Bard in the News | Bard on the Beach

2024

REVIEWS

June 28: A fresh, dynamic new Hamlet at Bard on the Beach – Vancouver Sun
June 28: A fresh, dynamic new Hamlet at Bard on the Beach – MSN News
June 27: Stylistic flourish and emotional intensity in a gutsy new Hamlet at Bard on the Beach – Stir
June 27: Contemporary 'Hamlet' hits Bard on the Beach stage with song, dance, giant crown and one bloody fight scene – Surrey Now-Leader
June 26: Shadows of Elsinore: Reflecting on “Hamlet” at Bard on the Beach – Jay Shah
June 25: Hamlet, Twelfth Night return Bard to the Beach in compelling ways – The BC Catholic
June 25: Hamlet: Unexpected Elsinore – Colin Thomas
June 25: Hamlet Opens at Bard on the Beach 2024 – Jay Minter
June 24: Hamlet – Jo Ledingham
June 24: Bard on the Beach Hamlet – reviewVancouver
June 24: Bard on the Beach Twelfth Night – Girl Who Would Be King
June 23: Theatre review: Carnivalesque Twelfth Night an audacious season-opener for Bard on the Beach – Vancouver Sun
June 22: Twelfth Night: What Country, Friends, is This? – Colin Thomas
June 22: Theatre review: A bold, sensory feast as Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night goes to the circus – Stir
June 21: Twelfth Night or What You Will – Jo Ledingham
June 21: Bard on the Beach Twelfth Night – reviewVancouver
June 21: A Whimsical Evening at Bard on the Beach: Reflections on “Twelfth Night” – Jay Shah

INTERVIEWS:

June 24, Listen: Entrevue avec Diana Donnelly : Bard on the Beach présente La Nuit des rois – Radio Canada
June 14, Listen: Dawn Petten and Diana Donnelly with Gloria Macarenko – CBC Radio

CONTESTS, PREVIEWS, & MENTIONS:

June 28: 5 things to know about Comedy of Errors at 2024 Bard on the Beach – Vancouver Sun
June 27: 11 of the best things to do in & around Vancouver this Canada Day weekend (June 28-July 1) – Curiosity
June 28: 5 things to know about Comedy of Errors at 2024 Bard on the Beach – MSN News
June 26: Bard on the Beach adds “Measure for Measure” to its lineup—with a modern “Footloose” twist – The Georgia Straight
June 25: A Footloose-Inspired Measure for Measure Joins the Howard Family Stage at Bard on the Beach – My Van City
June 6: Twelfth Night Set to Open Bard on the Beach Summer Run – The Burrard Bulletin

2023

REVIEWS

Goblin:Macbeth finds the laughs in one of Shakespeare’s iconic tragedies - September 2023
Theatre review: In Goblin:Macbeth, three masked, bickering creatures bring daring spontaneity to Shakespearean tragedy - September 2023
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews: Goblin:Macbeth - August 2023
Theatre review: Forget the weird sisters, weirder goblins take over Macbeth - September 2023
Review Vancouver: Bard on the Beach Goblin:Macbeth - August 2023
Theatre review: Goblin:Macbeth is an innovative and interactive theatrical event - August 2023
Theatre review: Ingenious staging and clever design elevate Bard on the Beach's new adaptation of Henry V - July 2023
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews: Henry V - July 2023
Review Vancouver - Bard on the Beach Henry V by William Shakespeare, adapted by Lois Anderson - July 2023
Bard on the Beach | Julius Caesar | Shakespeare’s thrilling political drama - July 2023
Bard masters comedy, tragedy - July 2023
Theatre review: Striking staging, gutsy vision in a Julius Caesar that speaks directly to our times - June 2023
Theatre review: Few noble Romans in Bard's cautionary Julius Caesar - June 2023
Theatre review: Julius Caesar offers a thought-provoking exploration of power and its impact - June 2023
Review Vancouver - Bard on the Beach Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, adapted by Stephen Drover - June 2023
Julius Caesar Brings Battle to Bard on the Beach - June 2023
Bard On The Beach Echoes History - June 2023
Bard: Julius Caesar - June 2023
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews: Julius Caesar - June 2023
Julius Caesar: Splendid - June 2023
Theatre review: Here comes the sun: Beatles Shakespeare is back - June 2023
Theatre review: Bard on the Beach's playful hit As You Like It returns in fine, crowd-pleasing form - June 2023
As You Like It, Really Like It, at Bard on the Beach. - June 2023
Review Vancouver - Bard on the Beach As You Like It - June 2023
Bard and Beatles a perfect combo - June 2023
Bard on the Beach Loves The Beatles - June 2023
Bard on the Beach: As You Like It - June 2023
Joe Ledingham - As You Like It - June 2023
As You Like It (most of the time) - June 2023

