Shakespeare Lecture: Graham Abbey
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A Muse of Fire: the enduring power of Shakespeare鈥檚 history cycle
The Shakespeare Lecture is presented by the Friends of the McGill Library听in partnership with the Straford Festival.
RSVP required:听rsvp.libraries [at] mcgill.ca听or (514) 398-5711
听Actor and director Graham Abbey will explore Shakespeare鈥檚 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 biography听2016:听Bolingbroke/Henry IV in听Breath of Kings: Rebellion,听Henry IV, Bates in听Breath of Kings: Redemption听and conceiver, adaptor and associate director of听Breath of Kings. 17th season.听Stratford:听Philip 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).听Elsewhere:听Hamlet (Resurgence); Jeff Skilling (Enron) (Theatre Calgary); Sam Byck (Assassins) (Talk Is Free/Birdland); Charles (The School for Scandal), Val猫re (The Moli猫re Comedies) (Chicago Shakespeare).听TV:Series lead:听The Border听(CBC).听Recurring:听Degrassi,听Murdoch Mysteries,听Covert Affairs,Republic of Doyle.听Guest star:听Flashpoint,听Lost Girl,听Rookie Blue,听Warehouse 13,听Bomb Girls. Recent:听Remedy听(Global).听Film:听Take This Waltz,听Casino Jack,听388 Arletta Avenue,Defendor,听Stealing Paradise,听Angels and Ornaments. Recent:听Milton's Secret, Frontier.听Radio:听Afghanada听(CBC).听Awards:听Dora Award, Monte Carlo Television Festival nomination.听Directing:听The Winter's Tale听(Groundling Theatre).听Et cetera:听Artistic Director, Groundling Theatre (Groundlingtheatre.com).
A recent听Toronto Star 听charts 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)
