On Saturday, April 23 the world will honour the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s passing, and Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is joining the celebration by staging a classic wake! Will’s Wake, hosted by Bard Artistic Director Christopher Gaze, will bring members and friends of Bard’s Acting Company together with Shakespeare lovers of … Read more
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival has announced a 2016 season that will showcase the genius and popular appeal of the great English playwright, in a year of world-wide celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The 27th Bard season, sponsored by Goldcorp and running from June 3 to September 24, 2016, will bring two proven audience favourites to … Read more
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents its annual Opera & Arias concerts with highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan classics. Enjoy the 26th season of Bard on the Beach by attending a live performance of well-loved selections from The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore and more. The gifted young stars of the … Read more
BARD ON THE BEACH 26th SEASON – FIREWORKS EVENINGS, CONCERTS & MORE Celebrate summer by attending one of Bard on the Beach’s special events under the tents. In addition to the four productions currently playing on the BMO Mainstage and the Howard Family Stage, Bard is presenting a series of special events, from Bard-B-Q & Fireworks (on Celebration of … Read more
When our resident “theatre reviewer” Sam Hauck aka the Wine Teacher wasn’t available to attend the opening of King Lear two friends stepped up and with thanks to Sandy Kooner and Jennifer Penk we give thee the following reviews: Bard on the Beach’s adaptation of King Lear was an amazing play to watch. From its simplistic, understated, … Read more
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival continues its 26th season with a musical adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost. The play will run Tuesdays through Sundays from June 19 to September 20 on the Howard Family Stage, in the 270-seat Douglas Campbell Theatre Tent in Vanier Park. It’s Chicago in the 1920s and Ferdinand, “The King” (Jay Hindle) controls the illegal … Read more
\Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival opens its 26th season with The Comedy of Errors. Directed by Bard on the Beach Artistic Associate Scott Bellis, this steampunk rendition of Shakespeare’s lively comedy runs June 4 to September 26 on the BMO Mainstage. Double trouble has never been more delightful! Two sets of long-lost twins meet up unexpectedly, creating hilarious … Read more
PLAY & SPECIAL EVENTS TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 8 Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival begins its 26th season in Vanier Park on June 4 with an exciting lineup of plays, concerts and special events. All tickets for Bard on the Beach go on sale April 8 for the 2015 season, which runs from June 4 to September 26. THE COMEDY … Read more
Starting November 8, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival and MEI Events International Inc. will present Shakespeare fans in British Columbia with a unique, all year round opportunity to see ten incredible Shakespeare productions. During fall and winter, fans will get to enjoy the drama, laughter and magic of six wildly popular Shakespeare productions … Read more
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival has wrapped up a record-breaking 25th Anniversary Season, generating critical and popular acclaim and setting an all-time attendance record. Almost 101,000 patrons enjoyed the Festival’s silver-anniversary lineup of plays, concerts and special events, a major increase from the previous record of 91,000 in 2009. There were rave reviews … Read more