INTERVIEWS

Vancouver in-person entertainment attendance lags 2019 levels - September 2023
How do you get someone to care about Shakespeare? Two words: Goblin Macbeth - August 2023
Bard on the Beach’s Goblin: Macbeth helps us understand humanity through monsters - August 2023
Charitable Choices: Emma Lancaster of Bard on the Beach - August 2023
AUDIO: Nutan thakur interviewing, Actor Munish Sharma, on Spice Radio - August 2023
Before The Curtain Goes Up: Goblin:Macbeth - August 2023
Vancouver set designer uses recycled coffee sacks for immersive production of Henry V - July 2023
VIDEO: Global BC Arts & Culture Scene: On stage with Bard on the Beach - July 2023
Bard on the Beach's Henry V set designer Amir Ofek creates an immersive tent-within-a-tent out of an unexpected reused material - June 2023
Before The Curtain Goes Up: Henry V - June 2023
Port Moody actor reprises role for Bard on the Beach - June 2023
Bard on the Beach brings back Beatles-themed As You Like It for 2023 season - June 2023
A Modern ‘Julius Caesar’ Speaks to Power and Chaos - June 2o23

MENTIONS & CONTESTS

Bard on the Beach announces 2024 season productions - September 2023
Twelfth Night and Hamlet, as Bard on the Beach announces 2024 season - September 2023
YVArcade - Goblin:Macbeth - September 2023
La Scena Fall Festival Guide - September 2023
36 of the very best things to do in and around Vancouver this September - August 2023
Goblin:Macbeth strikes a hit combo of eerie masks, improv comedy, and Shakespearean finesse - August 2023
Macbeth goes goblin mode in new Bard on the Beach production - August 2023
Hot Goblin Summer: Bard on the Beach’s Macbeth Gets Weird in Vancouver - August 2023
10 of the best things to do in and around Vancouver this week (August 28-September 1) - August 2023
Jay Minter Picks of the Week – August 23, 2023 - August 2023
Pulse FM News Update For Tuesday, August 22nd - August 2023
20 fantastic things to do in Vancouver this week: August 21 to 27 - August 2023
10 of the best things to do in and around Vancouver this week (August 21-25) - August 2023
41 Fun Things To Do In Metro Vancouver This Weekend (Aug 18-20) - August 2023
Hit show Goblin:Macbeth gets one-week extension at Bard on the Beach - August 2023
Something Wicked This Way Comes…Goblin: Macbeth Takes Over Bard on the Beach - August 2023
Before The Curtain Goes Up: Goblin:Macbeth - August 2023
Triple Toil & Trouble: Goblins Take Over Bard on the Beach - August 2023
Port Moody actor shines on Bard on the Beach stage - August 2023
VIDEO: Bard on the Beach: As you like it until Sep 30 - August 2023
15 Exciting Things to Do in Vancouver in the Fall (2023) - August 2023
