Shakespeare in Stratford

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For my last stop on the this trip across Southern Ontario I'm stopping at the Shakespeare capital of Ontario, Stratford. Most people now a days probably associate Stratford with a certain world wide popstar but putting that aside this town is a beautiful spot to catch various kinds of plays and theatre shows.

The biggest festival that happens every year here is the Stratford Shakespeare Festival which is recognized worldwide and often includes some of Canada's more well known theatre actors. The festival showcases about a dozen different plays ranging from the classic Shakespearean numbers to some more modern pieces and runs from April to November every year so there is a lot of time to catch one or two. The theatre in which the plays are performed in are quite unique themselves and if you're going to see a play this would definitely be the place to catch one. I once visited Stratford to watch West Side Story during the festival season and was amazed at the layout alone, the audience surrounds the stage almost all the way around in a 360 degree fashion, this way you are seeing the performance and actors from all sorts of angles.

Even though this years festival is reaching a close it doesn't hurt to get a leg up on next years event since tickets often sell out fairly quickly and seeing as they have already released next years line up of plays you can know what you're getting into. The 2013 season looks to be one of the best featuring the following:

• Romeo and Juliet
• The Who's Tommy
• Othello
• Fiddler on the Roof
• The Three Musketeers

Just to name a few! Visit the official website for updates and more information on next years big event here.