Hamlet newsletter

  • The Play is the Thing
    April 11, 2019
    by Rodrigo Beilfuss When I first read Hamlet in high-school, it quite fundamentally changed my life. The story of a brooding, brilliant punster of a young man who couldn’t think his way out...
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  • Rodrigo as Bassanio in SIR's Merchant of Venice 2007
    Shakespeare in the Ruins’ New Artistic Director
    April 11, 2019
    by Christopher Brauer Following a nation-wide search, SIR is thrilled to welcome veteran SIR performer Rodrigo Beilfuss to take the helm as Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Ruins!  Rodrigo trained...
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  • David Latham Workshop
    April 11, 2019
    Winnipeg actors with Stratford coach and director David Latham, who was in town last September to conduct a workshop presented by SIR, zone41 and the Keep Theatre. Latham is...
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  • Headshot of Michelle Boulet
    Thank you Michelle!
    April 11, 2019
    by Debbie Patterson While we are so thrilled to welcome Rodrigo Beilfuss as our new Artistic Director, it means saying farewell to Michelle Boulet. Michelle has helmed the company for...
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  • 2 volunteers observing SIR performance amongst audience
    SIR is looking for volunteers
    April 11, 2019
    SIR is looking for volunteers to join us out at the Ruins to help make sure that all of this year’s performances run smoothly. We need volunteers for all...
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  • Michelle Boulet as Kate and Steve McIntyre as Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew
    Why we donate...
    April 11, 2019
    Why we donate…Maggie Nagle’s show-stealing nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Derek Aasland’s Puck dropping out of a tree before our eyes, Megan McArton’s Prospero conjuring up the Great Globe...
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  • SIR presents La Fille du Laitier's Macbeth Muet!!! Venue: Rachel Browne Theatre Dates:  November 12-16, 2019 "Frenetic, fun and ingenious, Macbeth Muet is killer theatre.
    Macbeth Muet!!!
    April 11, 2019
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  • Shakespeare at the Mountain
    April 11, 2019
    Some sessions are easier than others.  Sometimes everything runs smoothly.  We come, we laugh, we play, we explore. And sometimes it feels hard. Class after class cancelled due to...
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  • A Big SIR Welcome to Our Newest Sponsor
    April 11, 2019
    “Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?”–Sir Toby Belch. Twelfth Night We’d like to give a big SIR welcome to our newest...
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    Bard on the Beach Raffle
    April 11, 2019
    Following the success of our Stratford raffle last year, we decided that we would send two lucky SIR supporters to Vancouver this summer to take in Bard on the...
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  • Keith Cadieux
    Next Question with Keith Cadieux
    April 11, 2019
    Artistic Director Michelle sits down with newest staff member Q: What is your background?A: I have a masters in Creative Writing from the University of Manitoba. Q: Have you ever been...
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