10 amazing arts events to check out around Vancouver in August - August 2023
43 of the very best things to do in and around Vancouver this August - August 2023
12 Reasons Why You Should Visit Vancouver - August 2023
From outdoor music festivals to exhibitions and more, here’s what to add to your calendar this month - August 2023
Bard on the Beach Fireworks Nights: An Unforgettable Summer Experience - July 2023
40 years on, Shakespeare in Toronto's High Park keeps casting the magic of open-air theatre - July 2023
Goblins Plot A Take Over Bard Howard Family Stage! - July 2023
Goblin:Macbeth takes over Bard on the Beach’s Howard Family Stage - July 2023
GOBLIN:MACBETH Takes Over Bard On The Beach's Howard Family Stage - July 2023
Do604 GOBLIN: MACBETH Listing - July 2023
Goblins take over Bard on the Beach’s Howard Family Stage - July 2023
Bard on the Beach Fireworks Nights - July 2023
How a Tip Jar Launched Free Shakespeare at Bard on the Beach - July 2023
10 amazing arts events to check out around Vancouver in July - July 2023
10 amazing outdoor date ideas to try out in and around Vancouver - July 2023
10 of the best things to do in and around Vancouver this week (July 4-7) - July 2023
VM Picks: Top Summer Bucket List - July 2023
Weekend Events in Vancouver Things to do July 7-9, 2023 - July 2023
33 Best Date Ideas In and Around Metro Vancouver This July - July 2023
Picks of the Week – July 5, 2023 - July 2023
Vancouver Events in July - July 2023
What’s Happening in Vancouver this Weekend? - July 2023
Bard on the Beach celebrates Summer with the Return of Bard Fireworks Nights and other Special Events - July 2023
Bard on the Beach celebrates Summer with the Return of Bard Fireworks Nights and more - June 2023
42 of the best things to do in & around Vancouver this July - June 2023
43 Fun + Free Things To Do In Metro Vancouver this July - June 2023
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Vancouver's festivals keep creative energy going all summer long - June 2023
Picks of the Week – June 28, 2023 - June 2023
Picks of the Week – June 21, 2023 - June 2023
Bard on the Beach is throwing a rollicking Pride party this month - June 2023
What's on: Bard on the Beach 2023 Season - June 2023
The Beatles-fuelled hit As You Like It returns to open Bard on the Beach festival, with previews starting June 8 - June 2023
5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (June 26-July 2) - June 2023
Bard on the Beach's Beatles-powered hit As You Like It makes a fab return to Vancouver - June 2023
Canadian summer theatre dominated by the Bard and the no-holds-barred - May 2023
Beatlemania is coming to Bard on the Beach in 2023 as new season revealed - April 2023

