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.

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Prelude to the National Art's Center's 1997 version of Taming of the Shrew directed by Denise Coffey and starring Michelle Fisk and Andrew Gillies

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A poster advertising the performance of Hamlet and The Scapegrace with dramatis personae.

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Image includes dates of performance (November 23-December 16, 1967) and name of director, George Bloomfield.

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A poster for the first performances by the Theatre Royal on board the HMS Resolute. Includes the dramatis personae.

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W.A.B. [William Alexander Baillie] Hamilton, Secretary of the British Admiralty, authorized the publication of this broadside in March of 1850. It was part of the effort to find the crew and vessels connected to Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to…

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The poster for the NAC's 1997 production of The Taming of the Shrew features a black-and-white photograph of Michelle Fisk (Kate) and Andrew Gillies (Petruchio). It also lists the rest of the cast as well as Denise Coffey (director), John Pennoyer…

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Poster for the 1997 production of Othello at the National Arts Centre, a co-production with Edmonton's Citadel Theatre. The poster features Allen Gilmore as Othello and Megan Follows as Desdemona.

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The Player Queen dress that was worn by actor Don Goodspeed in the NAC's 1979 production of Hamlet.

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