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Shakespeare Lecture: Graham Abbey

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 18:00to19:30
Leacock Building Room 232, 855 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T7, CA

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A Muse of Fire: the enduring power of Shakespeare’s history cycle

The Shakespeare Lecture is presented by the Friends of the 91ÉçÇø LibraryÌýin partnership with the Straford Festival.

RSVP required:Ìýrsvp.libraries [at] mcgill.caÌýor (514) 398-5711

ÌýActor and director Graham Abbey will explore Shakespeare’s legacy through an examination of the first half of the history cycle (Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V). The talk will include some readings from the history cycle featuring Abbey and fellow Shaekspearean actress Michelle Giroux. It will be followed by a Q & A.

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Stratford Festival biographyÌý2016:ÌýBolingbroke/Henry IV inÌýBreath of Kings: Rebellion,ÌýHenry IV, Bates inÌýBreath of Kings: RedemptionÌýand conceiver, adaptor and associate director ofÌýBreath of Kings. 17th season.ÌýStratford:ÌýPhilip the Bastard (King John), Iago (Othello), Posthumus (Cymbeline), Henry V, Macbeth, Romeo, Henry VIII, Jaques, Prince Hal (Henry IV), D'Artagnan (The Three Musketeers), Petruchio (Shrew), Aufidius (Coriolanus), Berowne (Love's Labour's Lost), Algernon (Earnest), Hap Loman (Death of a Salesman).ÌýElsewhere:ÌýHamlet (Resurgence); Jeff Skilling (Enron) (Theatre Calgary); Sam Byck (Assassins) (Talk Is Free/Birdland); Charles (The School for Scandal), Valère (The Molière Comedies) (Chicago Shakespeare).ÌýTV:Series lead:ÌýThe BorderÌý(CBC).ÌýRecurring:ÌýDegrassi,ÌýMurdoch Mysteries,ÌýCovert Affairs,Republic of Doyle.ÌýGuest star:ÌýFlashpoint,ÌýLost Girl,ÌýRookie Blue,ÌýWarehouse 13,ÌýBomb Girls. Recent:ÌýRemedyÌý(Global).ÌýFilm:ÌýTake This Waltz,ÌýCasino Jack,Ìý388 Arletta Avenue,Defendor,ÌýStealing Paradise,ÌýAngels and Ornaments. Recent:ÌýMilton's Secret, Frontier.ÌýRadio:ÌýAfghanadaÌý(CBC).ÌýAwards:ÌýDora Award, Monte Carlo Television Festival nomination.ÌýDirecting:ÌýThe Winter's TaleÌý(Groundling Theatre).ÌýEt cetera:ÌýArtistic Director, Groundling Theatre (Groundlingtheatre.com).

A recentÌýToronto Star Ìýcharts Graham Abbey's journey as a Shakepearean actor.

The Shakespeare Lecture is generously sponsored by Michael Sabia and Hilary Pearson.

(Photo courtesy the Stratford Festival)

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