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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Diary entry leading up to the performance of The Taming of the Shrew, outlining preparations for the show.

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The list of dramatis personae in the H.M.S Resolute's production of The Taming of the Shrewfrom "Private Journal of an Expedition to the Arctic Regions to ascertain the fate of Sir John Franklin and his Crews, under the Command of Capt. Sir Edward…

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An account of the opening night of the Theatre Royal's first production, Charles II, including notes on the set up and introductory remarks from Captain Kellett from the "Private Journal of an Expedition to the Arctic Regions to ascertain the fate of…

An audio track used in Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre. The track was used to emphasize the theme of unrest in the early scenes of the production.

The soundtrack used to introduce the witches in Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre. This audio track includes a sample of the music from Robert Burns's "My Heart's in the Highlands" with an overlay of sound effects…

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Newspaper article from the Ottawa Journal written by Jacob Siskind, a drama critic, in 1979 entitled "'Tis nobler in the mind to skip this Hamlet." The critique is negative toward the NAC's performance of Hamletas a whole.

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Page from Geoff McBride's (performer) personal script. It shows some of the work done on the opening scene of the play. You can see the text cuts made by Catriona Leger (director) as well as some blocking and stage directions handwritten in the…

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The article is a brief review of the 1997 production of The Taming of the Shrew at the NAC and features a black-and-white photograph of the actors on stage.

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A promotional poster for the National Arts Centre's production ofDeath of a Chief signed by members of the cast and production crew.

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Program for the 1997 production of Elsinore, written and directed by Robert Lepage, starring Peter Darling. The production ran from September 9-13, 1997.
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