ShakespeareFest 2020

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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

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“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-uponAvon. 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.

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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 2 King Lear 3 Romeo and Juliet 4 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 5 Macbeth 6 Othello 7 Much Ado About Nothing 8 Richard III 9 Julius Caesar 10 Taming of the Shrew (Tragedy) written 1599-1601

(Tragedy) written 1605-1606 (Tragedy) written 1595

(Comedy) written 1595

(Tragedy) written 1606

(Tragedy) written 1603-1604 (Comedy) written 1599

(Tragedy) written 1592-1593

(Tragedy) written 1598-1599 (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.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SHAKESPEAREFEST SUPPORTERS!

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THE MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS! Look back at 20 years of playwrights featured by local companies 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.

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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

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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!

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III CREATED AND PRESENTED

BY 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) fri jan 24 7:30pm sat jan 25 7:30pm thu jan 30 7:30pm (pwyc) fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 7:30pm thu feb 6 7:30pm (pwyc) fri feb 7 7:30pm sat feb 8 7:30pm

60 minutes warnings: mature content, fog tickets $15 (thursdays pay what you can) under 30 $10 high school students $5 in advance: visit fillthewhole.bpt.me at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 30 mins before showtime

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12TH 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 GraffCzehryn, 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 sun jan 26 7:30pm mon jan 27 7:30pm wed jan 29 7:30pm thu jan 30 7:30pm fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 7:30pm sun feb 2 7:30pm mon feb 3 7:30pm wed feb 5 7:30pm thu feb 6 7:30pm fri feb 7 7:30pm #SHAKESPEAREFEST

85 minutes tickets $20 students/unemployed/seniors $15 in advance: call 204 775 5467 email thekeeptheatre@gmail.com at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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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 wed jan 8 7:30pm thu jan 9 7:30pm fri jan 10 7:30pm sat jan 11 4:00 & 8:30pm tue jan 14 7:30pm wed jan 15 2:00 & 7:30pm thu jan 16 7:30pm fri jan 17 7:30pm sat jan 18 4:00 & 8:30pm sun jan 19 2:00pm tue jan 21 7:30pm wed jan 22 2:00 & 7:30pm thu jan 23 7:30pm 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 thu jan 30 7:30pm fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 4:00pm

2 hours, 30 minutes (incl. intermission) warnings: theatrical fog/haze tickets start at $27.25 in advance: call 204 942 6537 visit royalmtc.ca at the door: cash/interac/visa/mastercard/ american express/shakespearepass box office opens at noon. doors open 1 hour before showtime

SPONSORED BY THE WINNIPEG FOUNDATION

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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: PAULINA:

But if I don’t go back…

Then we need to keep you dead.

wed jan 15 7:30pm (preview) thu jan 16 7:30pm (opening) fri jan 17 7:30pm sat jan 18 3:00 & 7:30pm sun jan 19 2:00pm mon jan 20 7:30pm (talkback) wed jan 22 1:30pm & 7:30pm thu jan 23 7:30pm fri jan 24 7:30pm sat jan 25 3:00 & 7:30pm (talkback) sun jan 26 2:00pm

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90 minutes (no intermission) tickets $25 students/seniors/industry $20 in advance: Visit shakespeareintheruins.com call 204 891 9160 m-f 11-5 passholders, reserve seats: boxoffice@sirmb.ca at the door: cash/debit/credit/shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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READING 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

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DESDEMONA, 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 fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 2:00 & 7:30pm sun feb 2 2:00pm

90 minutes (no intermission) warnings: some sexual content 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

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STAGED 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 thu jan 30 7:30pm fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 7:30pm sun feb 2 2:00pm

2 hours, 15 minutes warnings: strong language, sexual content. recommended ages 12+ 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

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GOODNIGHT 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 you decide) fri jan 31 7:30pm (opening) sat feb 1 7:30pm sun feb 2 3:00pm (talkback) tue feb 4 7:30pm ($10 students/mixer) wed feb 5 7:30pm ($15 arts workers/mixer) thu feb 6 7:30pm fri feb 7 7:30pm sat feb 8 3:00 (talkback) & 7:30pm sun feb 9 4:00pm tue feb 11 7:30pm ($10 students/mixer) wed feb 12 7:30pm thu feb 13 7:30pm fri feb 14 7:30pm sat feb 15 7:30pm #SHAKESPEAREFEST

2 hours, 15 minutes warnings: see theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/ shows/good-night-desdemonagood-morning-juliet/ tickets $10 – $27 in advance: visit theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/purchase

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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 sat feb 1 8:00pm sun feb 2 2:00pm wed feb 5 8:00pm thu feb 6 8:00pm sat feb 8 8:00pm

