –
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 and Their Men
9:15pm I, Malvolio
6:30pm Othello
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence)
7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
Personal Journey*
7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet)
7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will
8:30pm Shakespeare’s Women –
and Their Men*
28 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
6:00pm Othello 2:00pm Shakespeare’s Will
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is 2:00pm Shakespeare’s Women –
silence) and Their Men
7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A 2:30pm Measure For Measure
Personal Journey 3:00pm The Comedy of Errors*
7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 3:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub:
7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona HENRY HE POURETH
(Good Morning Juliet) 3:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
7:30pm III Personal Journey
7:30pm Measure For Measure 4:00pm Goodnight Desdemona
7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will (Good Morning Juliet)
8:00pm O(phelia) 6:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
Personal Journey
9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub:
ALE’S WELL 6:30pm Shakespeare’s Women –
and Their Men
9:15pm I, Malvolio
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
9:15pm Shakespeare’s Women – silence)
and Their Men
FEB 11-15
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Goodnight Desdemona (Good
11:00am All Is True (film)^ Morning Juliet)
2:00pm Shakespeare’s Women –
and Their Men
3:00pm Goodnight Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet)
3:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
Personal Journey
4:00pm Othello
7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is
silence)
7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A
Personal Journey
7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet)
7:30pm III
7:30pm Measure For Measure
7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will
7:30pm Shakespeare’s Women –
and Their Men
8:00pm Hamlet
9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub:
KING BEER
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 29MACBETH
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
THEATRE PROGRAM
John J. Conklin Theatre:
Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall,
Taché Hall
150 Dafoe Road, U of M
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 99
Shakespeare’s great tragedy of a man of action beset by
witches, war and his own ambitions. It tells the story of a
couple, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, trapped in a world
view that values violence and acquisition as the highest of
masculine virtues, a world in which the drive to achieve runs
in concert with the need to destroy and ravage: “When you
durst do it, then you were a man.”
This production takes place in the 80s, the period whose
toxic masculinity still haunts us today.
Director: William Kerr
Assistant Directors: Kitty Kerr, Evan Friesen, Cali Sproule
bhtc.ca
“When you durst do it, then you were a man;
And to be more than what you were, you would
Be so much more the man.”
wed jan 22 7:30pm 2 hours, 30 minutes
thu jan 23 7:30pm tickets $20
fri jan 24 7:30pm arts workers/alumni $15
sat jan 25 7:30pm students $10
sun jan 26 2:00pm
tue jan 28 7:30pm in advance:
wed jan 29 7:30pm call 204 474 6880 with the number
thu jan 30 7:30pm of tickets and the night/time you
fri jan 31 7:30pm want. we’ll only reply to messages
sat feb 1 7:30pm if there are concerns.
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 45 minutes
before showtime
30 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFMEASURE FOR
MEASURE
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
7 AGES PRODUCTIONS
Forrest Nickerson Theatre,
Deaf Centre Manitoba
285 Pembina Highway
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 186
Measure For Measure is noteworthy for its political and
social implications and its compelling characters: a duke
posing as a monk, a would-be nun ordered to sacrifice her
chastity to save her brother’s life, a self-righteous courtier,
and a host of colourful supporting characters.
This engrossing drama is set in 16th-century Vienna. Duke
Vincentio attempts to enforce the city’s long-ignored
morality laws, which results in a death sentence for Claudio,
a young man accused of seducing and impregnating his
fiancée, Julietta. His sister Isabella attempts to get a pardon
for him, but refuses when she is asked to exchange her
virtue for her brother’s life.
Director: George Buri
Cast: Hannon Bell, Leslie Boardman, Kai Choy, Stephanie
Choy, Daniel Cormier, Karam Daoud, Isabel Haderer, Teagan
Keogh, Sean Ledwich, Christian Leeson, Warren McClelland,
Jordan Phillips, Alyssa Pruden, Amber Westra
seven-ages-productions.com
“Ay, but to die, and go we know not where,/To lie in
cold obstruction and to rot.”
