The Stratford Adventure

40m
Documentary
6

This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.

Cast

John Drainie
Narrator
Michael Bates
Self
Lloyd Bochner
Self
Douglas Campbell
Self
Robert Christie
Self
Cecil Clarke
Self
Timothy Findley
Self
Alec Guinness
Self
Tyrone Guthrie
Self
Amelia Hall
Self
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Self
Tom Patterson
Self
Douglas Rain
Self
Irene Worth
Self

Crew

Morten Parker
Director
Gudrun Parker
Writer
Douglas Tunstell
Editor
Donald Wilder
Cinematography
Guy Glover
Producer
Kenneth Heeley-Ray
Sound Editor
Clarke Da Prato
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joseph Champagne
Sound Recordist
Louis Applebaum
Music

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