ACTORS' FUND BENEFIT - VANCOUVER

13 All-Star Directors Take Their Turn with Shakespeare in Vancouver to Benefit The Actors' Fund of Canada

Christ Church Cathedral is the site of Savage God's Bardathon

For thirteen evenings in July, some of Vancouver's finest directors will each bring a Shakespeare play to life at Christ Church Cathedral, as The Shakespeare Project completes its mission of presenting the entire canon in staged dramatic readings.

The Bardathon begins with the husband and wife team of Anna Hagan and Terence Kelly sharing directorial duties on Henry IV Part One. An all-female cast is led by veteran director and UBC professor John Wright in telling the Second part of Henry IV, followed by Playhouse Artistic Director and recent Jessie-Winner, Glynis Leyshon tackling final chapter in Henry V.

The Henry saga continues with Henry VI, performed in two parts in a new adaptation by Stratford director Leon Rubin, and brought to life by David Bloom, and John(Jack) Paterson.

Richard III's rise and fall are charted by Katrina Dunn.

The final instalment of the Histories is the rarely seen Henry VIII, directed by Moira Wylie.

Week 2 of the Bardathon begins with Arts Club Artistic Director Bill Millerd and the romantic hilarity of Twelfth Night followed by Donna Spencer taking on the twists and turns of Cymbeline.

Next up, Playhouse Artistic Associate Bill Dow tackles Timon of Athens and has also chosen an all-female cast to tell the tale. Jessie Award winning director John James Hong is next up with his rendition of Pericles, Prince of Tyre and A Winter's Tale is directed by recent Vancouver Sun Critics Choice Award winner Conrad Alexandrowicz.
And finally the fortieth instalment in The Shakespeare Project is Hamlet. Dean Paul Gibson directs what will be
the culmination of a project that has lasted over four years and involved over 200 actors, directors, and musicians.

Place: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street (Georgia & Burrard)
Dates: Monday, July 12th - Sunday, July 18th, 2004 & Monday, July 26th - Saturday, July 31st, 2004
Time: 7:00pm
Admission: Pay What You Will (proceeds to The Actors Fund of Canada)

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