thu feb 6 7:30pm 2 hours, 30 minutes
fri feb 7 7:30pm tickets $20
sat feb 8 7:30pm arts workers $15 (at the door only)
sun feb 9 2:30pm
in advance:
brownpapertickets.com/event/4357907
call 1 800 823 3006 ext. 1
at the door:
cash/credit/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 31O(PHELIA) BY LEIGH-ANNE KEHLER SAUCY GAL PRODUCTIONS Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre 61 Carlton Street Wheelchair accessible Capacity 50 Secrets are best left at the river’s edge. Hamlet’s unseen scene, penned by the playwright who brought Letters to a Father to IbsenFest. Produced with financial support from the Manitoba Arts Council. Dramaturgy provided by Kevin Klassen with financial support from the Manitoba Association of Playwrights. Director: Matthew Paris-Irvine Cast: Melissa Langdon as Ophelia and Leigh-Anne Kehler as Gertrude “Enough of this fool’s talk of fair! Have you not eyes in your head? I am far from fair.” fri jan 24 8:00pm 45 minutes sat jan 25 8:00pm warning: sun jan 26 8:00pm under 14 not admitted mon jan 27 7:00pm tue jan 28 7:00pm tickets $20 or 2 for $30 fri jan 31 7:00pm in advance: sat feb 1 8:00pm ophelia.brownpapertickets.com sun feb 2 4:15pm at the door: mon feb 3 8:30pm cash/shakespearepass wed feb 5 7:00pm box office opens 1 hour before fri feb 7 8:00pm showtime 32 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
OPERA BY THE
PINT – THE
BARD EDITION
FLIPSIDE OPERA
Little Brown Jug
336 William Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 100
Flipside is serving up Opera by the Pint!
Admission is free, the beer is flowing and the opera is
spontaneous! Singers will share their favourite solos and
ensembles from the world of Shakespeare.
Come watch opera in its rawest form.
flipsideopera.com
wed jan 29 7:30pm 90 minutes
tickets free
doors open 1 hour before
showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 33OTHELLO
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BEAU THEATRE &
ECHO THEATRE & RAVEN
Dalnavert Museum and
Visitors’ Centre
61 Carlton Street
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 35
Shakespeare’s shocking and tragically relevant exploration
of racism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. (Also jealousy.)
Cast: Jude Hayes, Kevin Klassen, Marie Kozyra, Olivia Raine,
Ray Strachan, Haley Vincent
beautheatreco.com, echotheatre.net
“’Tis not a year or two shows us a man: they are all
but stomachs, and we all but food.”
sun jan 26 5:30pm 90 minutes (no intermission)
mon jan 27 8:30pm warning:
tue jan 28 8:30pm violence
thu jan 30 8:30pm
fri jan 31 8:30pm tickets $25
sat feb 1 5:30pm students/seniors/industry $20
sun feb 2 5:30pm in advance:
mon feb 3 6:30pm visit beautheatreco.com
tue feb 4 6:30pm email info@beautheatreco.com
thu feb 6 6:30pm call 204 392 5746
fri feb 7 6:00pm at the door:
sat feb 8 4:00pm cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 30 minutes
before showtime
34 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFQUEEN LEAR
IS DEAD
BY JESSY ARDERN
THE FOX DEN COLLECTIVE
Broadway First Baptist Church
790 Honeyman Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 60 photo by: emmanuel osahor
Regan, Delia and Gee are mourning the loss of their mother.
Join their Celebration of Life and choose your allegiances
as the sisters fight, grieve and joke their way through family
tragedy.
This site-specific prequel to King Lear is a pick-your-own-
pathway performance. You decide which characters to
follow and where to go next in this black comedy about the
things we love, the people we lose, and the cupcakes we eat
along the way.
“So much emotion in such a novel form... definitely a must-see.”
– Edmonton Journal
Director: Valerie Planche
Cast: Jessy Ardern, Priya Narine, Carmen Osahor
“I shouldn’t be surprised today turned out like this.
Get the Lear girls together and it’s always a shit
show.”
tue jan 21 7:30pm (pay what you 65 minutes
will at the door) warning:
wed jan 22 8:00pm mature language
thu jan 23 7:30pm
fri jan 24 9:00pm tickets $20
sat jan 25 4:00 & 9:00pm students/seniors/artsworkers/
sun jan 26 4:00pm underemployed $15
tue jan 28 8:00pm (2 for 1 tickets at note:
the door) tue jan 21 is pwyw (at the door)
wed jan 29 7:30pm tue jan 28 is 2 for 1 (at the door)
thu jan 30 8:00pm reserve in advance:
fri jan 31 7:30pm call 780 965 9304
sat feb 1 4:00 & 9:00pm email tfdcollective@gmail.com
sun feb 2 4:00pm at the door:
cash/e-transfer/shakespearepass
box office opens 30 minutes
before showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 35ROMEO &
JULIET
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
POCKET FROCK
PRODUCTIONS
Video Pool
218-100 Arthur Street
(Artspace)
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 60
Two households, both alike in dignity / an age-old beef
between two powerful families / QUEEN MAB / party
crashers / love at first sight / what light through yonder
window breaks? / balcony scene / BLOODSHED / (Spoiler)
Tybalt (prince of cats) dead and Romeo banish’ed? / spooky
apothecary / For never was a story of more woe than this of
Juliet and her Romeo.