2022

REVIEWS

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Vancouver delivers with a silly and wise story and spectacular costumes and sets - June 2022
Review Vancouver - Bard on the Beach Harlem Duet by Djanet Sears - June 2022
A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings Bard on the Beach back - June 2022
Review Vancouver - Bard on the Beach A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare - June 2022

INTERVIEWS & NOTABLE MENTIONS

2019

Out of Town Report: Bard on the Beach's Coriolanus in Vancouver - September 2019
Bard's gender-switched Coriolanus revisits Shakespeare's chilly hero - September 2019
This Burnaby actor is onstage in Bard on the Beach's Coriolanus - September 2019
New West actor is a 'fighting femme' in Bard on the Beach's Coriolanus - September 2019
You too will fall in love with Shakespeare at Bard on the Beach - September 2019
Sword fighting at Bard on the Beach - August 2019
Forget the action movie, try Bard on the Beach - August 2019
Coriolanus - Review Vancouver - August 2019
Powerful performances fuel Coriolanus in a long overdue staging at Bard on the Beach - August 2019
Coriolan : une tragédie de Shakespeare toujours d'actualité - August 2019
Coriolanus - The Vancouverist - August 2019
Bard on the Beach has a Blockbuster with Coriolanus - August 2019
Coriolanus - On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko - August 2019
Coriolanus - Jo Ledingham - August 2019
At Bard on the Beach, actor Moya O'Connell puts a new female spin on controversial Coriolanus - August 2019
Vancouver’s Top 100 Events 2019 - August 2019
Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Festival Announces Its 2020 Season Lineup - August 2019
Bard on the Beach 2020 season to span a female King Henry and an Industrial Revolution-set A Midsummer Night’s Dream - August 2019
Bard's strong summer lineup - July 2019
'I struggle with what to do with my Indian background': Actress cast in Shakespeare play set in South Asia and VIDEO LINK (YouTube) - July 2019
Shakespeare-Bollywood mashup hits Bard on the Beach - July 2019
All's well at this year's Bard on the Beach - July 2019
It's easy to fall in love with Bard on the Beach's Shakespeare in Love - July 2019
Maple Ridge dancer lands role in Bard on the Beach - July 2019
Shakespeare, Bollywood-Style, at Bard on the Beach's All's Well That Ends Well - July 2019
18 Unique Things To Do In Vancouver - July 2019
Bard on the Beach leads the way with five Jessie Awards - July 2019
All's Very Well at Bard on the Beach - July 2019
All's Well is Bard at its artistic, imaginative best - July 2019
Bard's Spaghetti Western The Taming of the Shrew is everything a retelling should be - July 2019
Bard on the Beach - Enjoy and Learn at All's Well That Ends Well - a review - July 2019
A Feminist Reading of Bard on the Beach’s Perfect Date Night for Romantics at “Shakespeare in Love” - July 2019
Indian All's Well gives Shakespeare an upgrade - July 2019
All's Well That Ends Well ends even better - July 2019
A funny and moving Shakespeare in Love on the beach - July 2019
Bard on the Beach's India-set All's Well That Ends Well is a landmark adaptation with a star-making performance - July 2019
All's Well That Ends Well - The Vancouverist - July 2019
Shakespeare in Love at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach is very much about a love affair with theatre - June 2019
Actor learned Hindi for Bard show - June 2019
At Bard on the Beach, Sarena Parmar helps recast a classic with an India-themed All's Well That Ends Well - June 2019
Bronco & Buster mutually saddle up - June 2019
Bard on the Beach Makes Misogyny Great Again: Vancouver's Shakespearean Theatre Launches 30th Anniversary Season with a Winner - June 2019
All-you-can-eat hors d'oeuvres @ Bard - June 2019
164 things to do in Vancouver this summer - June 2019
Bard on the Beach's exhilarating stage rendition of Shakespeare in Love is a life-affirming ode to theatre - June 2019
An Inspiring Romance: Bard's Shakespeare in Love - June 2019
Bard 2019 celebrates 30 years with the fast-paced and festive Shakespeare in Love - June 2019
Anderson does it again with The Taming of the Shrew - June 2019
What's happening in Vancouver theatre this July - June 2019
All's Well That Ends Well: A new take on a Shakespeare classic - June 2019
Tess on Tour: Festivals and attractions make it Vibrant Vancouver - June 2019
Vancouver Neighbourhoods: Kitsilano - June 2019
Shakespeare in Love works on multiple levels - June 2019
Bard on the Beach: Shakespeare in Love - June 2019
Shrew! is satirical sauce on a spaghetti Western motif of fun - June 2019
The Taming of the Shrew: My Two Pence - June 2019
Bard on the Beach: The Taming of the Shrew - June 2019
The Taming of the Shrew opens the 30th Season of Bard on the Beach - June 2019
B.C. Summer Festival Guide: 80+ events happening around Metro Vancouver - June 2019
Vancouver's summer arts festivals sizzle all season long - June 2019
Vancouver's Bard on the Beach: 30 years of Shakespearean bliss - June 2019

