Christie Carson is Reader Emerita in Shakespeare and Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her publications include Shakespeare’s Globe: A Theatrical Experiment (2008), co-edited with Farah Karim-Cooper, and the monograph Robert Lepage’s Intercultural Encounters (2021).

Approaching her topic with ground-breaking vigour … Carson gives us an invaluable account of the productions which have been mounted in the course of 70 years.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsSeries Preface Preface Foreword – The 'Miracle' of 1953, Neil Carson, Founding Member of the Acting CompanyIntroductionFoundations1. The Stratford Myth Retold 2. Openings, Beginning, Origins – Tyrone Guthrie (1953­-5) 3. Establishing a New Theatre Building and an Institutional Structure – Michael Langham (1956-­67) Achieving Maturity and Stability4. Canadian Expansion and British Reinvention – Jean Gascon and Robin Phillips (1968­-80)5. A Challenging Time of Change – John Hirsch and John Neville (1981-­89) 6. From Festival to Corporation – David William and Richard Monette (1990-­2002) Moving Towards a New Model 7. The Stratford Festival in the 21st Century - Monette, McAnuff and Cimolino (2002-22) 8. The Search for a Canadian Hamlet at the Festival 9. Creating a Legacy with The Tempest at the Festival Conclusion – 20­22-3 as a Moment of Reorientation for the CompanyReferencesIndex

Christie Carson is Reader Emerita in Shakespeare and Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her publications include Shakespeare’s Globe: A Theatrical Experiment (2008), co-edited with Farah Karim-Cooper, and the monograph Robert Lepage’s Intercultural Encounters (2021).

Approaching her topic with ground-breaking vigour … Carson gives us an invaluable account of the productions which have been mounted in the course of 70 years.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsSeries Preface Preface Foreword – The 'Miracle' of 1953, Neil Carson, Founding Member of the Acting CompanyIntroductionFoundations1. The Stratford Myth Retold 2. Openings, Beginning, Origins – Tyrone Guthrie (1953­-5) 3. Establishing a New Theatre Building and an Institutional Structure – Michael Langham (1956-­67) Achieving Maturity and Stability4. Canadian Expansion and British Reinvention – Jean Gascon and Robin Phillips (1968­-80)5. A Challenging Time of Change – John Hirsch and John Neville (1981-­89) 6. From Festival to Corporation – David William and Richard Monette (1990-­2002) Moving Towards a New Model 7. The Stratford Festival in the 21st Century - Monette, McAnuff and Cimolino (2002-22) 8. The Search for a Canadian Hamlet at the Festival 9. Creating a Legacy with The Tempest at the Festival Conclusion – 20­22-3 as a Moment of Reorientation for the CompanyReferencesIndex

Christie Carson is Reader Emerita in Shakespeare and Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her publications include Shakespeare’s Globe: A Theatrical Experiment (2008), co-edited with Farah Karim-Cooper, and the monograph Robert Lepage’s Intercultural Encounters (2021).

Approaching her topic with ground-breaking vigour … Carson gives us an invaluable account of the productions which have been mounted in the course of 70 years.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsSeries Preface Preface Foreword – The 'Miracle' of 1953, Neil Carson, Founding Member of the Acting CompanyIntroductionFoundations1. The Stratford Myth Retold 2. Openings, Beginning, Origins – Tyrone Guthrie (1953­-5) 3. Establishing a New Theatre Building and an Institutional Structure – Michael Langham (1956-­67) Achieving Maturity and Stability4. Canadian Expansion and British Reinvention – Jean Gascon and Robin Phillips (1968­-80)5. A Challenging Time of Change – John Hirsch and John Neville (1981-­89) 6. From Festival to Corporation – David William and Richard Monette (1990-­2002) Moving Towards a New Model 7. The Stratford Festival in the 21st Century - Monette, McAnuff and Cimolino (2002-22) 8. The Search for a Canadian Hamlet at the Festival 9. Creating a Legacy with The Tempest at the Festival Conclusion – 20­22-3 as a Moment of Reorientation for the CompanyReferencesIndex