CMU School of Drama


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Shaw loses top billing at Shaw Festival

thestar.com:The Shaw Festival, for the first time in its 51-year history, will not be presenting a play by Bernard Shaw in its flagship Festival Theatre during the 2012 season, the Star has learned.
This is a rather dramatic response to the fact that Shaw’s plays have not sold well in the larger venue in recent years and the current entry, Heartbreak House, has been reportedly playing to houses as low as 30%.
At the same time, My Fair Lady is commanding audiences close to capacity at all times, which means the problem is not getting people to come to the Festival, but getting people to come to Shaw.

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