Toronto 
Driftwood Theatre Group has exciting news for those who are looking forward to live theatre performances outdoors this summer.
Driftwood Theatre Group
The Bard’s Bus Tour is back on the road touring 20 Southern Ontario cities and towns.
Starting July 14th until August 21st, Driftwood Theatre will perform an ambitious adaptation of three Shakespeare plays (Henry IV pts 1 & 2, Henry V). According to the news release, the performance titled King Henry Five – set against the backdrop of a contemporary patio bar – is a powerful story about community, the families we inherit and those we choose, and the legacies we leave behind.
The compelling saga will be told with a cast of only five performers and will feature Driftwood’s signature blend of music, puppetry and Shakespeare’s captivating poetry.
Led by Driftwood’s Founding Artistic Director, D Jeremy Smith the cast includes celebrated Canadian theatre veteran Hume Baugh (Our Town, Theatre Rusticle) as Falstaff, Richard Alan Campbell (14 productions, VideoCabaret) as Quickly/Henry IV, Ximena Huizi (Rosalynde, Driftwood Theatre) as Poins/Hotspur, and emerging theatre artists Rosalie Tremblay (Trafalgar 24, Driftwood Theatre) as Catherine/Bardolph and Ben Yoganathan (Romeo & Juliet, X University) as Hal/Henry V. The production is designed by Julia Kim (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Driftwood), and will feature seven original songs with lyrics by Germaine Konji (2020 Musical Stage Company Banks Prize).
Tickets for King Henry Five are now on sale online at driftwoodtheatre.com. In keeping with Driftwood Theatre’s vision of theatre for all people, all tickets are available for Pay What You Can Afford admission ($5, $35, $50, $75).
King Henry Five – Bard’s Bus Tour 2022 Schedule
Previews
July 14 – 15 – Wolfe Island at The Hotel on Wolfe Island
July 19 – Bowmanville at Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
Opening Night – July 21 – Oshawa at Parkwood Estate
July 22-23 – Toronto at Venue TBD
July 26-28 – Mississauga at Thorn Lodge Park
July 29 – Kitchener at Venue TBD
July 30 – Ingersoll at Ingersoll Cheese Museum
August 2 – Whitby at Whitby Celebration Square
August 3 – Pickering at Pickering Esplanade Park
August 4 – Wasaga Beach at Venue TBD
August 5 – Bobcaygeon at Kawartha Settlers Village
August 6 – Peterborough at Peterborough Museum and Archives
August 7 – Cobourg at Victoria Park
August 9 – Trenton at Trent Port Marina
August 10 – Westlake at Sand & Pearl Oyster Bar
August 11 – Napanee at Allan Macpherson House
August 12 – Kingston at Venue TBD
August 13 – Marmora at Memorial Park
August 14 – Port Perry at Scugog Shores Historical Museum
August 18-21 – Burlington at Royal Botanical Gardens