These star-crossed lovers have provided over five centuries of
artistic adaptations and re-imaginings and we are delighted
to bring you our hot take on this classic tale. No Leonardo
diCaprios were harmed in the making of this production.
#itsCapuLIT.
Directors: Tatiana Carnevale and Liz Whitbread
Cast: Anna Bigland-Pritchard, Jane Burpee, Kristian Cahatol,
Sarah Flynn, Jacob Janzen, Reid McTavish, Hera Nalam,
Robert Piché, Angelica Reid
pocketfrock.com
“I defy you stars!”
sun jan 19 2:30pm & 7:30pm (both - 90 minutes (no intermission)
pay what you can at the door) tickets: $20
mon jan 20 8:30pm
tue jan 21 7:30pm in advance:
wed jan 22 7:30pm visit pocketfrock.eventbrite.com
thu jan 23 7:30pm at the door:
cash/credit/shakespearepass
36 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFREADING
ROSENCRANTZ
AND
GUILDENSTERN
ARE DEAD
BY TOM STOPPARD
THE ACTORS’ FUND OF CANADA
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre
61 Carlton Street
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 60
When Tom Stoppard sets his sights on Shakespeare, he
comes up with some peculiar lenses through which to look.
His most recent stare at the Bard has been Shakespeare
in Love, firstly as a successful film and, as we saw locally, a
marvellous adaptation for the stage.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern was a successful play in the
70s which Stoppard later directed as a film. All we can do
is give this gifted dramatist a reading of that earlier work.
Here’s Tom reading between the lines.
Director: Brian Richardson
“Heads!”
sat jan 25 12:30pm 2 hours, 30 minutes
warning:
mature themes, under 14 not
admitted
tickets $15 (suggested donation)
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 37SHAKESPEARE
IN THE PUB
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
EDITED BY DORA CARROLL,
IAN BASTIN & BILL RAMBO
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PUB
Little Brown Jug
336 William Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 50
Join us for a pint as an uproarious abridged version of one of
Shakespeare’s classics unfolds around you. And maybe you’ll
even take part…King Beer, Ale’s Well That Ends Well, Henry
He Poureth: The Second Round.
Director: Dora Carroll
shakespeareinthepub.wixsite.com/sipwpg
fri jan 31 9:00pm – king beer 95 minutes
sat feb 1 9:00pm – henry he poureth warning:
sun feb 2 3:00pm – ale’s well beer + shakespeare
fri feb 7 9:00pm – ale’s well
sat feb 8 9:00pm – king beer tickets pay what you can
sun feb 9 3:00pm – henry he poureth in advance:
visit: sipshakesfest.bpt.me
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
38 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFSHAKESPEARE’S
VILLAINS
BY STEVEN BERKOFF
KRAKT THEATRE
The King’s Head Pub
120 King Street (2nd floor)
No wheelchair access
Capacity 120
Steven Berkoff, master of playing the villain on screen
(Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, etc.), has written a play about
some of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains. With often
darkly hilarious contemporary analyses of character and
qualities of villainy, the narrative eventually gives way to
Shakespeare’s words and the villains who spoke them.
Native Winnipegger Kelly Daniels directs multi-nominated
stage veteran and 17-year Shaw Festival ensemble member
Ric Reid in this “masterclass in evil.”
krakttheatre.com
“What is a villain? A person who is motivated purely
by their own lusts, desires and needs, irrespective of
the pain they may cause you – even inspired by the
pain they may cause you.”
