The short plays are being performed in sets of three, with the tenth, the rarely produced Star Chamber , as a standalone event. The first trio, entitled Brief Encounters , comprises the works Still Life , We Were Dancing and Hands Across the Sea . Jackie Maxwell directs.
Christopher Newton stages the Play, Orchestra, Play program, which includes Red Peppers , Fumed Oak and Shadow Play .
Here is a look at the first two trios, which continue through late October:
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Noel Coward's Brief Encounters and Play, Orchestra, Play at the Shaw Fest
Noel Coward's Brief Encounters and Play, Orchestra, Play at the Shaw Fest
For the first time in repertory theatre history all ten plays that make up Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30 are being presented at Ontario's Shaw Festival.
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Patrick Galligan, Deborah Hay, Corrine Koslo and Thom Marriott in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Patrick Galligan and Deborah Hay in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Thom Marriott and Corrine Koslo in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Deborah Hay and Patrick Galligan in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Deborah Hay and Patrick Galligan in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Gray Powell as George Davies and Krista Colosimo in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Goldie Semple, Deborah Hay, Patrick Galligan and Thom Marriot in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Goldie Semple and Thom Marriot in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Thom Marriot and Deborah Hay in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Wendy Thatcher and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Jay Turvey and Patty Jamieson in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Robin Evan Willis and Julie Martell in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patty Jamieson, Robin Evan Willis and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patty Jamieson and Jay Turvey in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Jay Turvey and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Julie Martell, Steven Sutcliffe, Robin Evan Willis and Kyle Blair in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Julie Martell as Victoria Gayforth and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patty Jamieson, Jay Turvey and Kyle Blair in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patrick Galligan and Deborah Hay in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Thom Marriott and Corrine Koslo in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Deborah Hay and Patrick Galligan in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Deborah Hay and Patrick Galligan in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Gray Powell as George Davies and Krista Colosimo in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Goldie Semple, Deborah Hay, Patrick Galligan and Thom Marriot in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Goldie Semple and Thom Marriot in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Thom Marriot and Deborah Hay in Brief Encounters
David Cooper
Jay Turvey and Patty Jamieson in Play, Orchestra, Play
Emily Cooper
Robin Evan Willis and Julie Martell in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patty Jamieson, Robin Evan Willis and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patty Jamieson and Jay Turvey in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Jay Turvey and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Julie Martell as Victoria Gayforth and Steven Sutcliffe in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
Patty Jamieson, Jay Turvey and Kyle Blair in Play, Orchestra, Play
David Cooper
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