From the world-renowned Stratford Festival, this scintillating production of Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy The Taming of the Shrew will stir your emotions as you follow Katherina and Petruchio, the feisty lovers at the centre of Shakespeare’s most pointed social commentary. Deborah Hay gives a “performance for the ages” (Toronto Star) as Katherina: “truly beyond compare” (Globe and Mail). Ben Carlson, who won the Canadian Screen Award for his performance, is the perfect counterpoint as her plotting suitor, creating a chemistry that sets the stage alight. 

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FILM FESTIVAL TRIVIA QUIZ

Thursday, July 16, at 6:30 PM

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW LIVE VIEWING PARTY

Thursday, July 16, at 7:00 EDT

Courtship or conquest? The breaking down of a defiant spirit – or a breakthrough that liberates a heart deprived of love? Will you ever see a battle of wills that’s fiercer or funnier – or more hotly controversial?

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IN GOOD COMPANY

with Jani Lauzon & Tara Sky

In 2020, Jani Lauzon and Tara Sky were to be the first Indigenous mother-and-daughter pair to appear in the same season at the Stratford Festival. Tara Sky interviews her mother about her long theatre career and her work toward more equitable First Nations representation on stage.

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BEHIND THE SCENES: WARDROBE

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An inside look at how costumes and jewellery go from design to creation at the Stratford Festival.

WOMAN RISING

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In this time that sees more women writers being produced and celebrated, acclaimed playwrights Hannah Moscovitch, Anusree Roy and Kate Hennig discuss their journeys as writers in this country and what being women has meant to them in that role at the various stages of their careers.

Photo: Ben Carlson as Petruchio and Deborah Hay as Katherina. © 2015 Stratford Festival.