Shaw Festival 2023 Season

SHAW FESTIVAL 2023 SEASON

February 28 ~ December 23, 2023

FESTIVAL THEATRE

MAHABHARATA
Written and adapted by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes
A Why Not Theatre Production
In association with Barbican Centre
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival

GYPSY
A Musical Fable, Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee

Noël Coward’s
BLITHE SPIRIT

THE AMEN CORNER
By James Baldwin

ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE

PRINCE CASPIAN
Adapted for the stage by Damien Atkins
Based on the novel by C.S. Lewis

ON THE RAZZLE
By Tom Stoppard
Adapted from Einen Jux will er sich machen by Johan Nestroy

VILLAGE WOOING Lunchtime One‐Act
By Bernard Shaw

THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT
By Edith Wharton

JACKIE MAXWELL STUDIO THEATRE

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
By J.M. Synge

THE APPLE CART
By Bernard Shaw

THE CLEARING
By Helen Edmundson

SPIEGELTENT

THE GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE
A romantic comedy by Pierre de Marivaux
Improvised by the Shaw Festival Ensemble – a new play every time.

MOTHER, DAUGHTER
Written and directed by Selma Dimitrijevic

OUTDOORS @ THE SHAW

A SHORT HISTORY OF NIAGARA
Created and performed by Alexandra Montagnese and Mike Petersen
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival

CONCERTS & EVENTS

HOLIDAY SEASON

Lerner and Loewe’s
BRIGADOON
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe
Original dances created by Agnes DeMille
Revised book by Brian Hill

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and originally directed by Tim Carroll

“The word ‘Festival’ in our name invites you to expect more than just a theatre. That is why we are always coming up with new events, new performance spaces, and new ways of engaging with you. This year we have some really special treats up our sleeve. So, no matter which of our world-class shows you are coming to see, be sure to give yourself plenty of time before and after: you’ll be glad you did.”

— Tim Carroll, Artistic Director