Bard on the Beach
@bardonthebeach.bsky.social
Bard on the Beach is one of Canada's largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare Festivals. Presented on the waterfront in Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park.
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Set your alarms, Bard Summer Camps are on sale THIS Thursday, February 5 at 12pm! 🎉
With camps for youth from ages 6-18 throughout July & August, there are SO many opportunities to learn and play.
Summer Camps always fill quickly, make sure to book early.
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With camps for youth from ages 6-18 throughout July & August, there are SO many opportunities to learn and play.
Summer Camps always fill quickly, make sure to book early.
➡ bardonthebeach.org/education/co...
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Set your alarms, Bard Summer Camps are on sale THIS Thursday, February 5 at 12pm! 🎉
With camps for youth from ages 6-18 throughout July & August, there are SO many opportunities to learn and play.
Summer Camps always fill quickly, make sure to book early.
➡ bardonthebeach.org/education/co...
With camps for youth from ages 6-18 throughout July & August, there are SO many opportunities to learn and play.
Summer Camps always fill quickly, make sure to book early.
➡ bardonthebeach.org/education/co...
Our 2026 Volunteer Application opens up on Friday, January 30!
Volunteers are essential to the success of our Season and we can't wait to hear from you.
For more information, visit our Volunteer page here: bardonthebeach.org/bard-village...
Volunteers are essential to the success of our Season and we can't wait to hear from you.
For more information, visit our Volunteer page here: bardonthebeach.org/bard-village...
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Our 2026 Volunteer Application opens up on Friday, January 30!
Volunteers are essential to the success of our Season and we can't wait to hear from you.
For more information, visit our Volunteer page here: bardonthebeach.org/bard-village...
Volunteers are essential to the success of our Season and we can't wait to hear from you.
For more information, visit our Volunteer page here: bardonthebeach.org/bard-village...
Everything's happening! 👀
BMO Mainstage Set Designer Amir Ofek (middle) and members of Bard's production team (pictured: Richard Hansen, Festival Technical Director and Jonathan Ryder, Production Director) met to discuss the set design of both The Merry Wives of Windsor & Macbeth #Bard2026
BMO Mainstage Set Designer Amir Ofek (middle) and members of Bard's production team (pictured: Richard Hansen, Festival Technical Director and Jonathan Ryder, Production Director) met to discuss the set design of both The Merry Wives of Windsor & Macbeth #Bard2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Everything's happening! 👀
BMO Mainstage Set Designer Amir Ofek (middle) and members of Bard's production team (pictured: Richard Hansen, Festival Technical Director and Jonathan Ryder, Production Director) met to discuss the set design of both The Merry Wives of Windsor & Macbeth #Bard2026
BMO Mainstage Set Designer Amir Ofek (middle) and members of Bard's production team (pictured: Richard Hansen, Festival Technical Director and Jonathan Ryder, Production Director) met to discuss the set design of both The Merry Wives of Windsor & Macbeth #Bard2026
Our first casting announcement of the 2026 Season!
Meet our Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page: Jennifer Lines and Melissa Oei.
Jennifer returns, last appearing in 2025 as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Melissa returns, with her last appearance in 2022 as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Meet our Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page: Jennifer Lines and Melissa Oei.
Jennifer returns, last appearing in 2025 as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Melissa returns, with her last appearance in 2022 as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Our first casting announcement of the 2026 Season!
Meet our Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page: Jennifer Lines and Melissa Oei.
Jennifer returns, last appearing in 2025 as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Melissa returns, with her last appearance in 2022 as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Meet our Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page: Jennifer Lines and Melissa Oei.
Jennifer returns, last appearing in 2025 as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Melissa returns, with her last appearance in 2022 as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
WE'RE HIRING!
We're looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join our Bard team. For more information and to apply visit our website, linked below.
We will be accepting applications until Sunday, November 30, 2025.
DETAILS: bardonthebeach.org/employment-p...
We're looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join our Bard team. For more information and to apply visit our website, linked below.
