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2018 SEASON YOU April 4 to October 28 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario ORDER Tim Carroll, Artistic Director FIRST! Tim Jennings, Executive Director 1 FESTIVAL THEATRE MY SECOND SEASON IS A CHANCE TO PUT The Magician’s Nephew INTO PRACTICE WHAT I LEARNT IN MY FIRST. By C.S. Lewis Adapted for the stage by Michael O’Brien SO, WHAT DID I LEARN? WELL … Grand Hotel Book by Luther Davis This company has amazing musical have staged it; Oh What A Lovely Music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, performers. Grand Hotel is a War, the great musical by Joan with additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston blockbuster musical with a bit of Littlewood, was influenced everything: passion, crime, laughter, by Shaw and will bring the Canadian Mythos: A Trilogy a wonderful score and great dancing. experience on to the stage of the Gods. Heroes. Men. Written by and starring Stephen Fry Royal George, which began life as Our audience loves brilliant writing, a vaudeville house to entertain the The Hound of the Baskervilles for young or old. The Magician’s troops mustering for France. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nephew will bring C.S. Lewis’ Adapted by R. Hamilton Wright and David Pichette legendary world of Narnia to Canada’s theatre history is packed life in a show for all the family. with gems worthy of rediscovery. ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE Michael Mackenzie’s funny and We all love a bit of pure escapism. moving The Baroness and the Pig has Stage Kiss Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the been played all over Europe, but will By Sarah Ruhl Baskervilles marks the return of the be brand new to Shaw audiences. Of Marriage and Men: murder mystery to The Shaw, in a A Comedy Double-Bill script that bursts with life and intrigue. Stephen Fry is even more dazzling How He Lied to Her Husband and The Man of Destiny in the flesh than he is on screen. We are suckers for romance. Stage By Bernard Shaw I knew that already, because he Kiss is not just a hilarious backstage is my friend. But no one should O’Flaherty V.C. (Lunchtime one-act) comedy, it also has a really beautiful miss the chance to hear one of By Bernard Shaw heart. It will light up the Royal George. the geniuses of the age telling the Oh What a Lovely War – A Musical Bernard Shaw still rocks. Both our greatest stories of all time – in his Book by Joan Littlewood, own special way! Theatre Workshop and Charles Chilton double-bill of comedies, Of Marriage and Men and our Lunchtime one- Oh, and I learnt that we have the A Christmas Carol act O’Flaherty V.C., show him at his best supporters in the world. Come By Charles Dickens dazzling, mischievous best. Adapted for the stage by Tim Carroll and be part of it. After all, theatre The meeting of a classic play with is one of those basic human needs: JACKIE MAXWELL STUDIO THEATRE a modern playwright can produce you can do it on your own, but it’s wonderful sparks. In The Orchard better in company. The Orchard (After Chekhov) (After Chekhov), Sarena Parmar Let’s get together. By Sarena Parmar invites Chekhov to tell the story of The Baroness and the Pig a Canadian immigrant family in By Michael Mackenzie heart-breaking and hilarious fashion. Henry V History is alive today. The centenary By William Shakespeare of the end of the Great War is a SECRET THEATRE perfect opportunity to do two great anti-war plays. Henry V influenced Unexpected moments of theatre, Shaw and this production, set in the Tim Carroll Front cover: Emily Lukasik (Saint Joan, 2017). popping up in the strangest places. This page: Michael Therriault (Me and My Girl, 2017). trenches, might be the way he would Artistic Director 1 The Magician’s Nephew WORLD PREMIERE! By C.S. Lewis Adapted for the stage by Michael O’Brien Directed by Tim Carroll April 4 – October 13 Take a magical, spectacular plunge into Narnia ... at its very beginning. Young Digory and his friend Polly stumble on a way to explore other worlds — but accidentally unleash a malevolent queen who could destroy it all. Packed with visual thrills and wonders, this adventure is a profound story of what it means FESTIVAL THEATRE FESTIVAL to do the right thing. Inspiring for all ages. THEATRE FESTIVAL Grand Hotel The Hound of the Book by Luther Davis Baskervilles Music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional CANADIAN PREMIERE! music and lyrics by Maury Yeston By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Directed by Eda Holmes Adapted by R. Hamilton Wright May 3 – October 14 and David Pichette Directed by Craig Hall Check into the lavish Grand Hotel, where the lives of ten hotel guests collide over August 1 – October 27 one incredible