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The Stratford Adventure

The Stratford Adventure

6.2/ 10

TMDB Rating

5

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1954

Release Year

40 min

Runtime

Documentary

Overview

This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.

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@Geronimo1967

February 9, 2024

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7/10

Local journalist Tom Patterson decided that is was time for a Shakespearian festival in Stratford. Not the one in Warwickshire, though - this one is to be several thousand miles away in another Stratford. Ontario. Armed with just C$125 he heads to New York to gauge interest and then against the odds

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