Let's Get This Shaw on the Road
The Shaw Festival, North America's premiere repertory theatre company, brings you an inside look at the craft of theatre through candid conversations with Canada’s top theatre artists. From acting and directing to design and music, we take you behind the scenes of world-class productions, giving theatre lovers an intimate and deeper understanding of the creativity that brings stories to life.
Episodes
14 episodes
Murder-on-the-Lake: Rebecca Northan & Kristopher Bowman in Conversation
What happens when the star of the show is someone who’s never rehearsed a line? In this episode, director-performer Rebecca Northan and actor Kristopher Bowman take us inside Murder-on-the-Lake, a one-of-a-kind theatrical experiment at...
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Season 2025
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Episode 13
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47:08
Blues for an Alabama Sky: Kimberley Rampersad & Virgilia Griffith in Conversation
What does it mean to rehearse with care, rigour, and trust? Director Kimberley Rampersad and actor Virgilia Griffith join us for a deep and moving conversation about Blues for an Alabama Sky at the Shaw Festival, from its political wei...
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Season 2025
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Episode 12
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38:22
Ella & Louis: Alana Bridgewater & Jeremiah Sparks in Conversation
How do you honour two of the greatest voices in jazz history? Ella & Louis creators and performers Alana Bridgewater and Jeremiah Sparks join us to talk about the personal stories, musical research, and collaborative energy behind ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 11
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36:39
May I Have The Pleasure?: Sharry Flett & Taran Kim in Conversation
What does a career in the theatre look like across generations? In this episode, we bring together Shaw Festival veteran Sharry Flett and rising star Taran Kim to talk about their work on May I Have the Pleasure?, a new dance-theatre p...
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Season 2025
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Episode 10
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40:13
Gnit: Will Eno & Tim Carroll in Conversation
What does it mean to pursue the self, and what does it cost? In this episode, playwright Will Eno and director Tim Carroll talk about Gnit, Eno’s wild and thoughtful reimagining of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, now on stage at the Shaw F...
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Season 2025
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Episode 9
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41:45
Wait Until Dark: Sochi Fried & Bruce Horak in Conversation
What does real suspense feel like on stage? In this episode, actors Sochi Fried and Bruce Horak dive into their roles in Wait Until Dark at the Shaw Festival, a play full of menace, vulnerability, and razor-sharp tension.They t...
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Season 2025
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Episode 8
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33:24
The Roll of Shaw: Travis Seetoo & Cosette Derome in Conversation
What happens when you blend tabletop role-playing games with the works of George Bernard Shaw and C.S. Lewis? In this episode, Travis Seetoo and Cosette Derome join us to talk about The Roll of Shaw: Through the Wardrobe, a unique live...
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Season 2025
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Episode 7
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43:22
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 co...
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Season 2025
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Episode 6
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39:00
Major Barbara: Peter Hinton-Davis & Gillian Gallow in Conversation
How do you bring a 1905 play into the present without losing its punch? In this episode, director Peter Hinton-Davis and designer Gillian Gallow share their creative process behind Major Barbara at the Shaw Festival, from deep research...
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Season 2025
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Episode 5
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44:44
Dear Liar: Marla McLean & Graeme Somerville in Conversation
Real-life partners Marla McLean and Graeme Somerville talk about co-creating and co-starring in Dear Liar, a play based on the 40-year correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. They reflect on building a sho...
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Season 2025
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Episode 4
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40:39
Tons of Money: Mike Nadajewski & Julia Course in Conversation
What happens when a beloved British farce collides with a pair of seasoned performers who love to push each other to the edge of laughter? In this episode, actors Mike Nadajewski and Julia Course talk about bringing Tons of Money to li...
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Season 2025
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Episode 3
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41:56
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Selma Dimitrijevic & Judith Bowden in Conversation
Step through the wardrobe with director Selma Dimitrijevic and designer Judith Bowden as they reflect on their collaboration for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They discuss first meetings and fast trust to the everyday bravery i...
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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38:11
Anything Goes: Kimberley Rampersad & Paul Sportelli in Conversation
What happens when you revisit a 1930s musical with a 21st-century sensibility? In our series premiere, associate artistic director Kimberley Rampersad and music director Paul Sportelli talk about the artistic choices, personal histories, and de...
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Season 2025
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Episode 1
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51:37
