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One of my goals this year in the marketing department is to make our content more accessible to you, our patrons. So, to help accomplish this goal, I’ll be publishing our monthly eNewsletter in our blogs. If you don’t currently receive our eNewsletter via email, the contest for Backstage Pass subscribers at the bottom of this issue may make receiving it worth your while. One more reason to sign-up to receive the Shaw Festival eNewsletter via email is that you will receive ticket offers, which won’t be posted on our blogs. Sign up for our eNewsletter here!
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2010 IS HERE AND NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO PLAN YOUR SPRING, SUMMER
OR FALL ESCAPES TO NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE by fax, mail and online. January 16 – by phone. |
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| 15% off all Regular Weekday Performances |
| Purchase by January 31 and save 15% on all regular Weekday performances in May, June, September and October (excludes Gallery seating and some restrictions apply). |
| Book now and get the dates you want and then sit back and count down the days until you can see your favourite actors lighting up the stages of the Shaw Festival. Read all about the 2010 season. |
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| AFFORDABLE SHAW |
| Your Guide to Great Savings |
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PREVIEWS – See a play before its official opening and save over 30%. Marked P on the calendar. |
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SUNDAYS – The best day of the week to see theatre and save! Sunday evening tickets are just $45-$59. Marked S on the calendar. Or if you want to take advantage of extra savings, book a Sunday matinee and add the evening performance for only $35-$50. |
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UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE?
Take advantage of $30 tickets on regularly-priced and preview performances. |
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NEW! SPECIAL SPRING PRICING
ON OVERNIGHT PACKAGES.
Our accommodations partners have created some super packages with unbeatable prices. Plan your getaway in one phone call. More information. |
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TRIPLE PLAY FLEX PASS – It’s hard to just pick one play so why not pick three?! This great pass lets you save up to 25%. Purchase before April 30 for $165 and see three shows during the 2010 season. |
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| Special Matinees are selling fast with Members! The October 6 performance of Bernard Shaw’s John Bull’s Other Island is already SOLD OUT. $40 for Seniors and $23 for Students – a terrific deal on theatre.
More ways to save at www.shawfest.com
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SPOTLIGHT on The Doctor’s Dilemma
by Bernard Shaw, directed by Morris Panych June 10 to October 30, Festival Theatre.
“There’s nothing wrong with your spine; and there’s nothing wrong with your heart; but there’s something wrong with your common sense. You’re not going to die; but you may be going to make a fool of yourself. So be careful.” THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA
This season a trip to the Shaw Festival will not be complete without seeing Bernard Shaw’s brilliant piece, The Doctor’s Dilemma. First performed in 1906, the play is a critical and compelling look at the medical profession, the distribution of limited medicine, and the reputation of artists. Who to treat? An artistic scoundrel or a kindly colleague? Seems easy enough, but watch the arguments fly. Patrick Galligan, as the doctor with the dilemma, leads the exceptional cast of this relevant and entertaining play. So, no dilemma here, book your seats today!
Buy tickets Read more about The Doctor’s Dilemma
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 THE MUST-HAVE THEATRE DESIGN BOOK
Risking the Void:
The Scenography of Cameron PorteousBorn in Rosetown, Saskatchewan in 1937, Cameron Porteous trained at the Wimbledon College of Art in London, England. In 1972 he was Head of Design at the Vancouver Playhouse under Artistic Director Christopher Newton. This creative partnership continued when Newton became Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival and appointed him as Head of Design from 1980-1997. Porteous has had a prolific career in theatre and opera design, working in most major theatres across Canada as well as designing extensively for film and television. Risking the Void: The Scenography of Cameron Porteous, is a catalogue of his brilliant work with an introduction by Christopher Newton. The book also includes stunning photographs from many different Shaw Festival productions including the 1991 production of The Doctor’s Dilemma. |
| $29.95 plus $6.95 shipping and handling. To order call Bernard’s, the Shaw Festival Shop at 1-800-511-7429 ext 2276 of e-mail mweaver@shawfest.com. |
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Icewine Festival
January 15-31
For three weeks in January, enjoy a decadent and delicious celebration. From galas to ornate ice bars, dessert pairings and dinners, enjoy Niagara’s famed wine route and all of its icy delights. For more information visit www.icewinefestival.com or call 905-688-0212.
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GOLDIE SEMPLE
THE SHAW FESTIVAL MOURNS THE PASSING
OF RENOWNED CANADIAN ACTRESS GOLDIE SEMPLE.
On December 9, Ms Semple died peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell noted: “The loss of Goldie is inestimable – for both the Shaw Festival and the Canadian theatre community of which she was such a celebrated and beloved member. We are determined, however, to celebrate this extraordinary actress and woman of the theatre who combined an unequalled grace, beauty and elegance with a deep passion and, so delightful when you got to know her, a surprisingly wicked sense of humour and ultimate pragmatism. We celebrate her as a great actress, mentor, teacher, company member, friend and supporter to so many of us.”
Ms Semple was a member of The Shaw ensemble for seventeen seasons. From her comedic turn in last season’s production of Brief Encounters to her moving portrayal as Desirée in A Little Night Music, her elegance in The Cassilis Engagement and passion in The Magic Fire, among her many acting credits at The Shaw, she will also be remembered for her heartbreaking performance in the 2001 production of Picnic and her brilliance in Coward’s Easy Virtue. Her early years at The Shaw included Eden End, Heartbreak House, Cavalcade, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Androcles and the Lion, Candida, The Vortex, Too True To Be Good, Camille, and In Good King Charles’s Golden Days.
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Beginning in July, the Shaw Festival will present Caryl Churchill’s Serious Money.
Here are some interesting facts on the playwright.
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Born in England in 1938, Churchill’s family moved to Montreal when she was 10. She then
returned to England to attend Oxford. |
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While her play writing career began mainly in University, Churchill also wrote radio dramas
for BBC Radio in the 1960s. |
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Served as resident dramatist at the Royal Court Theatre in London. |
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Her plays include strong themes about greed and money, sexual politics, feminism and
gender roles. Churchill’s more well-known works include Top Girls (1982), Serious Money
(1987) also performed as part of The Shaw’s 2008 Reading Series, and The Skriker (1994). |
Serious Money will be on stage at the Studio Theatre beginning July 31. Buy tickets
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| Our Backstage Pass Contest Continues! |
| Happy New Year and congratulations to Janet R. from Toronto, who has won this month’s contest for Backstage Pass subscribers. She will receive a pair of tickets to a 2010 Festival Theatre performance of her choice. More information. |
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The Doctor’s Dilemma: Graeme Somerville, Richard Stewart, Andrew Bunker, Mark Uhre and Peter Krantz. Photo by Shin Sugino.
Goldie Semple: The Cassilis Engagement (2007); Brief Encounters (2009). Photos by David Cooper.
Niagara Photography: Chris Beard. Creative: Scott Thornley + Company |
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