Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

Richard III (Stratford Festival)

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Richard III (Stratford Festival)

Contributor

Tyler Wilson
Alexandria Aicken
Samantha Anderson

Collection Items

Richard III and the First Stratford Festival (exhibit cover)
Exhibit created for course assignment in the seminar ENG 4142 "How Shakespeare Became 'Shakespeare'". View full exhibit

Photograph of Tom Patterson
Photograph of Tom Patterson from the Stratford Shakesperean Festival: Souvenir book July-August 1953, following the first annual festival.

Stratford Shakespearean Festival postcard of stage
Photograph of the stage used for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in 1953 taken from a postcard created by Canadian Postcard Company Limited.
Description on the back of the postcard: “Created in 1953 by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, who recently…

His Excellency the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, C.H., Governor-General of Canada, looking at a model of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival stage
Photograph of His Excellency the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, C.H., Governor-General of Canada, surveying a model of thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for the 1953 Stratford Shakespearean Festival. This photograph was found in The…

John Gaffney Construction Company ad for Stratford Shakespeare Festival
This item is an advertisement placed in the Stratford Shakesperean Festival: Souvenir book for the John Gaffney Construction Company, which built the stage for the festival.

Sun Life Insurance Shakespeare ad
An insurance ad for Sun Life of Canada referencing the play Hamlet by Shakespeare from the Stratford Shakespearean Festival: Souvenir book from the 1953 festival opening.

Sketch of Richard III costume
Tanya Moiseiwitsch's sketch for Alec Guinness's Richard III costume.

Photograph of Stratford Shakespearean Festival’s audience entering tent theatre
Photograph of the playgoers entering the tent theatre to view the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’s first production of Richard III.

Photograph of Alec Guinness backstage in King Richard III costume
Photograph taken of Alec Guinness dressed in costume as Richard backstage for the 1953 production of Richard III at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ontario.

Alec Guniness and Robert Goodier in a Scene from "Richard III" at Stratford Shakespearean Festival
Photograph taken of the 1953 production of Richard III at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. This photograph captures Alec Guinness and Robert Goodier in a scene from the production of Richard III.
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