Lucy Peacock's cabaret series sold out - Stratford Festival
Lucy Peacock's cabaret series sold out - Stratford Festival
Lucy Peacock's cabaret series sold out - Stratford Festival
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<strong>Lucy</strong> Peacock’s <strong>cabaret</strong> <strong>series</strong> <strong>sold</strong> <strong>out</strong><br />
29/12<br />
July 6, 2012…<strong>Lucy</strong> Peacock’s <strong>cabaret</strong> <strong>series</strong> Late Night with <strong>Lucy</strong> has been so popular<br />
with patrons that it is officially <strong>sold</strong> <strong>out</strong>. The first performance of the eight-night summer<br />
<strong>series</strong> begins at the <strong>Festival</strong>’s new Studio Theatre Annex space tonight at 11:30 p.m.<br />
The <strong>cabaret</strong>-style evening filled with music, stories and laughter is a celebration of Ms.<br />
Peacock’s 25 seasons at the <strong>Festival</strong>. Most Friday nights in July and August the afterhours<br />
<strong>series</strong> will invite ticket-holders to watch Ms Peacock and several invited artists and<br />
friends share their talents and passions in a casual setting.<br />
“<strong>Lucy</strong> has such an insatiable creative spirit,” says Artistic Director Des McAnuff. “I’ve<br />
had the pleasure of working with her on three occasions and her energy and warmth are<br />
both luminous and inspirational. I am so pleased the <strong>Festival</strong> is able to host this fun and<br />
joyful <strong>cabaret</strong> <strong>series</strong> as part of our 60 th season.”<br />
“I am very excited to attend this <strong>series</strong>,” says General Director Antoni Cimolino. “To<br />
watch these artists perform material of their own choosing, that they’re passionate ab<strong>out</strong><br />
and that speaks to them, will be a real treat for those in attendance. This light-hearted and<br />
fun-filled evening will undoubtedly be an entertaining and jubilant celebration of music<br />
and theatre.”<br />
Artists joining Ms Peacock this evening are:<br />
Anna Atkinson, Richard Binsley, Laura Burton, Laura Condlln, Shawn DeSouza, Ryan<br />
Field, Graham Hargrove, David Keeley, Aidan Keeley, Claire Lautier, Ken MacDonald,<br />
Nora McLellan, Alon Nashman and Geraint Wyn Davies.<br />
For more information on Late Night with <strong>Lucy</strong> please visit:<br />
http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/beyond.aspx?id=17058.
The <strong>Stratford</strong> Shakespeare <strong>Festival</strong>’s 2012 season runs until October 28, featuring Much<br />
Ado Ab<strong>out</strong> Nothing; 42 nd Street, The Matchmaker; Henry V; You’re a Good Man, Charlie<br />
Brown; The Pirates of Penzance; A Word or Two; Cymbeline; Wanderlust; Elektra; The<br />
Best Brothers; Hirsch and The War of 1812.<br />
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