McMaster Stratford Shakespearean Seminar Series

Participate in theatre at a distance with the National Theatre in London. Streaming Thursdays in April at 7 p.m., with a different show each week, starting tonight with 'One Man, Two Guvnors.' For info on tonight's show and info in the coming weeks visit: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk//nt-at-home-one-man-two

Peter Cockett, seminar presenter and McMaster professor, invites theatre fans in the Hamilton area to the Broadleaf Theatre production of The Chemical Valley Project. https://sota.humanities.mcmaster.ca//broadleaf-theatre-th/

Registration has opened for our 2020 seminar! Visit alumni.mcmaster.ca/stratford for all the program information or to register. This year we are offering a 6-day or 3-day seminar and we have a variety of optional activities you can add to your program.

Plan to join us for our 2020 seminar program! We're offering a 6-day and 3-day option. Below are all the plays for each program, and some of these will be included and others optional, to be confirmed as we finalize each itinerary. Full details and pricing to come! 6-Day: **New for 2020**Option to buy Three Tall Women for Sunday, July 5 matinee performance... Monty Python's Spamalot Here's What it Takes Richard III Much Ado about Nothing All's Well that Ends Well Wendy and Peter Pan Undiscovered Chicago Hamlet 3-Day: (Thursday-Saturday) Much Ado About Nothing All's Well that Ends Well Wendy and Peter Pan Undiscovered Chicago Hamlet

See you in 2017!

Our own Dr. Peter Cockett will be directing the School of the Art's Fall Major Production CAS9 at the Robinson Memorial Theatre - hope you can attend!

Looks like Stratford's production of MacBeth will be one of the highlights of our week. If you have a moment, read the Globe's review:

Join us tonight for another great Shakespeare talk with the Hamilton Public Library and Stratford Festival at Terryberry Library. Dr. Peter Cockett will be talking about "Breath of Kings - Part One". Looking forward to seeing you there!

Take a look at this video from the Festival's Facebook page to get another close up view at what goes into these fantastic productions...

A behind the scenes look at what goes into creating the magnificent sets you see each season. #BehindtheScenes #ScenicArt #SetBuilding #TheatreProduction

Take a look at this great video from the Stratford Festival - a behind the scenes glimpse at their talented Wardrobe Department...

Registration will be opening soon for our 2016 series. Plays that we will be seeing in 2016 include: Rebellion (Breath of Kings I) Redemption (Breath of Kings II) All My Sons... A Chorus Line The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (optional) Macbeth As You Like It A Little Night Music Shakespeare in Love Stay tuned for more details!

Our week is just around the corner! We just confirmed our actors for our Friday discussion groups. Looking forward to meeting: Graham Abbey, Evan Buliung, Sara Farb and Jonathan Goad!

'Tis Shakespeare's birthday today - methinks there is no better way to celebrate the Bard than joining us at our McMaster Stratford Shakespearean Seminar Series in July. Checketh out the details below:

Join McMaster's Dr. Peter Cockett at Terryberry Library for an engaging lecture on "Oedipus Rex" on Wednesday, April 22nd at 7 pm. Details are below:

This week, our series at Terryberry Library will feature Michael Happy talking about "Taming of the Shrew." Join us on Wednesday, April 15th at 7 pm for another engaging talk - details are below:

Join us tonight at Terryberry Library to hear Dr. Graham Roebuck talk about Hamlet. Details are below:

To read, or not to read... Read all about the plays featured in our 2015 McMaster Stratford Shakespearean Seminar Series in the academic notes written by our Academic Director, Dr. Graham Roebuck:

Looking forward to 2015 already!

We have already started planning our 2015 Seminar Series. Dates for the 2015 seminar will be July 6-11. Stay tuned for more details!

We wanted to share this link with you of Colm Feore's interview on Canada AM - looking forward to seeing this production...

We thought you might enjoy taking a peek at these photos shared by the Stratford Festival.

Here is a video from the Festival we would like to share with you about some of the 2014 productions that will be at the Tom Patterson Theatre:

"Madness, musical drama and mind-altering adventures." Looks like there will be great productions in 2014 at the Avon Theatre!

Here is another video from the Stratford Festival we thought you might enjoy seeing - looks like it will be a great season!

Great video from the Stratford Festival featuring Colm Feore - can hardly wait to see this production!

We thought you might be interested in hearing about the School of the Arts production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" directed by Dr. Peter Cockett. The production runs until Saturday, November 16th:

Casting announcement for 2014 from the Stratford Festival we thought you might find interesting:

Stratford has announced their line-up for 2014. The theme for this year's productions "Madness:Minds Pushed to the Edge." Looking forward to it! Check out the press release below: http://www.stratfordfestival.ca//Press_Release_2014_Season

Trivia Question: Who has the longest part in Measure for Measure?

We wanted to let you know that we have confirmed our actors for our Saturday Actor Discussion Groups at our Stratford Seminar Series in July. Here is the line-up for this year: Carmen Grant Luke Humphrey Stephen Ouimette Sara Topham... Looking forward to it already! See more

Tonight Peter Cockett will speak about Othello during our Shakespeare Talks at Terryberry Library so let's ask an Othello trivia question today: Who has the longest part in Othello?

We had a great turnout at our first Shakespeare talk at Terryberry Library last night with Michael Happy. Looking forward to next week's talk on Merchant of Venice with Mary Silcox! For more information or to register for next week's talk, visit the link: http://alumni.os.mcmaster.ca/s/1439/index2.aspx