Freewill Shakespeare Festival

• Freewill Shakespeare Festival goes on the road amid Hawrelak Park closure

  Through rocky seas, unknown islands and magic, the Freewill Shakespeare Festival is bringing The Tempest to your doorstep this summer.

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  Jun 19, 2024
  
• 3 Edmonton summer festivals cancelled, more in limbo due to COVID-19

  Social distancing is very much in mind as we're starting to see cancellations of Edmonton's summer festivals. Two were called off ahead of Thursday's meeting of the Emergency Advisory Committee, where word on more is expected.

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  Apr 8, 2020
  
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• Perfect for a mid-summer’s night: Edmonton’s Freewill Shakespeare Festival kicks off

  This year audiences will be transported to Italy as A Winter's Tale and Two Gentlemen of Verona play on alternating days of the week.

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  Jun 18, 2019
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• Potential years-long closure of Hawrelak Park and new plaza concern Edmonton festivals

  If the park is closed completely, the work would take three years. If the park is partially closed and work is done around other activities, it could take as long as nine years to complete.

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  Mar 21, 2019
• Perfect for a mid-summer’s night: Edmonton’s Freewill Shakespeare Festival kicks off

  The theatrical celebration runs for nearly a month, featuring live performances every day of the week, except for Mondays, at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park.

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  Jun 19, 2018
• Popular Edmonton outdoor festival moving indoors

  For the first time in 26 years, Edmonton's Freewill Shakespeare Festival will be indoors at the University of Alberta's Myer Horowitz Theatre.

  Jul 9, 2014