Everything's happening! 👀 BMO Mainstage Set Designer Amir Ofek (middle) and members of Bard's production team (pictured: Richard Hansen, Festival Technical Director and Jonathan Ryder, Production Director) met to discuss the set design of both The Merry Wives of Windsor & Macbeth #Bard2026

Our first casting announcement of the 2026 Season! Meet our Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page: Jennifer Lines and Melissa Oei. Jennifer returns, last appearing in 2025 as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Melissa returns, with her last appearance in 2022 as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

WE'RE HIRING! We're looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join our Bard team. For more information and to apply visit our website, linked below. We will be accepting applications until Sunday, November 30, 2025. DETAILS: bardonthebeach.org/employment-p...

Our 2026 Season's directors are set! We can't wait to see what they bring to the Bard tents next year. For more on them, visit the Bard Blog: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/in...

Congratulations to Moya O'Connell, Anton Lipovetsky, and Carmen Alatorre for their The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards wins for their work on 2025 Bard on the Beach productions! To view the full list of the 2024/25 Jessie Award winners and nominees, visit their website: www.jessieawards.com/awards

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Thank you to everyone who voted in @georgiastraight.bsky.social Best of Vancouver Awards, we are honoured to win Best Performing Arts Festival, and to place third in The Best Theatre Company category!

ICYMI: Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season has been announced and Season Packs are available to purchase now! More information: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...

Vancouver's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social has announced its 2026 season! Check it out here: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/202...

Reading The Dark Lady by Jessica B. Hill. Plan to go see this at Bard on the Beach with my granddaughter later this month. www.jgshillingford.com/product/the-... #Canada #drama #Shakespeare @bardonthebeach.bsky.social #Stratford

If you’re in Vancouver this summer definitely check out “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.” I’m no art critic but this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social production was delightfully redone with 80s vibes and the cast just wanted to have fun. It was fantastic.

✨ Our 2025 Summer Raffle is live! ✨ Enter for a chance to win Delta Air Lines vouchers worth $2000, two Premium Season Packs for Bard on the Beach's 2026 Season, or two tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival's Tasting Room! #bard2025 Tickets: bardonthebeach.rafflenexus.com/a/bluesky

Thank you Marcia Gay Harden for visiting! This Academy and Tony Award winning actor took in both of our BMO Mainstage productions (Much Ado About Nothing and the Two Gentlemen of Verona) this past week! Thank you for your continued support of Bard. ❤✨ #Bard2025

Due to overwhelming demand, we are delighted to announce a final additional performance has been added for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]! Tickets for Tuesday, September 9 at 7:30pm are available now! #bard2025 TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/

Earlier in the Season, Tess Degenstein spoke about experiencing theatre as a very young person, some of the unique joys of being an actor at Bard, and the process of working on two shows this summer. #bard2025 🚴‍♀️ Read more: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...

Don't forget to stop by the Bard Boutique to pick up the Much Ado About Nothing merchandise for this year's production! #Bard2025

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce a NEW PERFORMANCE has been added to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]! Tickets for Sunday, August 17 at 7:30pm are on sale now. #Bard2025 TICKETS: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/#!/...

We thoroughly enjoyed The Dark Lady at @bardonthebeach.bsky.social! Fascinating theme, brilliant acting and fantastically engaging storytelling! Don't miss it: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/the...

We had an absolute blast at last night's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social The Complete Works of Shakespeare show! With wall-to-wall laughs and high-energy comic performances, it's a must-see summer hit. Check it out: bardonthebeach.org/the-complete...

Congratulations to the Company of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] on today, their Opening Night! We can’t wait for everyone to experience this zany adventure all Season long. #Bard2025 Special thanks to our Production Sponsor, Polygon Homes.

Arghavan Jenati speaks to Stir about The Dark Lady: www.createastir.ca/articles/the... @bardonthebeach.bsky.social

We're really looking forward to catching this @bardonthebeach.bsky.social show this week! And I'm celebrating by cracking open my Shakespeare Insult Generator book, you Churlish Bald-Pated Bull's Pizzle. bardonthebeach.org/the-complete...

“I leave myself, my friends, and all, for love.” Wishing a wonderful Opening Night to the Company of The Two Gentlemen of Verona! We can’t wait to go on this nostalgic journey with you all summer long. #Bard2025 Thank you to our Production Sponsor Odlum Brown. Photo by Tim Matheson.

Checked out the gift shop at #Vancouver's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social Shakespeare Festival and spotted this lovely nature-forward jigsaw puzzle!

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | June 10 to September 20 FULL TRAILER: youtu.be/9WfeYMloSwY “As merry as the day is long.” #Bard2025 Directed by Johnna Wright with additional text by Erin Shields. Video filmed and edited by Art Left Creative: www.artleftcreative.com

We absolutely loved last night's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social Much Ado About Nothing show. Fun, fast-paced and filled with great performances -- especially the actors playing Benedick, Beatrice and Dogberry! Check it out: bardonthebeach.org/much-ado-abo...

