Antoni Cimolino News

As winter descends and the pandemic continues, the Stratford Festival offers up some heartwarming new content to entertain and inspire as we await the days when we will be able to gather in theatres again.

The Stratford Festival’s popular Thursday night free viewing parties resume this week with an entertaining variety of offerings, including new and legacy films and all new original content safely created during the pandemic – adding to the rich mine of theatrical content available on Stratfest@Home, the Festival’s $10-a-month streaming service.

Academy Award-winner Christopher Plummer is the focus of the Stratford Festival's next two Thursday night viewing parties, with two remarkable performances and two exclusive new pre-show interviews – all being added this month to Stratfest@Home, the Festival's new subscription streaming service.

The Stratford Festival is following up on the success of its recent Shakespeare Film Festival with a $10-a-month digital content subscription, Stratfest@Home, offering more Shakespeare and more films, along with new commissions, music, conversation, cooking and comedy.

Center Theatre Group has announced the immediate launch of their newest venue, the Digital Stage, currently housing its ever-expanding library of education, community outreach and Art Goes On videos. Center Theatre Group has welcomed Casey Nicholaw, Phylicia Rashad and Paula Vogel, as its latest Associate Artists.

The Stratford Festival is devastated to learn of the death of Brent Carver, an actor of incomparable talent, winner of a Tony Award for his starring role in Kiss of the Spider Woman, and a long-time Stratford Festival company member.

Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino enjoys a meeting of the minds with Sir Stanley Wells and Dr. Paul Edmondson, scholars of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

Stratford Festival hosted a Hamlet pre-show on YouTube!

Margaret Atwood talks with Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino about her book Hag-Seed, which was inspired by The Tempest and whose protagonist's story begins at a theatre festival a?oenot unlikea?? our own.

Margaret Atwood recently appeared in conversation with the Stratford Festival!

Martha Henry (Prospero) and Mamie Zwettler (Miranda) talk with director Antoni Cimolino about bringing The Tempest to the stage, and the special relationship they developed playing mother and daughter.

Stratford Festival is reliving its 2019 Stratfest Lab online!

Stephen Greenblatt chatted with Stratford Festival's Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino about Macbeth, which is currently streaming!

Coriolanus is now streaming through May 21, as part of the Stratford Festival's online film festival. Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino interviewed Robert Lepage about directing Shakespeare's Coriolanus.

By now the news has gotten out that The Stratford Festival is putting its 2020 season on hold due to the social distancing guidelines brought on by this unprecedented pandemic situation. The Stratford Festival is a magical place and yesterday's announcement was tough to digest. This is not a news story about the postponement of the season. This is one BWW writer's love letter (and get-well-soon card) to the Stratford Festival.

After weeks of consultation and deliberation, Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, Executive Director Anita Gaffney and Board Chair Carol Stephenson have come to the conclusion that the Stratford Festival's entire 2020 season must be put on hold, with a plan to revisit programming as soon as it is safe to gather in theatres.

Colm Feore and Antoni Cimolino chatted for Stratford Festival's An Actor Prepares series.

The Stratford Festival is launching a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series. It launches today, on Shakespeare's birthday, with King Lear, directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and featuring Colm Feore in the title role.

The Stratford Festival is launching a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series. It launches today, on Shakespeare's birthday, with King Lear, directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and featuring Colm Feore in the title role.

The Stratford Festival is launching a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series. This is the first time the full-length versions of these productions have been available for free.