When you grow up in southern Ontario, you take the festival for granted: that’s where you go for the annual English bus trip to see a play.
Tag: Stratford Festival
My Canada, 96/150: Screening our stories
In 1939, Canada’s Parliament decided that Canadian filmmakers needed support to tell the stories they wanted to tell.
My Canada, 83/150: The grand man of letters
Davies’ novels can be wickedly funny, funnily old world, and are crammed with capital “C” characters.
My Canada, 33/150: Jazz in the key of Oscar
Oscar Peterson was most famous for his extraordinary skills as a jazz pianist but he also brought a distinctly Canadian vision to jazz composition.
My Canada, 29/150: Enjoy the humour of the situation
The Barenaked Ladies made comedy look easy. One day, I got a backstage look into just how much work went into that ease.