We will be accepting applications until Sunday, November 30, 2025.
DETAILS: bardonthebeach.org/employment-p...
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
WE'RE HIRING!
We're looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join our Bard team. For more information and to apply visit our website, linked below.
We will be accepting applications until Sunday, November 30, 2025.
DETAILS: bardonthebeach.org/employment-p...
We're looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join our Bard team. For more information and to apply visit our website, linked below.
We will be accepting applications until Sunday, November 30, 2025.
DETAILS: bardonthebeach.org/employment-p...
Our 2026 Season's directors are set! We can't wait to see what they bring to the Bard tents next year.
For more on them, visit the Bard Blog: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/in...
For more on them, visit the Bard Blog: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/in...
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Our 2026 Season's directors are set! We can't wait to see what they bring to the Bard tents next year.
For more on them, visit the Bard Blog: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/in...
For more on them, visit the Bard Blog: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/in...
Congratulations to Moya O'Connell, Anton Lipovetsky, and Carmen Alatorre for their The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards wins for their work on 2025 Bard on the Beach productions!
To view the full list of the 2024/25 Jessie Award winners and nominees, visit their website: www.jessieawards.com/awards
To view the full list of the 2024/25 Jessie Award winners and nominees, visit their website: www.jessieawards.com/awards
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Congratulations to Moya O'Connell, Anton Lipovetsky, and Carmen Alatorre for their The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards wins for their work on 2025 Bard on the Beach productions!
To view the full list of the 2024/25 Jessie Award winners and nominees, visit their website: www.jessieawards.com/awards
To view the full list of the 2024/25 Jessie Award winners and nominees, visit their website: www.jessieawards.com/awards
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Hot off the press! 🔥 In our latest print edition 👇
➡️ Why are BC’s craft breweries drying up?
➡️ The wet and wild history of the No. 5 Orange
➡️ Massy books turns over a new page
➡️ Your finalists for the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver awards
and more. Pick up your free copy today.
➡️ Why are BC’s craft breweries drying up?
➡️ The wet and wild history of the No. 5 Orange
➡️ Massy books turns over a new page
➡️ Your finalists for the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver awards
and more. Pick up your free copy today.
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hot off the press! 🔥 In our latest print edition 👇
➡️ Why are BC’s craft breweries drying up?
➡️ The wet and wild history of the No. 5 Orange
➡️ Massy books turns over a new page
➡️ Your finalists for the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver awards
and more. Pick up your free copy today.
➡️ Why are BC’s craft breweries drying up?
➡️ The wet and wild history of the No. 5 Orange
➡️ Massy books turns over a new page
➡️ Your finalists for the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver awards
and more. Pick up your free copy today.
Thank you to everyone who voted in @georgiastraight.bsky.social Best of Vancouver Awards, we are honoured to win Best Performing Arts Festival, and to place third in The Best Theatre Company category!
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Thank you to everyone who voted in @georgiastraight.bsky.social Best of Vancouver Awards, we are honoured to win Best Performing Arts Festival, and to place third in The Best Theatre Company category!
ICYMI: Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season has been announced and Season Packs are available to purchase now!
More information: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...
More information: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...
October 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ICYMI: Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season has been announced and Season Packs are available to purchase now!
More information: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...
More information: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...
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Vancouver's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social has announced its 2026 season! Check it out here: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...
2026 Season Announcement | Bard on the Beach
The 2026 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will return to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park in Vancouver from June to September, 2026. The 2026 Season offers a thrilling journey through comedy, tragedy, and my...
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September 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Vancouver's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social has announced its 2026 season! Check it out here: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...
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Reading The Dark Lady by Jessica B. Hill.
Plan to go see this at Bard on the Beach with my granddaughter later this month.
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#Canada #drama #Shakespeare @bardonthebeach.bsky.social #Stratford
Plan to go see this at Bard on the Beach with my granddaughter later this month.
www.jgshillingford.com/product/the-...
