The Stratford Festival’s On Demand selection adds two new titles this month with <i>Macbeth</i> and <i>Love’s Labour’s Lost</i>.
The Festival now has eight titles available on demand: <i>King Lear</i>, <i>King John</i>, <i>Antony and Cleopatra</i>, <i>Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Adventures of Pericles</i>, <i>Macbeth</i> and <i>Love’s Labour’s Lost</i>.
The films can be downloaded through <b>iTunes</b> in Canada and the U.S.; <b>Amazon </b>in the U.S. and the U.K.; and <b>Google Play</b> in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. Details can be found at <a href="http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnDemand">www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnDemand</a>
The Festival is currently producing two new offerings, with <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> and <i>Timon of Athens</i> set to hit the big screen this spring.
<b><i>Macbeth</i></b>
<b>Antoni Cimolino</b>’s chilling production of <i>Macbeth</i> takes you back to the stark reality of the 11th century, when the murderous king clawed his way to power. It has been praised as “a thrilling terror,” (<i>Globe and Mail</i>) “a bold and brutal take on the Scottish King’s tragic tale” (<i>Toronto Star</i>), and “a brilliant, terrifying show” that leaves people “gasping in the dark” (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>). Starring <b>Ian Lake</b> in “a galvanizing performance as an unusually young and sexually magnetic Macbeth” (<i>New York Times</i>) and <b>Krystin Pellerin</b> as “a standout Lady Macbeth … at once adorable yet devious” (Postmedia), this is a production that will haunt your dreams and leave you tingling. The production was directed for the screen by <b>Shelagh O’Brien</b> and produced by <b>Barry Avrich</b>.
MELBAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANTONI CIMOLINO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANITA GAFFNEY
PRESENT A BARRY AVRICH PRODUCTION OF MACBETH
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
PRODUCER SUSAN EDWARDS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOE INTERISANO EDITED BY GEORGE ROULSTON
DIRECTED FOR THE STAGE BY Antoni Cimolino DIRECTED FOR THE SCREEN BY SHELAGH O’BRIEN
PRODUCED BY BARRY AVRICH
<b><i>Love’s Labour’s Lost</i></b>
Shakespeare’s most poetic love story comes to vivid life in this Stratford Festival production, helmed by Tony and Olivier award-winning director <b>John Caird</b>. A coming-of-age story unlike any other, <i>Love’s Labour’s Lost</i> dwells sweetly on the naiveté of youth while leading its protagonists to understand the true meaning – and cost – of love. This “sublime” (<i>Toronto Star</i>) “masterpiece” (<i>National Post</i>) was called “the most vibrant production of the play I’ve ever seen” (<i>am New York</i>). Starring <b>Ruby Joy</b>, <b>Mike Shara</b>, <b>Sarah Afful</b>, <b>Juan Chioran</b>, <b>Josue Laboucane</b>, <b>Tom Rooney</b> and <b>Sanjay Talwar</b>, “it’s impossible to say who gives the most delicious performance in this comic feast” (<i>Torontoist</i>). The production was directed for the screen and produced by <b>Barry Avrich</b>.
MELBAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANTONI CIMOLINO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANITA GAFFNEY
PRESENT A BARRY AVRICH PRODUCTION OF LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
PRODUCER SUSAN EDWARDS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOE INTERISANO EDITED BY GEORGE ROULSTON
DIRECTED FOR THE STAGE BY JOHN CAIRD DIRECTED FOR THE SCREEN BY BARRY AVRICH
PRODUCED BY BARRY AVRICH
Photo: Ian Lake as Macbeth. ©2015 Don Dixon.
<b>2017-11-06</b>
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