2018

Carter Hales Design Lab's Poetic New Identity for Bard on the Beach - January 2018
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival unveils new logo and look - January 2018
Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards announce new venue and website - May 2018
Bard on the Beach is bringing Macbeth back to the stage this summer - May 2018
Bard on the Beach summer camp for youth reimagines the world of Shakespeare - May 2018
Pop This Podcast - Episode 132: Lady Macbeth and Shakespeare with guest Moya O'Connell - May 2018
Burnaby talents part of Bard on the Beach - May 2018
Bard on the Beach goes to hell and meets the Beatles - June 2018
Welcome Back, Bard on the Beach - June 2018
Bard on the Beach plumbs the madness of Macbeth - June 2018
Beatles or Macbeth? Bard on the Beach offers Shakespeare fans a summer of love and tragedy - June 2018
Bard on the Beach brings the Beatles to a '60s-set As You Like It - June 2018
Bard on the Beach's moving Macbeth is bloody good - June 2018
Macbeth is well-cut treachery, gore & mayhem - June 2018
Theatre review: Bard on the Beach opens with a super-intense Macbeth - June 2018
Two Cents Two Pence - Macbeth - June 2018
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews - Macbeth - June 2018
Bard on the Beach's Macbeth has Lost More than his Morals - June 2018
Bard on the Beach’s Macbeth is Fantastic and Furious - June 2018
Mamma Mia star Amanda Seyfried takes in Vancouver from Whitecaps to Bard on the Beach - June 2018
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews - As You Like It - June 2018
As You Like It: you’ll love it - June 2018
Theatre review: As You Like It is destined to be the hit of the summer - June 2018
Review: Beatles-inspired As You Like It a joyful adaptation you’ll want to see twice - June 2018
Beatles and Bard are a match made in heaven in 1960s-amped As You Like It - June 2018
As You Like It is a whimsical wonderfest of Beatles songs - June 2018
AUDIENCES “COME TOGETHER” AND SHOW REAL LOVE FOR BARD ON THE BEACH’S AS YOU LIKE IT - June 2018
Bard on the Beach and the Beatles Collide in “As You Like It” - June 2018
The Vancouverist - As You Like It - June 2018
Two Cents Two Pence - As You Like It - June 2018
“Lysistrata” Director Lois Anderson On Greek Comedy, Inspiration, and Bard on the Beach - June 2018
Macbeth ouvre la saison de Bard on the Beach - June 2018
Début de la 29e saison de Bard On The Beach à Vancouver - June 2018
Classic works take on the modern world in Bard on the Beach - July 2018
Truth, yes, but no chance of reconciliation in Timon - July 2018
Money can't buy you love in Bard on the Beach's wildly original rendition of Timon of Athens - July 2018
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews - Timon of Athens - July 2018
Review Vancouver: Timon of Athens - July 2018
Classic works take on the modern world in Bard on the Beach - July 2018
Lysistrata resurrects 2,400 year old au courant grievances v. men - July 2018
Theatre Addicts Vancouver: Lysistrata - July 2018
Lysistrata: still funny after thousands of years - July 2018
Bard on the Beach’s “Timon of Athens” Provides a Funny, Savvy Perspective on 21st Century Life - July 2018
Lysistrata gets bawdy, boisterous, and subversive at Bard on the Beach - July 2018
Oh, those shoes! Funky Fluevogs take a starring role in Bard on the Beach's 1960s-set As You Like It - July 2018
My Van City - Lysistrata - July 2018
Bard on the Beach extends run for Beatles-fuelled As You Like It - July 2018
As We All Like It - July 2018
BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT is a Unique Shakespearean Experience! - August 2018
Classical music: Opera and Arias at Bard on the Beach marks end of summer - August 2018
Updated Timon tears up the stage…no really! - August 2018
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival reports record-breaking attendance - September 2018
Bard’s bet on the Beatles brings in big ticket sales - October 2018
The Best of Vancouver Theatre in 2018 - December 2018

