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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Newspaper article written by Marcia Ross, published in The Fourth Estate on January 30, 1975. The article explains Director John Wood's vision and influences when he decided to produce the play Hamlet in the context of the 30s.

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Urjo Kareda interviews both Alan Scarfe and Neil Munro as the two young actors both prepare to play Hamlet in their respective upcoming plays.

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A brief newspaper interview with Neil Munro fromThe Chronicle Herald on the subject of the upcoming version ofHamlet where he stars as the titular character.

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The maquette was created by Eo Sharp for the 2010 production ofThe Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. This production was co-produced with Centaur Theatre Company and The National Arts Centre. The maquette was a base for the different designs…

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This photograph was taken by Yanick Macdonald during the Montréal performance of The Comedy of Errors at Centaur Theatre Company. This picture capturesAntipholusof Syracuse (played by Marcel Jeannin) trying to court Luciana (played by Leni…

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This photograph was taken by Yanick Macdonald during the Montréal performance of The Comedy of Errors at Centaur Theatre Company. This picture captures Antipholus of Ephesus (played by Andreas Apergis) and the Dromio of Ephesus (played by…

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The puppet, originally used in the 2014 production of As You Like It as Duke Frederick, was transformed into Duke Solinus by Vanessa Imeson.

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Photograph taken during a performance of The Comedy of Errors at Strathcona Park.

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A photograph taken by Yanick Macdonald during a Montreal performance ofThe Comedy of Errors. The photograph captures the final scene of the play featuring (from left to right) Clare Coulter as the Abbess, Danielle Desormeaux as Dromio of Syracuse,…

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Photograph taken at a performance in Strathcona Park. Adriana played by Gabrielle Lazarovitz.
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