Every theatre has its story. Few have lived as many lives as the Royal George. In this special documentary episode, we celebrate the life of a building that became the beating heart of the Shaw Festival. From its beginnings as a vaudeville house in 1915 to its transformation into one of Canada’s most beloved theatres, the George has witnessed a lifetime of stories. As it prepares for its next chapter, we celebrate not just the building, but the people who made it come alive. Written ...
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Every theatre has its story. Few have lived as many lives as the Royal George. In this special documentary episode, we celebrate the life of a building that became the beating heart of the Shaw Festival. From its beginnings as a vaudeville house in 1915 to its transformation into one of Canada’s most beloved theatres, the George has witnessed a lifetime of stories. As it prepares for its next chapter, we celebrate not just the building, but the people who made it come alive. Written ...
La Vie en Rose: Jay Turvey & Matt Alfano in Conversation
Let's Get This Shaw on the Road
39 minutes
5 months ago
La Vie en Rose: Jay Turvey & Matt Alfano in Conversation
How do you take a cabaret of French songs and transform it into a fully staged, immersive experience inside a Spiegeltent? In this episode, Jay Turvey and Matt Alfano reflect on the creation of La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival, a collaboration rooted in movement, music, and memory. Drawing on everything from Edith Piaf to Gene Kelly, from historical Parisian dance to physical theatre, the show reimagines a night in Paris as an intimate theatrical event. And we’re also joined by Eponine Lee...
Let's Get This Shaw on the Road
Every theatre has its story. Few have lived as many lives as the Royal George. In this special documentary episode, we celebrate the life of a building that became the beating heart of the Shaw Festival. From its beginnings as a vaudeville house in 1915 to its transformation into one of Canada’s most beloved theatres, the George has witnessed a lifetime of stories. As it prepares for its next chapter, we celebrate not just the building, but the people who made it come alive. Written ...
