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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Hamlet 1976_Program-page-002.jpg
Program for the Stratford Festival Company's touring production of Hamlet performed at the NAC's from March 29 - April 17,1976. The production was arranged by the Touring Office of the Canada Council. It was directed by Robin Phillips and William…

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An interview with Monique Mojica produced by NAC English theatre in Collaboration with Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance, The Banff Centre and Luminato Festival with the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and the Australia Council for…

Comedy_oferrors_FINAL_HR.pdf
This poster was created for a production of The Comedy of Errors presented at the National Arts Centre in 2010, from April 7 - April 24. It was a co-production with Centaur Theatre Company in Montréal.

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A poster of Neil Munro as Hamlet in the National Arts Centre's 1979 production of Hamlet, in repertory with Equus by Peter Shaffer.

The_Comedy_of_Errors_program_NAC_2010.pdf
The program created by the National Arts Centre for the 2010 production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The program includes information about the play, the cast, the director and the crew.

P-NAC-KL2012.pdf
These pages depict August Schellenberg as King Lear alongside accreditation, dates of performance (May 8-26, 2012), and description of the adapted setting.

Program_1982_P10.jpg
An introduction to André Brassard, welcoming him as the new Artistic Director of the French Theatre.

Ticket_Front.pdf
Tickets (front and back) of the 1989 production of Richard III. The elaborate ticket design is based on the promotional poster of the production.

PB-NAC-KL2012-pp17.jpg
Description of the Four Nations Exchange as a special project of the 2012 King Learproduction. The text also gives a brief biography of Suzanne Keeptwoand her role in this initiative.

UO-SC-NAC-Shrew-Poster-1997.jpg
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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