The Power of Shakespeare

The Power of Shakespeare

This April, StratFest@Home celebrates the timeless brilliance of Shakespeare: the stories, characters and language that continue to shape storytelling across generations. From tales of ambition and betrayal to love, power and identity, these works continue to resonate throughout history.

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The Power of Shakespeare
  • The Taming of the Shrew (2016)
    The Taming of the Shrew (2016)
    Movie

    The Taming of the Shrew (2016)

    Movie

    Courtship or conquest? The breaking down of a defiant spirit - or a breakthrough that liberates a heart deprived of love? Will you ever see a battle of wills that's fiercer or funnier - or more hotly controversial?

    By William Shakespeare
    Directed for the Stage by Chris Abraham
    Directed for Film ...

  • Henry VIII
    Henry VIII
    Movie

    Henry VIII

    Movie

    Church and state collide when England's king defies papal authority by seeking to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon. The consequences will be epochal for the country - and calamitous for the king's adviser, Cardinal Wolsey, who has been playing a dangerous game of his own.

    Passion, political...

  • The Early Modern Cooking Show
    The Early Modern Cooking Show
    4 items

    The Early Modern Cooking Show

    4 items

    From the strawberries in Richard III to the funeral baked meats in Hamlet, food pops up in many of Shakespeare's plays. Stratford Festival Executive Chef Kendrick Prins is joined in the kitchen by actor Qasim Khan, with expert commentary by University of Toronto professor of food studies Jeffrey ...

  • The Tempest (2010)
    The Tempest (2010)
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Tempest (2010)

    Movie + 1 extra

    Christopher Plummer stars as the sorcerer Prospero, former Duke of Milan, in this spectacular 2010 production, directed by Des McAnuff. Marooned with his daughter on a remote island populated only by spirits and the monstrous Caliban, Prospero uses his magical arts to raise a storm at sea, bringi...

  • The Tempest
    The Tempest
    Movie + 4 extras

    The Tempest

    Movie + 4 extras

    FORGIVE AND BE FREE.
    In Shakespeare's great drama of loss and reconciliation, a long-deposed ruler uses magical arts to bring within her power the enemies who robbed her of her throne and marooned her on a remote island. But what revenge does she mean to take?

    By William Shakespeare
    Directed fo...

  • Hamlet (2016)
    Hamlet (2016)
    Movie + 1 extra

    Hamlet (2016)

    Movie + 1 extra

    A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel and the most famous question in all of drama: Shakespeare's iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound. Jonathan Goad is witty and courageous in the title role, but also deeply human. The film excites and surprise...

  • Henry V (1966)
    Henry V (1966)
    Movie

    Henry V (1966)

    Movie

    Henry, tracing his descent from Edward III, has claimed the French crown. Assured by the Archbishop of Canterbury that right is on his side, and needled by the Dauphin’s insolence, he prepares for war. Two incidents momentarily dampen the sense of anticipation: a plot against the king’s life i...

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