2 hours (1 intermission) tickets pay what you can suggested price: $20 at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 30 minutes before showtime

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HAMLET (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 check the website for relaxed performance dates wed jan 22 (Jordan) – asl only thu jan 23 (Jordan) – asl only fri jan 24 (Jordan) – asl only sat jan 25 (charlene) sun jan 26 (harry) mon jan 27 (harry) tue jan 28 (harry) wed jan 29 (kevin) thu jan 30 (charlene) sat feb 1 (marsha) sun feb 2 (marsha) mon feb 3 (marsha) tue feb 4 (charlene) wed feb 5 (kevin) thu feb 6 (angela) fri feb 7 (angela) sat feb 8 (angela) sun feb 9 (kevin) #SHAKESPEAREFEST

55 minutes tickets $20 in advance: visit hamlettherestissilence. brownpapertickets.com reservations: call 204 223 6099 email echoboxoffice@gmail.com reservations not paid in advance, including those for pass holders, will be released if not redeemed 10 minutes before showtime. at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 45 minutes before showtime

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I, 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 sun jan 26 9:15pm mon jan 27 9:15pm wed jan 29 9:15pm thu jan 30 9:15pm fri jan 31 9:15pm sat feb 1 9:15pm sun feb 2 9:15pm mon feb 3 9:15pm wed feb 5 9:15pm thu feb 6 9:15pm fri feb 7 9:15pm

70 minutes warnings: strong language, suicidal ideation, audience participation. this is a relaxed performance. tickets $15 students/seniors/artists/ underemployed $12 with twelfth night ticket $12 in advance: email tickets@impeltheatre.com at the door: cash/visa/mastercard/ shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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KING 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 wed jan 22 7:00pm thu jan 23 7:00pm fri jan 24 7:00pm sat jan 25 2:00 & 7:00pm sun jan 26 3:00pm mon jan 27 7:00pm tue jan 28 7:00pm wed jan 29 7:00pm thu jan 30 7:00pm fri jan 31 7:00pm sat feb 1 2:00 & 7:00pm sun feb 2 3:00pm

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2 hours, 30 minutes (including intermission) warning: violence and a scene of torture, stage fog tickets $20 in advance: brownpapertickets.com at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 30 minutes before showtime

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OYSTER

A SORRY

SIGHT

BREAK THE ICE

IS DONE

ON

VANISH INTO THIN AIR EDGE

LIE LOW

BLIND

SET

WHAT IS DONE

OF A

LOVE IS

TOO MUCH

BATED BREATH

ON YOUR SLEEVE

FULL CIRCLE

WEAR YOUR HEART

GOOD YOUR THING TEETH NAKED TRUTH

THE WORLD IS MY

HEART OF GOLD

GOOSE CHASE

WILD

SO-SO

LAUGHING

STOCK

Like the words of Shakespeare, we are endlessly adaptable.

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JAN 7-19 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

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23

7:30pm III

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 III* 7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead 7:30pm Romeo & Juliet 7:30pm Upstart Crow*

7:30pm Macbeth

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is

silence) – ASL only 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical* 7:30pm As You Like It 7:30pm Awaken 7:30pm III 7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm SHYLOCK* 7:30pm Upstart Crow 8:00pm O(phelia)* 9:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 9:15pm I, Malvolio*

SATURDAY JANUARY 25 11:00am Julius Caesar (film)^ 12:30pm Rosencrantz and

Guildenstern Are Dead* 2:00pm King Lear 2:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 2:00pm Upstart Crow 3:00pm Awaken 4:00pm As You Like It 4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:30pm Awaken

7:30pm SHYLOCK 7:30pm Upstart Crow 8:00pm O(phelia) 8:30pm As You Like It 9:00pm Queen Lear is Dead

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 12:00pm Shakespeare Panel^ 1:30pm Shake-able Shakespeare^ 2:00pm As You Like It 2:00pm Awaken 2:00pm Macbeth 2:00pm Upstart Crow 3:00pm King Lear 4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 5:30pm Othello* 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm SHYLOCK 8:00pm O(phelia) 9:15pm I, Malvolio

MONDAY, JANUARY 27 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm O(phelia) 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 8:30pm Othello 9:15pm I, Malvolio

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm O(phelia) 7:30pm As You Like It 7:30pm Macbeth 8:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 8:30pm Othello

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 2:00pm As You Like It 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is

silence) 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew* 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm As You Like It 7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged reading* 7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm Opera by the Pint – the Bard Edition^ 7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead 9:15pm I, Malvolio

