Shaw Festival Box Office Now Open for 2010 Season

The Shaw Festival's box office is now open for its 2010 season set to begin April 1.

The 2010 season resonates with the wit, social commentary and relevance for which Bernard Shaw himself was well known and features two plays by the Festival's namesake: The Doctor's Dilemma, Shaw's relevantly comedic exploration of the medical establishment, directed by Morris Panych; and John Bull's Other Island, Shaw's exploration of the culture of misunderstandings and misconceptions, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Christopher Newton.  

Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell directs An Ideal Husband, Shaw's favourite Oscar Wilde work, featuring Shaw Festival favourites Patrick Galligan and Steven Sutcliffe.  Mr. Galligan will also be performing in The Doctor's Dilemma, while Mr. Sutcliffe will also be featured in Eda Holmes's production of Caryl Churchill's Serious Money.  Ms. Maxwell will also direct Linda Griffiths' Age of Arousal.

Deborah Hay, who garnered rave reviews as Billie Dawn in the 2009 runaway hit Born Yesterday, returns as Sylvia Fowler in Alisa Palmer's production of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women and as the whip smart Molly Grant in the S.J. Perelman, Ogden Nash and Kurt Weill musical One Touch of Venus, directed by Eda Holmes.

Shaw Festival notables Benedict Campbell, Jim Mezon and Corrine Koslo will be featured in John Bull's Other Island.  Mr. Mezon and Mr. Campbell will also be performing in Tom Murphy's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, directed by Jason Byrne; while Ms. Koslo will take on the role as society-conscious Veta Simmons in the Joseph Ziegler production of Mary Chase's Harvey.

Performance Schedule

AN IDEAL HUSBAND
by Oscar Wilde
April 9 to October 31

THE WOMEN
by Clare Boothe Luce
May 12 to October 9

THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA
by Bernard Shaw
June 10 to October 30

SERIOUS MONEY
by Caryl Churchill
July 31 to September 12

THE CHERRY ORCHARD
by Anton Chekhov
Adapted by Tom Murphy
April 20 to October 2

John Bull'S OTHER ISLAND
by Bernard Shaw
June 18 to October 9

AGE OF AROUSAL
by Linda Griffiths
July 23 to October 10

HARVEY
by Mary Chase
April 1 to October 31

ONE TOUCH OF VENUS
Music by Kurt Weill
Lyrics by Ogden Nash
Book by Ogden Nash and S.J. Perelman
May 16 to October 10

HALF AN HOUR
by J.M. Barrie  LUNCHTIME
June 26 to October 9

For more information on the productions above, please click here. 

Ticket information and brochures can be obtained through the Shaw Festival Box Office:
• Toll free in North America: 1-800-511-7429
• Local: (905) 468-2172
• Fax: (905) 468-3804
• Internet: www.shawfest.com
• Mail: Shaw Festival, Box 774, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON  L0S 1J0

The Festival Theatre Box Office and Bernard's, the Shaw Festival Shop, are located at 10 Queen's Parade in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Box Office will be open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from January 11 to January 24. Beginning January 25, Box Office hours will be Monday to Friday 9 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Photo: David Cooper

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