Tuesday, April 7, 2026
"An interesting and unusual character."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Tim Campbell talks about creating his own interpretation of Gandalf in The Hobbit.
The journey to Middle-earth starts…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PMMonday, April 6, 2026
"We'll do a scene from Step Brothers, that would be fun..."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dan Chameroy and Mark Uhre discuss their work ethic for Something Rotten! (and bicker like sibling…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:48PMSunday, April 5, 2026
"There's something about the familial relationships that echo like ripples in the pond."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Dean Gabourie reflects on the character archetypes present in Death o…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:18PMSaturday, April 4, 2026
"It is an entry point into your imagination."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Richard Lee, who is playing Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, reflects on the importance of theatre for young audienc…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:02PMFriday, April 3, 2026
"You move at the speed of trust."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Graham Abbey talks about encouraging the actors to hold hands and leap into the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Shakesp…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36PMThursday, April 2, 2026
Fit check with The Hobbit. ✔️
Richard Lee, who plays Bilbo Baggins, stepped into his costume for The Hobbit and gave us a glimpse into the costume fitting process. Costume Designer Ting-…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12PMWednesday, April 1, 2026
"You've got to make a fool of yourself" in Waiting for Godot.
Step into the rehearsal hall as Tom McCamus prepares to play the fool Estragon in Samuel Beckett's timeless tragicomedy.
Tom a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:42PMMonday, March 30, 2026
Designing for theatre is a "durational art."
Step into the Props department as Julie Fox reflects on building the world of The Tempest through its sets and costumes.
Come experience the ric…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:02PMFriday, March 27, 2026
"The starting impulse" of theatre begins with the director.
On World Theatre Day, Antoni Cimolino reflects on the power of directing and what he hopes to achieve with The Tempest. Read more …
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:48AMWednesday, March 25, 2026
Theatre is "a conversation."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Paul Gross prepares to take to the stage as Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's iconic tragicomedy, Waiting for Godot.
Book your ticket…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:48AMSaturday, March 21, 2026
Bilbo Baggins is "the eyes and ears" of the audience.
Step into the rehearsal hall as Pablo Felices-Luna brings The Hobbit to life, directing a beloved classic on stage for devoted fans and …
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:32PMFriday, March 20, 2026
Graham Abbey has set "the parameters of the sandbox" and is ready for the magic to begin.
Step into the rehearsal hall as he directs A Midsummer Night's Dream, unleashing Shakespeare's misch…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:12PMWednesday, March 18, 2026
Molly Atkinson describes a "river of tragedy" running beneath all comedy.
Step into the rehearsal hall as Molly directs Waiting for Godot with an all-star cast, featuring Paul Gross, Tom McC…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18PMTuesday, March 17, 2026
Shakespeare has a way of "compressing everything into a real crystal."
Step into the rehearsal hall as Antoni Cimolino shapes a bold new production of The Tempest.
Secure your seats to expe…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:02PMFriday, March 13, 2026
Winter can't hold on much longer. Before you know it, the 2026 season will be in full swing and our gorgeous city will be glowing in the summer sun once again.
With 12 fantastic production…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:36PMThursday, March 12, 2026
What's Something Rotten!? Only the "uproarious musical comedy" (Toronto Star) that audiences want to see again and again... and again!
Whether you missed it in 2024 or you're one of many tha…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:24PMSunday, March 8, 2026
This International Women's Day, we look to the countless women that have shaped the Festival, including the one many would consider our matriarch, Martha Henry.
Watch her magic as Prospero…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:31AMTuesday, March 3, 2026
Smaug is officially joining the cast of The Hobbit and his puppet head is already turning heads backstage.
Props artist Matthew Burgess spent more than six weeks building the big Dragon head…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:48PMThursday, February 26, 2026
It's hard to be the B(e)ard! 🥸
As we prepare for Something Rotten!, the artisans in our Wigs department are busy getting the beards and moustaches ready for the Renaissance. There are 12 …
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:18PMSaturday, February 14, 2026
For Valentine's Day: the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers captivates generation after generation. Our 2017 production, featuring Antoine Yared a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:36AMThursday, February 5, 2026
Today marks five years since the passing of Christopher Plummer. In honour of this extraordinary actor, one of the pioneers who helped put the Stratford Festival on the world stage and eleva…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:54PMTuesday, February 3, 2026
The Understudy is a peek-behind-the-curtain story of the theatre world. An understudy actor is called upon last-minute to replace the star of a major stage production of Shakespeare's The Te…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:18PMFriday, January 23, 2026
It's a full house in Saturday, Sunday, Monday!
In a lively Neapolitan household, emotions run high as the family matriarch and her jealous husband hit a breaking point. Tears, laughter and g…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36PMThursday, January 22, 2026
The King James Bible Play peels back the layers of a monumental translation.
It traces the lives of the men who forged one of the world’s most influential texts and follows the female arti…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PMTuesday, January 20, 2026
Clutch your pearls because The Tao of the World is serving premium scandal.
This tantalizing new comedy peeks behind the velvet curtain of Singapore's ultra-rich, where scheming is a sport, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:48PMMonday, January 19, 2026
A single lie becomes poison to Othello.
Watch as trust corrodes, certainty buckles and a brilliant life is dragged into ruin by deception's quiet hand in Shakespeare's gripping tragedy.
Sec…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:24PMSunday, January 18, 2026
Magic and mischief by moonlight. ✨
A Midsummer Night’s Dream transforms the Tom Patterson Theatre into an enchanted forest where lovers lose their way, spirits stir up trouble and nothin…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:54PMFriday, January 16, 2026
Adventure awaits with The Hobbit.
Follow Bilbo Baggins and the ever-mysterious Gandalf as they plunge into an epic quest that reshapes their world, complete with dwarves, trolls, elves, gobl…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:18PMThursday, January 15, 2026
Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest sweeps onto the stage in a flurry of wit, charm and delicious absurdity. This refreshing classic pokes fun at society’s silliest expectation…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:54PMWednesday, January 14, 2026
Shattering the illusion of the American dream, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a classic that demands to be seen.
Tom McCamus and Lucy Peacock reunite as Willy and Linda Loman, channe…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:32PMTuesday, January 13, 2026
Shakespeare is back and he’s more outrageous than ever in Something Rotten!
Called “the smartest and funniest new musical comedy” by the Toronto Star, this crowd-pleasing spectacle ret…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM 
