“Engaging the present through the classics”
Fresh from cleaning up at the Rideau Awards, Third Wall Theatre’s co-Artistic Associates James Richardson and Charles McFarland were at the Irving Greenberg this past week to launch their mainstage production of Shakespeare’s Henry V.
In the audio below, we join Oracle theatre correspondent Lesley Buxton as she gets the dramatists to talk about the challenge of producing a play about war in a time of war. In a short but wide-ranging interview they also discuss their mandate to mentor young casts, talk about what it takes for a play to be called a masterpiece, and reveal their favourite plays of all time. As well, listen for Charles’ (the one, as he says “with the English accent”) preview of their ambitious 2009-2010 season.
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