Scholars and Experts Week

This week sees two internationally recognized women leaders in their fields visit the Meighen Forum to engage in conversation with the Festival’s own voice and theatre experts.

What Does it Take to Train a Great Actor? with Patsy Rodenburg and Guests

Director of the Stratford Festival’s Birmingham Conservatory Janine Pearson moderates a panel including renowned expert on voice and Shakespeare, Patsy Rodenburg, as well as Yvette Nolan, playwright of this season’s The Art of War and director of 2023’s Women of the Fur Trade, and others. This esteemed panel will discuss theatre training, examining what has changed and what remains the same.