#Canada #drama #Shakespeare @bardonthebeach.bsky.social #Stratford
The Dark Lady / Pandora - J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Jessica B. Hill
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August 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reading The Dark Lady by Jessica B. Hill.
Plan to go see this at Bard on the Beach with my granddaughter later this month.
www.jgshillingford.com/product/the-...
#Canada #drama #Shakespeare @bardonthebeach.bsky.social #Stratford
Plan to go see this at Bard on the Beach with my granddaughter later this month.
www.jgshillingford.com/product/the-...
#Canada #drama #Shakespeare @bardonthebeach.bsky.social #Stratford
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If you’re in Vancouver this summer definitely check out “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”
I’m no art critic but this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social production was delightfully redone with 80s vibes and the cast just wanted to have fun. It was fantastic.
I’m no art critic but this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social production was delightfully redone with 80s vibes and the cast just wanted to have fun. It was fantastic.
August 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you’re in Vancouver this summer definitely check out “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”
I’m no art critic but this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social production was delightfully redone with 80s vibes and the cast just wanted to have fun. It was fantastic.
I’m no art critic but this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social production was delightfully redone with 80s vibes and the cast just wanted to have fun. It was fantastic.
✨ Our 2025 Summer Raffle is live! ✨
Enter for a chance to win Delta Air Lines vouchers worth $2000, two Premium Season Packs for Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season, or two tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival's Tasting Room! #bard2025
Tickets: bardonthebeach.rafflenexus.com/a/bluesky
Enter for a chance to win Delta Air Lines vouchers worth $2000, two Premium Season Packs for Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season, or two tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival's Tasting Room! #bard2025
Tickets: bardonthebeach.rafflenexus.com/a/bluesky
August 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
✨ Our 2025 Summer Raffle is live! ✨
Enter for a chance to win Delta Air Lines vouchers worth $2000, two Premium Season Packs for Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season, or two tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival's Tasting Room! #bard2025
Tickets: bardonthebeach.rafflenexus.com/a/bluesky
Enter for a chance to win Delta Air Lines vouchers worth $2000, two Premium Season Packs for Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season, or two tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival's Tasting Room! #bard2025
Tickets: bardonthebeach.rafflenexus.com/a/bluesky
Thank you Marcia Gay Harden for visiting! This Academy and Tony Award winning actor took in both of our BMO Mainstage productions (Much Ado About Nothing and the Two Gentlemen of Verona) this past week! Thank you for your continued support of Bard. ❤✨ #Bard2025
August 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thank you Marcia Gay Harden for visiting! This Academy and Tony Award winning actor took in both of our BMO Mainstage productions (Much Ado About Nothing and the Two Gentlemen of Verona) this past week! Thank you for your continued support of Bard. ❤✨ #Bard2025
Due to overwhelming demand, we are delighted to announce a final additional performance has been added for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]!
Tickets for Tuesday, September 9 at 7:30pm are available now! #bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/
Tickets for Tuesday, September 9 at 7:30pm are available now! #bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/
August 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Due to overwhelming demand, we are delighted to announce a final additional performance has been added for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]!
Tickets for Tuesday, September 9 at 7:30pm are available now! #bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/
Tickets for Tuesday, September 9 at 7:30pm are available now! #bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/
Earlier in the Season, Tess Degenstein spoke about experiencing theatre as a very young person, some of the unique joys of being an actor at Bard, and the process of working on two shows this summer. #bard2025 🚴♀️
Read more: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...
Read more: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...
![Tess Degenstein in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:53szn4tn4hluwobiwiiohdlb/bafkreicu7f4m5stj6cx7ezjw4yxmde43flct3f2avqnlzvwh3zr7q6iiea@jpeg)
August 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Earlier in the Season, Tess Degenstein spoke about experiencing theatre as a very young person, some of the unique joys of being an actor at Bard, and the process of working on two shows this summer. #bard2025 🚴♀️
Read more: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...
Read more: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...
Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce a NEW PERFORMANCE has been added to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]!
Tickets for Sunday, August 17 at 7:30pm are on sale now. #Bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/#!/...
Tickets for Sunday, August 17 at 7:30pm are on sale now. #Bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/#!/...
July 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce a NEW PERFORMANCE has been added to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]!
Tickets for Sunday, August 17 at 7:30pm are on sale now. #Bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/#!/...
Tickets for Sunday, August 17 at 7:30pm are on sale now. #Bard2025
TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/#!/...
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We thoroughly enjoyed The Dark Lady at @bardonthebeach.bsky.social! Fascinating theme, brilliant acting and fantastically engaging storytelling! Don't miss it: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/the...
The Dark Lady | Bard on the Beach
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July 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We thoroughly enjoyed The Dark Lady at @bardonthebeach.bsky.social! Fascinating theme, brilliant acting and fantastically engaging storytelling! Don't miss it: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/the...
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We had an absolute blast at last night's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social The Complete Works of Shakespeare show! With wall-to-wall laughs and high-energy comic performances, it's a must-see summer hit. Check it out: bardonthebeach.org/the-complete...
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] | Bard on the Beach
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July 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We had an absolute blast at last night's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social The Complete Works of Shakespeare show! With wall-to-wall laughs and high-energy comic performances, it's a must-see summer hit. Check it out: bardonthebeach.org/the-complete...
Congratulations to the Company of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] on today, their Opening Night! We can’t wait for everyone to experience this zany adventure all Season long. #Bard2025
Special thanks to our Production Sponsor, Polygon Homes.
Special thanks to our Production Sponsor, Polygon Homes.
July 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Congratulations to the Company of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] on today, their Opening Night! We can’t wait for everyone to experience this zany adventure all Season long. #Bard2025
Special thanks to our Production Sponsor, Polygon Homes.
Special thanks to our Production Sponsor, Polygon Homes.
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Arghavan Jenati speaks to Stir about The Dark Lady:
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Bard on the Beach star Arghavan Jenati reflects on Dark Lady at the heart of Shakespeare’s work — Stir
New production of Jessica B. Hill’s witty play reclaims the lost history of poet Emilia Bassano
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July 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Arghavan Jenati speaks to Stir about The Dark Lady:
www.createastir.ca/articles/the... @bardonthebeach.bsky.social
www.createastir.ca/articles/the... @bardonthebeach.bsky.social
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We're really looking forward to catching this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social show this week! And I'm celebrating by cracking open my Shakespeare Insult Generator book, you Churlish Bald-Pated Bull's Pizzle. bardonthebeach.org/the-complete...
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] | Bard on the Beach
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July 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We're really looking forward to catching this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social show this week! And I'm celebrating by cracking open my Shakespeare Insult Generator book, you Churlish Bald-Pated Bull's Pizzle. bardonthebeach.org/the-complete...
“I leave myself, my friends, and all, for love.”
Wishing a wonderful Opening Night to the Company of The Two Gentlemen of Verona! We can’t wait to go on this nostalgic journey with you all summer long. #Bard2025
Thank you to our Production Sponsor Odlum Brown.
Photo by Tim Matheson.
Wishing a wonderful Opening Night to the Company of The Two Gentlemen of Verona! We can’t wait to go on this nostalgic journey with you all summer long. #Bard2025
Thank you to our Production Sponsor Odlum Brown.
Photo by Tim Matheson.
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
“I leave myself, my friends, and all, for love.”
Wishing a wonderful Opening Night to the Company of The Two Gentlemen of Verona! We can’t wait to go on this nostalgic journey with you all summer long. #Bard2025
Thank you to our Production Sponsor Odlum Brown.
Photo by Tim Matheson.
Wishing a wonderful Opening Night to the Company of The Two Gentlemen of Verona! We can’t wait to go on this nostalgic journey with you all summer long. #Bard2025
Thank you to our Production Sponsor Odlum Brown.
Photo by Tim Matheson.