To be (home), or, not to be (home), that is the question. And you know the answer. Canada’s prestigious Stratford Festival is bringing its award-winning film series to a couch near you. Starting Thursday, April 23, the theater company broadcasts a virtual “film festival” offering FREE streaming of 12 of its finest Shakespeare productions.
One film will be released on their YouTube channel every Thursday at 5 p.m. MST, starting with King Lear on April 23 — aka Shakespeare’s birthday! — and will remain available for three weeks. (Repeat viewings are strongly encouraged.)
Thanks to MHOTC reader Mike for telling us about this offer!
Here’s the lineup:
(dates indicate start date through available viewing end)
King Lear — April 23 to May 14
Coriolanus — April 30 to May 21
Macbeth — May 7 to 28
The Tempest — May 14 to June 4
Timon of Athens — May 21 to June 11
Love’s Labour’s Lost — May 28 to June 18
Hamlet — June 4 to 25
King John — June 11 to July 12
The Adventures of Pericles — June 18 to July 9
Antony and Cleopatra — June 25 to July 16
Romeo and Juliet — July 2 to 23
The Taming of the Shrew — July 9 to 30
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