2017

Vancouver International Wine Festival’s kickoff auction raises nearly $280,000 for Bard on the Beach - February 2017
Town Talk: Bacchanalia food-and-winefest funds Bard on The Beach - February 2017
GARY SMITH: No mistaking the Vaudeville twist in Comedy of Errors - February 2017
Your dog could star in the next Bard on the Beach - March 2017
Bard on the Beach auditions for the perfect pooch - March 2017
Casting howl goes out from Bard on the Beach for dog to play Crab in Two Gents - March 2017
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival on the hunt for talented dog - March 2017
Bard on the Beach searches for pooch to put on stage - April 2017
Bark on the Beach: Summer Shakespeare fixture holds doggie auditions - April 2017
Gertie the basset hound lands her first theatre role in Vancouver Bard on the Beach - April 2017
Gertie the bassett hound ready to steal the show - April 2017
Bard on the Beach goes to the dog - April 2017
Gertie — a 'dog with a cat personality' — hits the stage for Bard on the Beach - May 2017
New book pulls back the curtain on Bard on the Beach - May 2017
Vancouver June Events Video - May 2017
Dressing the part: Costume designers bring Bard on the Beach characters to life - May 2017
Designers to the Bard: Pam Johnson & Marshall McMahen on designing under the iconic red and white tents - May 2017
Much Ado About Nothing goes to the movies - May 2017
Q&A with Bard on the Beach Director, John Murphy - June 2017
Director frames Winter's Tale with ancient themes for Bard on the Beach - June 2017
Much Ado is rich silly rom-com froth @ Bard - June 2017
Cinematically charged Much Ado About Nothing is a charming, daringly creative must-see - June 2017
“Too wise to woo peaceably” - June 2017
Much Ado About Nothing - June 2017
Theatre review: Much Ado About Nothing goes on a Roman holiday - June 2017
Bard on the Beach - June 2017
Theatre review: Bard's Much Ado a Fellini-esque romp - June 2017
Bard on the Beach’s Much Ado About Nothing is “fresco e dolce” - June 2017
REVIEW: Shakespeare goes Fellini in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ - June 2017
6 best places to see the Bard outdoors this summer! - June 2017
Angels in America pure heaven at The Jessies for Art Club Theatre Co.- June 2017
The Winter’s Tale brings exquisite magic to Bard on the Beach stage - June 2017
Theatre review: The Winter’s Tale is endearing and entertaining - June 2017
Winter's Tale a chilling, warming snap on anger - June 2017
The Winter's Tale - June 2017
Bard on the Beach - June 2017
The Winter’s Tale - June 2017
Kimmel plays Shylock - June 2017
Theatre review: Bard on the Beach's Winter's Tale finds magic only in fits and starts - June 2017
The reviews are in! Bard on the Beach’s summer Shakespeare productions on now - June 2017
A Winter’s Tale on a Summer’s Night - July 2017
Review: Much Ado About Nothing puts a wildly fun twist on a Shakespeare classic - July 2017
Theatre review: The Merchant of Venice has huge payoffs - July 2017
‘Merchant’ a new challenge for South Surrey’s Bollard - July 2017
Merchant of Venice is a memorable fairy tale - July 2017
Q&A with Chirag Naik on Bard on the Beach Festival and Theatre in Vancouver Today - July 2017
Bard on the Beach's Merchant of Venice boldly underlines plot's hatred and inhumanity - July 2017
Bard on the Beach’s The Merchant of Venice Swaps Abusive Comedy for Daring Drama - July 2017
The Winter's Tales - July 2017
Tinseltown tropes in Bard's "Much Ado" - July 2017
The Merchant of Venice - July 2017
Modern-day Merchant - July 2017
Bard on the Beach Basset hound stars in new theatre-themed Youtube series - July 2017
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - July 2017
Two Gentlemen of Verona's silly antics build to a wonderfully satisfying second act - July 2017
Updated Merchant of Venice pulls no punches at Bard on the Beach - July 2017
Theatre review: Bard's Two Gentlemen of Verona serves up great comic theatre - July 2017
The Two Gentlemen of Verona has a new feminist twist at Bard on the Beach - July 2017
New Westminster actor at home on the stage - July 2017
Bard on the Beach – The Merchant of Venice – review - July 2017
Actions Speak Louder Than Words in Bard on the Beach’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona - July 2017
Theatre review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona is sweetly unexpected - July 2017
Theatre review: Bard's Two Gentlemen of Verona serves up great comic theatre - July 2017
Lovers of Shakespeare rejoice – Bard continues Family Nights! + #Giveaway - July 2017
MINTY: Life’s a beach when you plan for a night at the theatre, in Surrey and Vancouver - July 2017
WIN 2 Tickets to Bard on the Beach + Check this list of The Best Late-Summer Date Night Ideas - August 2017
Shylock - August 2017
Bard On The Beach 2017 – Much Ado About Nothing + Vlog - August 2017
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - August 2017
A stylish ’50s rendition of a classic comedy - August 2017
Watching Shylock today raises hard questions about old fears of the "PC Police" - September 2017
Theatre review: Shylock meets the sensitivity police - September 2017

2016

Notable Team of the Week: Bard on the Beach - December 2016