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Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario . . . The Shaw Festival Box Office
is now accepting ticket orders for its 50th season by fax, mail
and online at www.shawfest.com
from the general public. Phone and in-person ticket purchases
will begin January 15. Ticket prices range from $24 to $30 for
youth, $41 for seniors and $32 to $106 for regular priced
tickets.
Tickets for the Shaw Festival’s 50th season went on sale to Shaw
Festival Members and Visa Infinite cardholders on November 6 and
December 4, respectively, and the response has been wonderfully
encouraging. Compared to the same time last year, Members ticket
sales are 5% ahead, with group sales reaching the $1 million
mark, 15% ahead of the same time last year. Next season’s
productions of My Fair Lady and
The Admirable Crichton are very
popular with families, reflecting a remarkable 143% increase in
family package sales.
The Shaw Festival’s 50th season features an impressive and
inspiring range of theatre that encompasses Shaw re-envisioned
by directors and writers, newly commissioned works, plays by a
new generation of provocative playwrights, re-explored classics
and returning Festival favourites. The Shaw Festival’s milestone
season begins April 7, 2011 and runs until October 30, 2011 with
eleven diverse productions on the Festival’s four
Niagara-on-the-Lake stages. The landmark season playbill
includes a sparkling new production of the beloved musical
My
Fair Lady; Shaw’s most celebrated play
Heartbreak House; and
J.M. Barrie’s delicious comedy The Admirable Crichton
on the
Festival stage, along with Candida,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and
The President at the Royal George Theatre. The Shaw/Michael
Healey remix of On the Rocks, the Irish classic
Drama at Inish –
A Comedy and the world premiere of the newly developed musical
Maria Severa will take the stage at the Court House Theatre,
while the Studio Theatre will play host to the Canadian
premieres of Topdog/Underdog and
When the Rain Stops Falling.
Several events are planned to celebrate The Shaw’s golden season
including The Speed of Ideas - A Theatrical Forum
with
award-winning playwrights Tony Kushner and
Suzan-Lori Parks and
author and renowned theatre critic Michael Billington, as well
as the publication of a commemorative book written by Shaw
scholar L.W. Conolly and designed by Scott McKowen, art director
of The Shaw’s house programmes. Published by Oxford University
Press, Shaw Festival – The First Fifty Years
chronicles the
history of this country’s foremost repertory theatre company and
will be available in early April.
Ticket information, ticket order forms and brochures can be
obtained through the Shaw Festival Box Office or website:
Toll free in North America
1-800-511-7429
Local
(905) 468-2172
Fax
(905) 468-3804
Internet
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
and open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays,
January 9 and 16. Beginning April 15, the Box Office will be
open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Exciting overnight and day packages are also available making a
trip to The Shaw an enjoyable and hassle-free experience.
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