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm As You Like It 7:30pm Desdemona, a play about a handkerchief* 7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged reading 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)* 7:30pm III 7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will* 8:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 8:30pm Othello 9:15pm I, Malvolio

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm O(phelia) 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm As You Like It

7:30pm Desdemona, a play about a handkerchief 7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged reading 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 7:30pm III 7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm Queen Lear is Dead 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will 8:00pm Hamlet* 8:30pm Othello 9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub: KING BEER* 9:15pm I, Malvolio

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 11:00am Looking for Richard (film)^ 2:00pm Desdemona, a play about a handkerchief 2:00pm King Lear 2:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 2:05pm The Taming of the Shrew 4:00pm As You Like It 4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 5:30pm Othello 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm King Lear 7:00pm Shakespeare’s Villains 7:05pm The Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Desdemona, a play about a handkerchief 7:30pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged reading 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 7:30pm III 7:30pm Macbeth 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will 8:00pm Hamlet 8:00pm O(phelia) 9:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub: HENRY HE POURETH 9:15pm I, Malvolio

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

2:00pm Desdemona, a play

7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm O(phelia) 7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A Personal Journey 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will 8:00pm Hamlet 8:00pm Shakespeare’s Women – and Their Men 9:15pm I, Malvolio

about a handkerchief 2:00pm Elizabeth Rex: a staged reading 2:00pm Hamlet 2:05pm The Taming of the Shrew 3:00pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 3:00pm King Lear 3:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub: ALE’S WELL 4:00pm Queen Lear is Dead 4:15pm O(phelia) 5:30pm Othello 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will 9:15pm I, Malvolio

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 6:30pm Othello 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 8:30pm O(phelia) 9:15pm I, Malvolio

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 6:30pm Othello

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 6:30pm Othello 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A Personal Journey 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 7:30pm III 7:30pm Measure For Measure* 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will 8:00pm Hamlet 8:30pm Shakespeare’s Women – and Their Men 9:15pm I, Malvolio

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*

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9

6:00pm Othello

2:00pm Shakespeare’s Will

7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence) 7:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A Personal Journey 7:30pm 12th NIGHT – a musical 7:30pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 7:30pm III 7:30pm Measure For Measure 7:30pm Shakespeare’s Will 8:00pm O(phelia) 9:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub: ALE’S WELL 9:15pm I, Malvolio 9:15pm Shakespeare’s Women – and Their Men

2:00pm Shakespeare’s Women – and Their Men 2:30pm Measure For Measure 3:00pm The Comedy of Errors* 3:00pm Shakespeare in the Pub: HENRY HE POURETH 3:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A Personal Journey 4:00pm Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 6:00pm WILL’S WORDS: A Personal Journey 6:30pm Shakespeare’s Women – and Their Men 7:00pm HAMLET (the rest is silence)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 11:00am All Is True (film)^

FEB 11-15 Goodnight Desdemona (Good 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

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MACBETH

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 thu jan 23 7:30pm fri jan 24 7:30pm sat jan 25 7:30pm sun jan 26 2:00pm tue jan 28 7:30pm wed jan 29 7:30pm thu jan 30 7:30pm fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 7:30pm

2 hours, 30 minutes tickets $20 arts workers/alumni $15 students $10 in advance: call 204 474 6880 with the number of tickets and the night/time you want. we’ll only reply to messages if there are concerns. at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 45 minutes before showtime

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MEASURE 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 fri feb 7 7:30pm sat feb 8 7:30pm sun feb 9 2:30pm

2 hours, 30 minutes tickets $20 arts workers $15 (at the door only) 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

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O(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 sat jan 25 8:00pm sun jan 26 8:00pm mon jan 27 7:00pm tue jan 28 7:00pm fri jan 31 7:00pm sat feb 1 8:00pm sun feb 2 4:15pm mon feb 3 8:30pm wed feb 5 7:00pm fri feb 7 8:00pm

45 minutes warning: under 14 not admitted tickets $20 or 2 for $30 in advance: ophelia.brownpapertickets.com at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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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

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OTHELLO

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 mon jan 27 8:30pm tue jan 28 8:30pm thu jan 30 8:30pm fri jan 31 8:30pm sat feb 1 5:30pm sun feb 2 5:30pm mon feb 3 6:30pm tue feb 4 6:30pm thu feb 6 6:30pm fri feb 7 6:00pm sat feb 8 4:00pm

90 minutes (no intermission) warning: violence tickets $25 students/seniors/industry $20 in advance: visit beautheatreco.com email info@beautheatreco.com call 204 392 5746 at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 30 minutes before showtime

