13th International Milton Symposium: Visitor’s Guide – Shaw Festival
Visitor’s Guide: The Shaw Festival
Located in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Shaw Festival began in 1962 as a celebration of the plays of George Bernard Shaw, but has expanded to include a broad range of 20th-century and contemporary dramas, musicals, and concerts. This year’s offerings include plays by Bernard Shaw as well as J.M. Synge, Tom Stoppard, and Noel Coward, the musical Gypsy, and a dramatization of C.S.Lewis’ Narnian chronicle, Prince Caspian.
Highlight: Pierre de Marivaux’s The Game of Love and Chance. Marivaux’s classic romantic comedy highlights the wildness of love. To match its spirit, the production will be played by a different cast each time – and there will be no learning of lines. The play will be improvised each time it is played. Literally anything can happen.
Play calendar July 9 – July 16
| S, Jul 9 | M, Jul 10 | T, Jul 11 | W, Jul 12 | T, Jul 13 | F, Jul 14 | S, Jul 15 | S, Jul 16 | |
| The Apple Cart | 11:30am | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | 8:00pm | 8:00pm | 2:00pm | ||
| Gypsy | 1:00pm | 2:00pm | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | 1:00pm | |||
| On the Razzle | 7:00pm | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | 8:00pm | 2:00pm | |||
| Prince Caspian | 1:00pm | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | |||||
| Blithe Spirit | 7:00pm | 2:00pm | 7:00pm | |||||
| A Grand Night for Singing | 7:00pm | 2:00pm | 7:00pm | |||||
| Mother, Daughter | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | 2:00pm | |||||
| Playboy of Western World | 8:00pm | 2:00pm | 7:00pm | |||||
| Game of Love and Chance | 8:00pm | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | |||||
| Village Wooing | 11:30am | 11:30am | ||||||
| Gospel Choir | 10:30am | |||||||
| The Shadow of a Doubt | 1:00pm |
How to get there and back
Accommodation
In and around Niagara-on-the-Lake: https://www.shawfest.com/visit/accommodations/
