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Mar
18
Tue
Henry IV, Pt 1 – Royal Shakespeare Company
Mar 18 @ 6:45 am – Sep 6 @ 7:45 am

Royal Shakespeare Company

18 March – 6 September 2014 

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With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war.

Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware how tenuous his position is, and the price to be paid if he falters.

As his father prepares to defend his crown, Prince Hal is languishing in the taverns and brothels of London, revelling in the company of his friend, the notorious Sir John Falstaff.

With the onset of the war, Hal and Falstaff are thrust into the brutal reality of the battlefield, where Hal must confront his responsibilities to family and throne.

RSC Associate Artist Antony Sher returns to the Company to play the infamous comic knight Falstaff. He is joined by Jasper Britton as Henry IV and Alex Hassell as Prince Hal. Jasper returns following his performances in The Taming of the Shrew/The Tamer Tamed (2003). Alex returns to the RSC following his recent credits in A Midsummer Night’s DreamCardenio and The City Madam(2011).

 

Mar
28
Fri
Henry IV, PT 2 – Royal Shakespeare Company
Mar 28 @ 6:45 am – Sep 6 @ 7:45 am

Royal Shakespeare Company

28 March – 6 September 2014

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King Henry’s health is failing as a second rebellion threatens to surface.

Intent on securing his legacy, he is uncertain that Hal is a worthy heir, believing him more concerned with earthly pleasures than the responsibility of rule. Meanwhile, Falstaff is sent to the countryside to recruit fresh troops.

Amongst the unwitting locals, opportunities for embezzlement and profiteering prove impossible to resist as Falstaff gleefully indulges in the business of lining his own pockets.

As the King’s health continues to worsen, Hal must choose between duty and loyalty to an old friend in Shakespeare’s heartbreaking conclusion to this pair of plays.

RSC Associate Artist Antony Sher returns to the Company to play the infamous comic knight Falstaff. He is joined by Jasper Britton as Henry IV and Alex Hassell as Prince Hal. Jasper returns following his performances in The Taming of the Shrew/The Tamer Tamed (2003). Alex returns to the RSC following his recent credits in A Midsummer Night’s DreamCardenio and The City Madam(2011).

Apr
9
Wed
The Roaring Girl, Royal Shakespeare Company
Apr 9 @ 5:15 am – Sep 30 @ 6:15 am

Royal Shakespeare Company

9 April – 30 September 2014

Directed by Jo Davies

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In a London fuelled by greed and desire, the charismatic, cross-dressing, ‘roaring girl’ heroine Moll has the world wrapped round her little finger. Moll proves more than a match for any man in Dekker and Middleton’s hilarious city comedy directed by Jo Davies.

Apr
21
Mon
Crazy for You, Stratford, Ontario
Apr 21 @ 5:15 am – Oct 12 @ 6:15 am

Stratford Festival

April 21 to October 12, 2014

Directed by Donna Feore

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Sent to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a derelict theatre, banker Bobby Child falls for its owner’s daughter, Polly Baker. Can he reconcile the demands of duty and love – and his own dreams of dancing? “I Got Rhythm,” “Nice Work if You Can Get It” and “Someone to Watch Over Me” are just some of the gems in this dynamic musical’s dazzling score.

 

Apr
30
Wed
Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Stratford, Ontario
Apr 30 @ 5:00 am – Oct 12 @ 6:00 am

Stratford Festival

April 30 – Oct 12, 2014

By Lewis Carroll

Adapted for the stage by James Reaney
Directed by Jillian Keiley

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Climbing through her living-room mirror, Alice enters a world of wonders populated by such fantastical characters as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Walrus and the Carpenter – and the fearsome Jabberwock. Children and adults alike will be delighted by this spectacular journey into the topsy-turvy realm of the dreaming mind.

 

 

 

Arden of Faversham, Royal Shakespeare Company
Apr 30 @ 5:15 am – Oct 2 @ 6:15 am

Royal Shakespeare Company

30 April – 2 October 2014

Directed by Polly Findlay

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When wealthy landowner Arden’s suspicions of his wife Alice cheating on him are confirmed, Arden, Alice and her lover find themselves playing a deadly game as a series of would be murderers set off in pursuit of Arden.

Polly Findlay makes her RSC debut to direct this anonymously written thriller.