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QUEEN 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-ownpathway 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 will at the door) wed jan 22 8:00pm thu jan 23 7:30pm fri jan 24 9:00pm sat jan 25 4:00 & 9:00pm sun jan 26 4:00pm tue jan 28 8:00pm (2 for 1 tickets at the door) wed jan 29 7:30pm thu jan 30 8:00pm fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 4:00 & 9:00pm sun feb 2 4:00pm

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65 minutes warning: mature language tickets $20 students/seniors/artsworkers/ underemployed $15 note: tue jan 21 is pwyw (at the door) tue jan 28 is 2 for 1 (at the door) reserve in advance: call 780 965 9304 email tfdcollective@gmail.com at the door: cash/e-transfer/shakespearepass box office opens 30 minutes before showtime

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ROMEO & 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 - pay what you can at the door) mon jan 20 8:30pm tue jan 21 7:30pm wed jan 22 7:30pm thu jan 23 7:30pm

90 minutes (no intermission) tickets: $20 in advance: visit pocketfrock.eventbrite.com at the door: cash/credit/shakespearepass

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READING 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

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SHAKESPEARE 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 sat feb 1 9:00pm – henry he poureth sun feb 2 3:00pm – ale’s well fri feb 7 9:00pm – ale’s well sat feb 8 9:00pm – king beer sun feb 9 3:00pm – henry he poureth

95 minutes warning: beer + shakespeare tickets pay what you can in advance: visit: sipshakesfest.bpt.me at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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SHAKESPEARE’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 wed jan 22 7:00pm thu jan 23 7:00pm fri jan 24 7:00pm sat jan 25 2:00 & 7:00pm wed jan 29 7:00pm thu jan 30 7:00pm fri jan 31 7:00pm sat feb 1 2:00 & 7:00pm

70 minutes warning: mature subject matter tickets $20 students/seniors/equity/map $15 in advance: visit: eventbrite.com email krakttheatre@gmail.com with interac at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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SHAKESPEARE’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 fri jan 31 7:30pm sat feb 1 7:30pm sun feb 2 7:30pm tue feb 4 7:30pm wed feb 5 7:30pm thu feb 6 7:30pm fri feb 7 7:30pm sat feb 8 7:30pm sun feb 9 2:00pm

90 minutes tickets $15 in advance: email roryrunnells@gmail.com call 204 612 0509 at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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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 wed feb 5 8:00pm thu feb 6 8:30pm fri feb 7 9:15pm sat feb 8 2:00pm & 7:30pm sun feb 9 2:00 & 6:30pm

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90 minutes tickets $15 seniors/students/equity/map $12 in advance: call 204 474 9539 at the door: cash/shakespearepass box office opens 45 minutes before showtime

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SHYLOCK

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 antiSemitism 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 sat jan 25 7:30pm sun jan 26 7:30pm

80 minutes tickets $20 students/arts workers $10 in advance: email dclement@mts.net at the door: cash/shakespearepass doors open 30 minutes before showtime

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THE 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 thu jan 30 7:05pm fri jan 31 7:05pm sat feb 1 2:05 & 7:05pm sun feb 2 2:05pm

2 hours, 30 minutes tickets $15 in advance: visit winnipegmennonitetheatre.ca call 204 786 2311 at the door: cash/visa/mastercard/interac/ shakespearepass box office opens 1 hour before showtime

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UPSTART 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 fri jan 24 7:30pm sat jan 25 2:00 & 7:30pm sun jan 26 2:00pm

2 hours tickets $15 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

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WILL’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 wed feb 5 7:00pm thu feb 6 7:00pm fri feb 7 7:00pm sat feb 8 3:00 & 7:00pm sun feb 9 3:00pm & 6:00pm

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FREE 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 sat jan 25 11:00am (120 mins) looking for richard sat feb 1 11:00am (112 mins)

free films doors open 30 minutes before film

all is true sat feb 8 11:00am (101 mins)

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The New Canadian Curling Club

By Mark Crawford

JAN 7 Neepawa JAN 9 Thompson JAN 10 Snow Lake JAN 11 Flin Flon JAN 14 Steinbach JAN 15 Carman JAN 16 MacGregor JAN 17 Strathclair JAN 18 Virden JAN 20 Brandon JAN 21 Minnedosa JAN 22 Deloraine

JAN 23 Souris JAN 24 Crystal City JAN 25 Morris JAN 26 Gretna JAN 29 Atikokan JAN 30 Sioux Lookout JAN 31 Dryden FEB 1 Red Lake FEB 2 Kenora FEB 4 Lac du Bonnet FEB 5 Gimli 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.

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