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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The Woman's Body with Dr. Jen Gunter | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

Join internationally acclaimed physician and author Dr. Jen Gunter in conversation with Festival artist Maev Beaty for a frank and empowering discussion about women’s health and bodies. Kn…

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Friday, January 2, 2026

"The Woman's Voice" with Patsy Rodenburg | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

In this episode, join world-renowned voice coach and author Patsy Rodenburg in conversation with the Stratford Festival’s former Head of Voice, Janine Pearson, as they explore Rodenburg’…

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

In Pursuit of Bears: Shakespeare and Animal Metaphors | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

In this episode, former associate artistic director at Artists Repertory Theatre Jon Kretzu; emeritus research scientist and former resident bear biologist with the Ontario Ministry of Natur…

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Winter's Tale: Paulina confronts Leontes (Clip) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

Confronting the tyrant with the full weight of his jealous destruction. Paulina (Yanna McIntosh) delivers a searing message to Leontes (Graham Abbey) about the death of his wife and son in T…

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Re: Letters and Epistolary Novels | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

Join screenwriter, director and translator of Dangerous Liaisons, Sir Christopher Hampton; Harvard University literature professor Deidre Lynch; and Canadian author Amal El-Mohtar, as they e…

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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Long Day's Journey Into Night: Martha Henry and Tom McCamus (Clip) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

A young Tom McCamus starring opposite the legendary Martha Henry in Long Day's Journey Into Night – a landmark production of an American classic that sold out nearly its entire 1994 run an…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

The Winter's Tale (Trailer) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

The Winter's Tale is now streaming on Stratfest@Home! Ranked as the Toronto Star's top show of 2025, Shakespeare's late romance is "more heartbreaking and heartwarming than you have ever see…

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Monday, December 22, 2025

Understanding Understudies | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

What happens when the spotlight suddenly shifts, and someone must step in at a moment’s notice? In this episode, stage manager Maxwell T. Wilson (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 2025), swing and …

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Winter 2025/26 New Releases (Trailer) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

Cozy nights. World-class theatre. 📺🛋️ This winter, bring the magic of the stage home with Stratfest@Home, our premium on-demand platform! 🎁 Save 30% on a new annual subscription w…

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Composers and Sound Designers for the Stage | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

How does sound shape the way we experience a story on stage? In this episode, sound designer Debashis Sinha (Anne of Green Gables, 2025) and composer/sound designer Verne Good (Twelfth Night…

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

The Critical Role of the Arts in Education | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

Kathleen Gallagher, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Distinguished Professor at the University of Toronto, and Karen Gilodo, Associate Artistic Director at Young People’s Theatr…

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Friday, December 12, 2025

Long Day's Journey Into Night (Clip) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

1994's Long Day's Journey Into Night is remembered by many as one of the finest productions ever mounted by the Stratford Festival. Now you can watch it on Stratfest@Home. The Eugene O'Neill…

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Romeo and Juliet: 1992 Production with Megan Follows and Antoni Cimolino (Clip) | STRATFEST@HOME by Stratford Festival

What a pair of star-crossed lovers. ✨ This 1992 production of Romeo and Juliet marked Megan Follows's first season at the Festival, hot off the success of her breakthrough role in the Anne…

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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Celebrate the holidays in Stratford with Annie | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Experience the charm of Stratford this festive season. ❄️ With our "heartfelt production" of Annie (Toronto Star) extended until December 14, now is a perfect time to discover holiday ma…

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Friday, November 28, 2025

Annie: Sandy Pre-show Call | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Doggone impressive! 🦴🐶 Before every performance of Annie, Harper Rae Asch is called on the Festival Theatre stage to rehearse tricks and commands with her canine co-stars. Here’s Clu…

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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Annie: A Festive Day in Stratford | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Experience holiday magic with Annie in Stratford! Make a festive day of it while you're here to see this "charming musical with a joyful message" (Broadway World) running until December 14. …

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Annie: "N.Y.C." Christmas Shop (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

As magical as a postcard. Set at Christmas time, Annie is the perfect holiday treat for the whole family with a "winning balance of nostalgia and novelty" (The New York Post). Book now: h…

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Annie: Sandy Pre-Show Routine with Clue and Uno | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

What's it like for a dog in show business? 🐕 See how Clue and Uno, the adorable pair of pups sharing the role of Sandy, prepare before each performance of Annie. Clue, the 9-year-old po…

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Annie: "New Deal for Christmas" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

We have a "New Deal for Christmas" with Annie performances until December 14! Experience this "surefire hit" (The Globe and Mail) this holiday season: https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsO…

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Saturday, November 15, 2025

Annie at the Festival Theatre this holiday | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

The Festival Theatre is in full festive mode for Annie! 🎄🎁 With just 17 performances from now until December 14, get into the holiday spirit with this “classic musical done exception…

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Friday, November 14, 2025

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: "Dirty Rotten Number" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Just a couple of dirty rotten guys. "Jonathan Goad and Liam Tobin are hilarious" and "play off each other wonderfully" (Broadway World) in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. But their swindling days a…

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Annie: "I Don't Need Anything But You" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

We’re together at last this holiday season with Annie on stage through December 14! It's "the season’s biggest success" and "will keep audiences cozily wrapped in warmth for generations"…

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: More of "Here I Am" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

These fries are French 🍟 (best line ever)! Shakura Dickson is here and she's "as charming as ever" as Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (The Globe and Mail). In an interview w…

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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: "The More We Dance" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

It may be colder outside, but the dancefloor is HOT. 🔥 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is "deliriously funny" (The New York Post), featuring a "very talented cast" (Postmedia) and "the ensemble e…

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Halloween: Trick or Treat with the orphans of Annie | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Backstage Halloween! 🎃 As fun as it looks, it's a hard knock life being a show kid! That's why it's important to remind the girls playing the orphans in Annie that a season at the Festiva…

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Macbeth: "Banquo's Ghost" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

"Quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!" The chilling moment when Macbeth is haunted by Banquo's ghost. Shakespeare's tragedy is the perfect play for spooky season, and “Robert Lepage’s…

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: "Here I Am" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Here she is! 🤩 Shakura Dickson makes quite an entrance in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as "the American Soap Queen" Christine Colgate, arriving for a holiday in the French Riviera. 🥖🍷 T…

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Annie: "N.Y.C." Dance Break (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

There's nothing like a toe-tapping dance break. 💃🕺 "One of the best parts of this Annie are the dizzying dance numbers" (Toronto Star). For this season's Annie, Director-Choreographer…

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Macbeth: "Aftermath" (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

After killing Duncan, Macbeth is afraid to think what he's done and Lady Macbeth must take matters into her own hands to cover their tracks. There's just 13 performances left of Macbeth! Ge…

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Who Are We? Canadian Culture on the Global Stage | Everyday Forum Podcast by Stratford Festival

In this episode, join playwright and actor in Forgiveness Hiro Kanagawa, Editor of the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia Dr. Anne Nothof and Canadian Studies scholar Peter Hodgins as they examin…

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Macbeth: Macbeth's Motel (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2025 by Stratford Festival

Robert Lepage's Macbeth is "a towering achievement" with "one of the most impressive sets to ever dominate a Stratford Festival stage" (Postmedia). Watch as Macbeth's motel comes together be…

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