tue jan 21 7:00pm 70 minutes
wed jan 22 7:00pm warning:
thu jan 23 7:00pm mature subject matter
fri jan 24 7:00pm
sat jan 25 2:00 & 7:00pm tickets $20
wed jan 29 7:00pm students/seniors/equity/map $15
thu jan 30 7:00pm in advance:
fri jan 31 7:00pm visit: eventbrite.com
sat feb 1 2:00 & 7:00pm email krakttheatre@gmail.com
with interac
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 39SHAKESPEARE’S WILL BY VERN THIESSEN WHO KNOWS Rory Runnells Studio, MAP 503-100 Arthur Street Wheelchair accessible Capacity 50 Shakespeare’s Will is a one-woman show in which Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare – on the day of his funeral – reflects on their lifetime together. The Governor General’s Award-winning play has been described as richly allusive, poetic, hilarious and moving. Director: Eric Blais Cast: Deborah Patterson “I have used the will as a springboard for my own imagination and my artistic goal – to explore the journey of a woman who faces adversity, rises above it, and ultimately re-kindles faith in herself” thu jan 30 7:30pm 90 minutes fri jan 31 7:30pm tickets $15 sat feb 1 7:30pm sun feb 2 7:30pm in advance: tue feb 4 7:30pm email roryrunnells@gmail.com wed feb 5 7:30pm call 204 612 0509 thu feb 6 7:30pm at the door: fri feb 7 7:30pm cash/shakespearepass sat feb 8 7:30pm box office opens 1 hour before sun feb 9 2:00pm showtime 40 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
SHAKESPEARE’S
WOMEN – AND
THEIR MEN
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE ADRIANA THEATRE
COLLECTIVE
Dalnavert Museum and
Visitors’ Centre
61 Carlton Street
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 75
Come spend some time with several of Shakespeare’s most
compelling women and the men who are significant in their
lives. In a compilation of monologues, sonnets and scenes,
you’ll meet Shakespeare’s women in her many guises –
winsome, wayward, wanton and intrepid – always intriguing
and always witty.
Selections include material from The Winter’s Tale, King
John, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Othello and Macbeth,
among others.
With Margaret Groome
“No more but e’en a woman...”
tue feb 4 8:30pm 90 minutes
wed feb 5 8:00pm tickets $15
thu feb 6 8:30pm seniors/students/equity/map $12
fri feb 7 9:15pm
sat feb 8 2:00pm & 7:30pm in advance:
sun feb 9 2:00 & 6:30pm call 204 474 9539
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 45 minutes
before showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 41SHYLOCK
BY MARK LEIREN-YOUNG
BY THE BOOK PRODUCTIONS
The Bhigg House
337 Oxford Street
No wheelchair access
Capacity 24
Fringe fave John D. Huston portrays a Jewish actor depicting
Shylock as a villain facing censure and accusations of anti-
Semitism in this controversial, thought-provoking and funny
dramedy by one of Canada’s leading Jewish writers.
This must-see play is being presented in a house concert
setting. Advance booking is essential.
fri jan 24 7:30pm 80 minutes
sat jan 25 7:30pm tickets $20
sun jan 26 7:30pm students/arts workers $10
in advance:
email dclement@mts.net
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
doors open 30 minutes before
showtime
42 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFTHE TAMING OF
THE SHREW
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
WINNIPEG MENNONITE
THEATRE
St. Boniface University –
Martial-Caron Theatre
200 de la Cathédrale Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 200
Love(?) is in the air in Padua! Three oafish men are vying for
the hand of the beautiful Bianca. Their only obstacle, apart
from their hilariously garish personalities, is Bianca’s father
who insists that his eldest daughter, Katharina, be married
first. Reports of Katharina’s personality describe her as
“shrewish”, loud, obstinate, hellish, and worse; but they won’t
stop the boastful vagabond Petruchio from staking claim to
her hand.
Disguise, deceit, violence and more are bursting forth from
this high-energy comedy.
Director: Connor Hopper
winnipegmennonitetheatre.ca
“If I be waspish, best beware my sting.” – KATHARINA
wed jan 29 7:05pm 2 hours, 30 minutes
thu jan 30 7:05pm tickets $15
fri jan 31 7:05pm
sat feb 1 2:05 & 7:05pm in advance:
sun feb 2 2:05pm visit winnipegmennonitetheatre.ca
call 204 786 2311
at the door:
cash/visa/mastercard/interac/
shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
showtime
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 43UPSTART
CROW
BY SHARON HAMILTON
SHOESTRING PLAYERS
Forrest Nickerson Theatre,
Deaf Centre Manitoba
285 Pembina Highway
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 182
Five hundred years after his death, Shakespeare and his
friend Richard Burbage are beguiled by a random jester to
leave their graves and watch rehearsals of Shakespeare’s
plays.