We love the charming, flower-framed Much Ado About Nothing set at this year's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social Shakespeare Festival!

Bard on the Beach presents celebrated Canadian playwright and actor Jessica B. Hill’s The Dark Lady in the Douglas Campbell Theatre tent from July 3 to September 19. www.createastir.ca/articles/bar... @bardonthebeach.bsky.social

“I do love nothing in the world so well as you…” 💕 2025 Opening Night is here! Wishing the entire Company of Much Ado About Nothing an ovation on this joyous occasion. Congratulations, all! #Bard2025 Special thanks to Lawson Lundell LLP, our Production Sponsor. Photo by Tim Matheson.

On Sunday we were delighted to host 5 dogs-in-training and handlers from BC & Alberta Guide Dogs at our performance of The Two Gentlemen of Verona! This was our second annual "Bark on the Beach" event and it was extra special as the dogs got to see one of their kind in the role of Crab! #Bard2025

This just-announced @bardonthebeach.bsky.social show looks very intriguing! bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/the...

Stir speaks to @bardonthebeach.bsky.social costume designer Carmen Alatorre about her 1980s-awesome looks for The Two Gentlemen of Verona: www.createastir.ca/articles/car...

Now this irreverent, fast-paced romp makes its Bard on the Beach debut from July 1 to September 20 in the Douglas Campbell Theatre tent. www.createastir.ca/articles/bar... @bardonthebeach.bsky.social

Today marks the first performance of our 2025 Season 😍 We're taking a moment to say a huge THANK YOU to our magnificent Site Crew (some pictured here at our Site Crew Dinner) who got our wonderful site up and running for people to visit and enjoy, all summer long ❤ #Bard2025

ICYMI: we spoke with the author of The Dark Lady, Jessica B. Hill about her relationship with Shakespeare's work, making her debut as a playwright, and what she does in her spare time if she's not acting or writing! Visit the Bard Blog to read more. #Bard2025 ➡ bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...

@bardonthebeach.bsky.social presents Much Ado About Nothing, a tale of romance, wit, and mistaken identities, on the BMO Mainstage at Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park from June 10 to September 20. More details and tickets in the story link: www.createastir.ca/articles/bar...

At Bard on the Beach, 2025 marks the BMO Mainstage debut of The Two Gentlemen of Verona—and there’s an 80's throwback twist. Click the link for more info and tickets: www.createastir.ca/articles/bar... @bardonthebeach.bsky.social

Introducing: the 2025 Douglas Campbell Theatre Company! With two incredible productions that explore contemporary perspectives on Shakespeare, we can't WAIT to see these productions this summer. Read more about the acting company at our Bard Blog! #bard2025 ➡ bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...

2025 Season Preview via @georgiastraight.bsky.social #bard2025 www.straight.com/arts/bard-on...

INTRODUCING: Our 2025 Mainstage Company! Meet the immensely talented actors who will bring Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona to life this year on the BMO Mainstage. Tickets available now! #bard2025 READ MORE: bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/me...

Much Ado About Nothing kicks off this year's @bardonthebeach.bsky.social season! Check it out: bardonthebeach.org/much-ado-abo...

Individual tickets for Bard on the Beach in Vancouver @bardonthebeach.bsky.social now on sale. Full details in the story link. www.createastir.ca/articles/bar...

World Theatre Day live from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] workshop that was held earlier today! Our 2025 Season is NEARLY here and we can't wait to share these productions with you! #Bard2025 #WorldTheatreDay

Join our team! We are looking for a Director of Marketing & Communications to provide strategic leadership for all aspects of audience development and retention, brand management, and box office services. Applications close, Friday, April 11. APPLY: bardonthebeach.org/employment-o...

INTRODUCING: Our 2025 Season, in pictures! All photos and images design by Emily Cooper. Flex Packs available now, tickets on sale Wednesday, April 9. #Bard2025 www.bardonthebeach.org

New Bard Blog! We talk to Director of Education, Mary Hartman about her visit to the Shakespeare Theatre Association conference, a wonderful reunion there, and Bard Education's fantastic Discovery Zone (full of free resources for teachers). #Bard2025 bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/ba...

Thanks to all our Members who participated in our Meet the Directors event this week! It was a delight to hear from Johnna Wright, Malcolm Dow, Mark Chavez, and Moya O'Connell. #bard2025 📸 Parker Feenstra

It is our absolute delight to share that Tess Degenstein is joining the Acting Company of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]! We can't wait to see her bring her acting and improv chops back to our stages. #bard2025

New to the Bard Blog! We rounded up some of our favourite movies, books, and plays that are in conversation with Shakespeare's works. Read all about them at the link below! ➡ bardonthebeach.org/news/2025/sh...

If you've visited Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park this winter, you may have seen the Mainstage arches are still up as part of a one-year pilot project. To learn more about this initiative, we spoke with Bard's Site Project Manager, Sean. 🎪 Watch video ➡ youtu.be/LIZ7MyvwfDI?...