Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound: Henry V at Stratford

Aside from his frenetic comedies of the past few years, I have not been a fan of Des McAnuff's directorial work at Stratford. As such, perhaps I was already a little biased when I went to see this season's flagship production of Henry V. But, as predicted, this interpretation held all the hallmarks of Mr McAnuff serving the needs of the lowest common denominator rather than the text.

Stratford Trip: Twelfth Night

I saw four plays at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada, so this will be a four-parter.

The album, which everyone should have.

I saw Twelfth Night on the Friday matinee of the week we came. It was my first time attending Stratford in September, and I hadn't anticipated that the bulk of the audience migth be high school students. Though I can't rightfully say how my own viewing experience was changed by the fact that in attendance were 700 (!) enthusiastic young people who were all familiar with the play, I can certainly say that was an interesting difference from the older, more sedate audience to which I am accustomed.