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Bard on the Beach Presents Coriolanus

Howard Family Stage21 Aug '19 to 15 Sep '19 @ 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

    Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is set to round out its 30thAnniversary Season in Vanier Park, with the staging of Coriolanus on the Howard Family Stage in the Douglas Campbell Theatre. Directed by Dean Paul Gibson (The Winter’s Tale, 2017 and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014), Coriolanus is making its first appearance at Bard in the Festival’s 30-year history.

    “I am honoured to be directing Coriolanus on the Howard Family Stage, featuring a female protagonist,” says director Dean Paul Gibson. “This production for me is an artistic expression of the times we live in, with the evolution of ancient stories for modern times. This is the first professional presentation of Coriolanus in Vancouver, and there couldn’t be a better time for us to present this work with a strong female lead.”

    Gibson has cast Moya O’Connell (Macbeth & Timon of Athens, 2018) as Coriolanus, in this challenging drama that showcases the politics of power as they play out within a country divided by discordant and corrupt agendas. Gibson notes, “Flavours of past warfare, along with some very modern political maneuvering, serve to remind us that the original story, with its division, tribalism and social schisms, still resonates hundreds of years later – as if it’s been pulled from the latest news report. It proves yet again that we are drawn to repeat our transgressions with no thought of our history.”

    The world of Coriolanus resembles our own Western society, but without its modern digital technology. Its action unfolds after a solar event has wiped out all digital communications, and the set, costumes, and sound of Coriolanus represent a world of contrast, in a fragmented and damaged society. “It is Rome”, explains Set Designer Pam Johnson, “but not the Roman Republic. It is a Rome deconstructed.”

    Dates of note for Coriolanus include:

    Coriolanus – August 21 to September 15; Opening Night Sunday August 25
    Exploring Shakespeare – September 7 at 11am; presented by Simon Fraser University’s Paul Budra
    Talkback Tuesday – August 27; join members of the cast for a lively Q & A session after the performance
    Wine Wednesdays – August 21 & September 4 at 6pm (pre-show ticketed wine tasting events)

    Play ticket prices include all fees & taxes and start at $26 for all regular performances. Youth Price tickets, sponsored by Global BC, are available for patrons ages 6 to 22, at 50% off regular adult prices. Prices for special events, group bookings and multi-play ticket packages can be found online at www.bardonthebeach.org or by calling the Bard Box Office at 604-739-0559.

     

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    Event Location Howard Family Stage
    Address: 1000 Chestnut St
    Post Code: V6J 3J9

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