night. Love. Betrayal. It’s the return of the murder mystery to Jealousy. Murder. And the glamour of Berlin The Shaw. Sir Baskerville has been scared in the Roaring Twenties. Soaring with songs to death — literally. Now deductive genius and dance, it’s the mesmerizing musical Sherlock Holmes is on the case to find the about what happens when our deepest, murderer ... with twist after twist to keep most desperate passions are unleashed. you guessing. Darkly fun, deliciously sly, Winner of five Tony Awards. and just the right amount of suspense: this is a whodunit you won’t want to miss. Mythos: A Trilogy WORLD PREMIERE! Gods. Heroes. Men. Mythos Marathons – See the complete Written by and starring Stephen Fry Mythos Trilogy over two days in June Directed by Tim Carroll or July. Marked MM on the calendar. Three-show package from $135. May 24 – July 15 The world’s most hilarious storyteller shares the world’s most fascinating myths. In this trilogy of plays (try to see them all!), Stephen Fry takes to The Shaw stage with gripping tales of the Greek gods, heroes, and men who still echo today. Laugh-out-loud funny, mind-blowing, and often personal, Mythos is a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the icon himself. Please note special pricing for Mythos: A Trilogy – Gods. Heroes. Men. See page 8. Lisa Berry and Chick Reid (The Madness of George III, 2017). Production Sponsors Tim & Frances Price Corinne & Victor Rice 2 3 Stage Kiss O’Flaherty V.C. By Sarah Ruhl (Lunchtime one-act) Directed by Anita Rochon By Bernard Shaw April 11 – September 1 Directed by Kimberley Rampersad May 31 – October 6 Two bitter exes are cast in the same play as each other’s love interest. Will they strangle Young Dennis O’Flaherty has been sent each other? Or seduce each other? And back from the front to recruit more how can you tell what’s real from what’s Irishmen to the war. The only problem? make-believe? Frothy and hilarious, this He neglected to tell his Irish nationalist modern romantic comedy by Pulitzer-winning mother he’s helping the English. Packed playwright Sarah Ruhl will take you behind with family feuding and witty repartee, the curtain on a whole new level. this Bernard Shaw one-act skewers every conceit about why we fight. ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE GEORGE ROYAL THEATRE GEORGE ROYAL Of Marriage and Men: Production Sponsor A Comedy Double-Bill How He Lied to Her Husband Oh What A Lovely War and The Man of Destiny Book by Joan Littlewood, By Bernard Shaw Theatre Workshop and Charles Chilton Directed by Philip Akin Directed by Peter Hinton May 13 – September 2 July 14 – October 13 Bernard Shaw’s two best short plays about This provocative WWI musical is known to marriage in a single show! In How He Lied make audiences laugh, cry and clench their to Her Husband, find out the limits of what fists — all within a single act. This fiercely a man will do for the lady he loves — and, funny, piercing musical will make you see war ahem, his lady’s husband. In The Man of in a new light. Follow a band of singing, dancing Destiny, Napoleon must defend his wife’s Canadian soldiers into the Great War and honour… but can he? This comedy double-bill rediscover the spirit behind “lest we forget”. about the hitches of being hitched crackles Production Sponsor William & Nona Macdonald with humour and honesty. Heaslip Foundation Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserable old miser. But when three ghosts decide to swoop in overnight, he gets the wake-up call of a lifetime. This charming Christmas classic by Charles Dickens has one of life’s most inspiring questions at its heart: what — and who — will really matter in the end? Fun for everyone (even Scrooges). Prices from $35. Details online. Nov 14 – Dec 23, 2018 Adapted for the stage and Official Hotel Partner Jeff Irving (Me and My Girl, 2017). originally directed by Tim Carroll 4 5 The Orchard (After Chekhov) WORLD PREMIERE! By Sarena Parmar Directed by Ravi Jain June 7 – September 1 It’s Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard — transformed into the tale of a Punjabi-Sikh family fighting to hold onto their Okanagan Valley orchard. Based on up-and-coming playwright Sarena Parmar’s own personal history as a fruit farmer, this fresh adaptation confronts life, loss and the Canadian immigrant experience with both bravery and beauty. Production Sponsor Supported by The Baroness The Reading Series and the Pig July 14 and September 30 | 11am By Michael Mackenzie Details at shawfest.com Directed by Selma Dimitrijevic June 10 – October 6 Secret Theatre An idealistic 19th century baroness has JACKIE MAXWELL STUDIO THEATRE STUDIO MAXWELL JACKIE THEATRE STUDIO MAXWELL JACKIE found her next maid — a feral girl who can Returning for a second barely speak, let alone keep house.