Compiled as an introduction to Shakespeare, this mid-winter
fanstasy unfolds in a contemporary rehearsal hall. Beloved
scenes from eight of his plays entertain Shakespeare and
Burbage while they charm a 21st-century student and
actress with tales of their lives. Still furious for having been
labelled an ‘upstart crow’, Shakespeare basks in the music of
his words as each scene unfolds.
Directors: Maureen Taggart, Peter Spencer, Sharon Hamilton
Cast: Hannon Bell, Bernard Boland, Sara Groleau,
Martin Howell, Pete Hudson, Rhonda Kennedy Rogers,
Andrea Marantz, Linda Meckling, Brad Nance, Craig Oliphant,
Merri-lou Paterson, Johanna Pops, Christine Reimer,
Paulette Rochon, Mike Seccombe, Marilynn Slobogian,
Joe Stratton, Joan Wilton, Nathan Zassman
“In spectral splendour from their graves they come…”
thu jan 23 7:30pm 2 hours
fri jan 24 7:30pm tickets $15
sat jan 25 2:00 & 7:30pm
sun jan 26 2:00pm in advance:
call linda meckling, 204 475 6821
email linda.meckling@gmail.com
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 45 minutes
before showtime
44 ROYALMTC.CA/MPFWILL’S WORDS:
A PERSONAL
JOURNEY
COMPILATION OF
SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS
BY JON TED WYNNE
THE KING’S PLAYERS
Rachel Browne Theatre
211 Bannatyne Avenue
Wheelchair accessible
Capacity 122
Will’s Words is a witty and wonderful cornucopia of the
very best of Shakespeare. Man cannot live by Bard alone
– or without! Come find out how Shakespeare’s language
continues to influence how we communicate today.
Cast: Jon Ted Wynne, Rhiannon Benedict
“For you are quoting Shakespeare.”
tue feb 4 7:00pm 50 minutes
wed feb 5 7:00pm tickets $15
thu feb 6 7:00pm
fri feb 7 7:00pm reserve in advance:
sat feb 8 3:00 & 7:00pm call 204 284 4443
sun feb 9 3:00pm & 6:00pm email tkpwpg@mts.net
at the door:
cash/shakespearepass
box office opens 1 hour before
show time
#SHAKESPEAREFEST 45FREE FILM SCREENINGS Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium 251 Donald Street (2nd floor) Wheelchair accessible Capacity 120 JULIUS CAESAR (1953) Brutus, Cassius and other high-ranking Romans murder Caesar because they believe his ambition will lead to tyranny. The people of Rome are on their side until Antony, Caesar’s right-hand man, makes a moving speech. The conspirators are driven from Rome and two armies are formed: one side following the conspirators; the other, Antony. Antony has the superior force, and surrounds Brutus and Cassius, but they kill themselves to avoid capture. Starring Marlon Brando, John Geilgud and Deborah Kerr. LOOKING FOR RICHARD (1996) Part classical performance and part examination of Shakespearean dramaturgy, this acclaimed film features Al Pacino as both director and star of a production of Richard III. ALL IS TRUE (2018) The year is 1613. Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age but disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife and daughters. In so doing, he is ruthlessly forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. His very personal search for the truth uncovers secrets and lies within a family at war. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen. Descriptions from Criterion On-Demand julius caesar free films sat jan 25 11:00am (120 mins) doors open 30 minutes before film looking for richard sat feb 1 11:00am (112 mins) all is true sat feb 8 11:00am (101 mins) 46 ROYALMTC.CA/MPF
The New
Canadian Curling
Club
By Mark Crawford
JAN 7 Neepawa JAN 23 Souris
JAN 9 Thompson JAN 24 Crystal City
JAN 10 Snow Lake JAN 25 Morris
JAN 11 Flin Flon JAN 26 Gretna
JAN 14 Steinbach JAN 29 Atikokan
JAN 15 Carman JAN 30 Sioux Lookout
JAN 16 MacGregor JAN 31 Dryden
JAN 17 Strathclair FEB 1 Red Lake
JAN 18 Virden FEB 2 Kenora
JAN 20 Brandon FEB 4 Lac du Bonnet
JAN 21 Minnedosa FEB 5 Gimli
JAN 22 Deloraine FEB 6 Portage la Prairie
After sweeping across the province on tour,
The New Canadian Curling Club stops at the
John Hirsch Mainstage, Feb 12 – Mar 7.
Hurry hard, get your tickets today!
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PRESENTING SPONSOR174 Market Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P8 Canada
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