Shakespeare Under the Tents at Bard on the Beach
Shakespeare under canvas in Vanier Park, with the mountains and the sea doing their golden-hour thing right behind the actors.
Vanier Park, Kitsilano
More infoShakespeare under canvas in Vanier Park, with the mountains and the sea doing their golden-hour thing right behind the actors.
Vanier Park, Kitsilano
More infoBard on the Beach is the date where the backdrop does most of the work. You sit under an open-sided tent in Vanier Park from June through mid-September while the play runs and, behind the stage, the real mountains, water and skyline perform their sunset routine. Book a later show to catch it. On an August Friday, Bard After Dark adds a late cabaret if you have the energy.
Pick your showtime by the view: a later curtain puts the setting sun behind the open-sided tent, lighting up the mountains and skyline right as the play rolls. Pack a layer (that sea breeze shows up at intermission) and arrive ahead of curtain for a picnic on the Vanier Park grass. Give it about two and a half hours, and if it's an August Friday, chase it with the Bard After Dark cabaret.
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