Tim Carroll News

C.S. Lewis's THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW to Launch 2018 Shaw Festival

by BWW News Desk — June 15, 2017

Commissioned by the Shaw Festival, Michael O'Brien's adaptation of C.

Shaw Festival to Stage Interactive ANDROCLES AND THE LION

by BWW News Desk — June 1, 2017

Under the direction of Artistic Director Tim Carroll, Bernard Shaw's charming retelling of the beloved Aesop fable Androcles and the Lion is an interactive spur-of-the-moment theatre experience.

BWW Review: ME AND MY GIRL at Shaw Festival

by Michael Rabice — May 28, 2017

A 'ME AND MY GIRL' Not To Be Missed It is infrequent for the theatre god of comedy to shine bright enough to induce glee, but that is what occurred on opening night of the Shaw Festival's utterly charming production of ME AND MY GIRL.

Kate Hennig Steps Into Role as Shaw Festival's New Associate Artistic Director

by BWW News Desk — May 17, 2017

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has announced the appointment of Kate Hennig as the Shaw Festival's new Associate Artistic Director.

Mark Rylance to Reign on Broadway in FARINELLI AND THE KING This Winter

by BWW News Desk — May 8, 2017

Mark Rylance, three-time Tony Award winner (Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing, Twelfth Night) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies), will return to Broadway in the critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of FARINELLI AND THE KING, a new play with music by author and composer Claire van Kampe

Artistic Director Tim Carroll to Make Shaw Festival Debut Helming SAINT JOAN

by BWW News Desk — May 1, 2017

When the Shaw Festival's 2017 production of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan begins previews on May 3 at the Festival Theatre, it marks two milestones for Artistic Director Tim Carroll - a Shaw Festival directorial debut and his first undertaking of a work by the Festival's namesake.

Musical Comedy ME AND MY GIRL to Launch Tim Carroll's First Shaw Festival Season

by BWW News Desk — April 4, 2017

The delightful musical-comedy Me and My Girl launches Tim Carroll's first season as the Shaw Festival's artistic director.

The Shaw Festival Announces 2017 Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by BWW News Desk — March 15, 2017

The Shaw Festival introduces a new annual holiday tradition to Niagara-on-the-Lake: Artistic Director Tim Carroll's fanciful production of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol previews November 15, opens November 25 and runs through December 23 at the Royal George Theatre.

Shaw Festival Celebrates Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell, 2016 Financial Results

by BWW News Desk — February 3, 2017

At the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, executives of the Shaw Festival announced the financial results of the 2016 season while celebrating Jackie Maxwell's final year as artistic director.

Shaw Festival Welcomes Peter Jewett as New Chair of the Board of Governors

by BWW News Desk — February 3, 2017

At the Annual General Meeting earlier today, Andrew M.

Shaw Festival Honors Co-Founder Calvin Rand's Legacy with SAINT JOAN

by BWW News Desk — January 5, 2017

The Shaw Festival was saddened to learn of the passing of our Co-Founder, and Founding Board Chair, Mr.

Shaw Festival's A.D. Tim Carroll Announces Casting for 2017 Season

by BWW News Desk — November 3, 2016

The Shaw Festival proudly announces casting for Artistic Director Tim Carroll's first season.

Shaw Offers Direct Bus Service from Toronto to the Festival Theatre

by A.A. Cristi — October 27, 2016

Launching with Tim Carroll's first season as Artistic Director, the Shaw Festival collaborates with Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Prague Shakespeare Company Presents KING JOHN Tonight at the Swan, HAMLET Tomorrow & TITUS on Halloween at Divadlo Kolowrat!

by BWW News Desk — October 26, 2016

Prague Shakespeare Company Presents KING JOHN Tonight at the Swan, HAMLET Tomorrow & TITUS on Halloween at Divadlo Kolowrat!

Rodney Ackland's AFTER OCTOBER Rediscovered at Finborough Theatre

by Rebecca Russo — October 24, 2016

The first Central London production in eighty years of Rodney Ackland's After October opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited four and a half week season on Tuesday, 22 November 2016.

Stratford Festival to Screen KING JOHN 26/10

by Ashlee Latimer — October 22, 2016

The English barons, holding John responsible for Arthur's death, take up the French cause but transfer their allegiance back to John when they learn of the Dauphin's intended perfidy toward them.

Wilton's Music Hall to Present THE SOCIETY OF STRANGE 31/10

by Ashlee Latimer — October 17, 2016

All Hallows Eve is upon us and where better to spend it than at the atmospheric Wilton's Music Hall, where Extempore Theatre & Something for the Weekend present The Society of Strange - the creepiest, strangest and most macabre of tales in a hilariously twisted improv show guaranteed to give you g

SAINT JOAN, AN OCTOROON and More Slated for Shaw Festival's 2017 Season

by BWW News Desk — August 18, 2016

The Shaw Festival is pleased to announce the playbill and directors list for the 2017 season; the company's 56th and the first led by Artistic Director Designate Tim Carroll.

Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins' NICE FISH Transfers to the West End

by Marianka Swain — July 8, 2016

Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins' critically acclaimed new comic play NICE FISH will transfer to the West End this winter, following sold-out seasons at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University in Cambridge and St Ann's Warehouse in New York.

SHINING CITY, Starring Matthew Broderick, Opens Tonight at Irish Rep

by BWW News Desk — June 9, 2016

A friendly reminder! Previews begin tonight for Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Conor McPherson's acclaimed play SHINING CITY, starring two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick.