Sharing Shakespeare

SHARING SHAKESPEARE

SORRY–SOLD OUT!

presented by Antony Holland
No Bells & Whistles Theatre
One Act, Rated: GENERAL
Sunday, August 21st, 1pm
The Roxy $15, Kids under 14 $10

About the show:
As a seasoned Shakespearean actor, Antony Holland does something with The Bard’s language that few can do; he makes it come alive. And, he takes requests! The idea of this one hour ‘sit-around’ is to relax and enjoy your favourite passages, to hear them without all the trimmings, but to truly hear them. It’s also a perfect excuse for Antony to spend some time with The Bard and share his love of Shakespeare’s work.

About Antony Holland:
One of Canada's most notable actors and founder of the Studio 58 acting program at Langara College, Mr. Holland is a pioneer of theatre in B.C. He is the winner of three Vancouver Jessie Awards, the Sam Payne Award for Humanity, Integrity and Encouragement of New Talent, the Union of B.C Performers Award of Excellence, and he has been inducted into the B.C Entertainment Hall of Fame. His professional stage career has spanned 60 years, from The Bristol Old Vic where he was Assistant Principal from 1950 to 1957, to his Jessie award winning role as Morrie Schwartz in Tuesdays with Morrie, which he has played to audiences all across the country- 40,000 and counting! At 91 years old, Mr. Holland also has several one-man touring shows, including St. Mark’s Gospel. He lives on Gabriola Island, where he founded the Gabriola Theatre Centre - home of No Bells & Whistles.

About No Bells & Whistles:
Since 2004, Mr. Holland has been presenting a minimalist style of theatre at his Peterson Road studio. In his words: “In our presentations the actor creates the performance in the presence of the audience, and this helps stimulate the actor’s instinct to perform. The audience, in its turn, becomes aware of the process. Together this brings about an integration of actor and audience rarely seen in traditional theatre. We use no stage lighting; actors and audience are both equally lit. We dispense with most props and costumes and will often use a narrator to describe the scene. However, the presentation is not a static reading but a full-blooded performance. The play comes to vibrant life without the aid of technology. By using good actors interpreting good writers we can give audiences an experience of live theatre which equals and often surpasses traditional productions.