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The Stratford Festival: The First 50 Years
The Stratford Festival grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution. The drama festival has continued to attract actors, critics and theatre-goers from around the globe. Paradoxically, this almost proved to be its undoing. With international directors at the helm in the early years, frustrated Canadians sat on the sidelines. Financial problems almost shut the festival down. But the curtain would rise again on a new golden era.
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Stratford celebrates 40 years
Broadcast Date: July 15, 1993
Tom Patterson celebrates Stratford's fortieth anniversary.Stratford celebrates 40 years
Medium: Radio
Program: Morningside in the Summer
Broadcast Date: July 15, 1993
Guest(s): Tom Patterson
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Interviewer: Paul Kennedy
Duration: 19:01
Last updated:
Aug. 11, 2004
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June 30, 1980
The celebrated British actress, performing in three Stratford plays in 1980, shares her thoughts on the annual Canadian theatre festival.
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Stratford celebrates 40 years.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: Aug. 11, 2004.
[Page consulted on Feb. 14, 2012.]