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SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2022
APRIL 23 - MAY 14
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Bard’s Banquet - The Final Feast
A doomsday dinner like no other! In this not-too-distant dystopian future, we gather for a banquet with The Macbeths to celebrate the apocalypse in style. It may be the end of the world as we know it, but we feel fine. Dress in your best wasteland warrior garb or embrace the remnants of a bygone finery. We will feast, fight, fill our cups and dance the night away. The ever popular Bard’s Banquet will once more give folk the chance to dress to theme. Tickets include a three course meal and entertainment. Wits End Bar by The Courthouse Theatre will be selling locally produced craft beer, wines and ciders. Book early to avoid missing out! Saturday, May 7 at 7.30pm.
Combined Primary Schools Production - ‘War of the Roses’
The tussle for the English crown is played out between the Houses of York and Lancaster in a sporting battle for the English throne. A melodrama of Shakespeare’s powerful first play of nationhood and power with the Henry VI trilogy and Richard III, featuring a brilliant young cast. This event is impressive for the opportunity it provides young people plus its longevity, having now run for longer than people can remember! (Best guess is close to 30 years – as long as the festival itself.) Darren McCubbin once again takes the helm, bringing together both local primary schools’ Grade 6 students – a cast of 38 in total. We appreciate the difficulties that he has to overcome with Covid looming over planning, auditioning and rehearsals. The committee is thankful for his persistence and the support from St Patrick’s Primary and Stratford Primary School in ensuring this unique collaboration continues. May 10 & 11 at 1.30pm; and 6pm on Friday, May 13 at the Mechanics Hall. As You Like It – Presented by the ASC Graduate Players
The city has become unliveable under the fascistic governance of Duke Frederick, whose M.O. is to exile any who oppose him. Plague, pollution and poisonous thoughts are engulfing the metropolis and for the myriad characters in As You Like It, led by the irrepressible Rosalind, both a tree-change and the chance for true love are calling... Initiated by the Australian Shakespeare Company in 2016, the Graduate Players ensemble is a bridging program aimed at creating a stepping stone between drama school and the theatre industry. Participants are immersed in an intense rehearsal process led by ASC actors, directors and specialist teachers before mounting a full-scale professional Shakespeare production. Pre-Covid, the ensemble travelled to Europe each year to perform at the Prague Fringe Festival. Due to the change in times, the ensemble is proud to be sharing their work with audiences at home as they embark on a tour of regional Victoria. Don’t miss this exciting show, with a cast of dynamic new actors, performing with the ASC for the first time! One performance only that wraps-up our entire festival on Sunday, May 15, 6.30pm at The Stratford Courthouse Theatre.
Be ready for the 2022 festival – something wicked this way comes! The Shakespeare On The River Festival is sponsored by The Wellington Shire Council through a Community Assistance Grant. The festival gratefully acknowledges this support.
