Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Always a wonderful experience. Love all the passion and work that goes into these! A must-see if you're visiting Vancouver. I've always loved since I was a kid how you can see just a glimpse of the glowing city behind the stage. My only concern is that I have audio processing problems and couldn't hear the words very clearly, but I didn't ask for accomodations so I can't speak on if they offer any.

Really fun plays! Even though it was raining, still worth the show! They had big tents and comfortable seating with snack bars and souvenirs.

Spectacular! Turning Shakespeare into a Beatles musical is genius, and entertained both an egghead academic and young blucollar workers. Excellent combination of farce, dancing and singing.

Didn't know what to expect as in the past my daughter has booked Queen and Mumford and Sons. However it was very enjoyable the way that the music of the Beatles was entwined in the plot of the play was very clever. I was raised in the sixties and their music still stands the test of time. The actors sang well with several multi tasking on various instruments. Bravo.

Went to see As You Like It last night. June 24th. Absolutely fabulous. Loved the way they incorporated the music of the Beatles into the play. So creative. I knew the words to all the songs. Great venue friendly staff. The actors were so funny with great repartee. Highly recommended

Saw Julius Caesar on opening night 2023. It was amazing. I was absolutely enthralled. The acting was superb and the sets simple but effective. An outstanding rendition of this amazing play. Well done.

Beautiful temporary venue, great seats to see the plays and the back of the stage might have a big opening, giving a nice view of Vanier park and beach avenue buildings as backdrop. Works best if you like Shakespeare, even though they do present some modernized, updated adaptations, which are more "accessible" and fun in my opinion. Definitely worth going to at least one show!

Saw Julius Cesar.our first time at Bard at the Beach (we were visiting from out of town) and it was WONDERFUL! Beautiful setting, exceptional acting, creative set design. I highly recommend anyone visiting Vancouver this summer check out a play there!

Fantastic experience watching A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The modern twist on this classic is refreshing and relatable. The bouts of 4th wall breaking comedy with a sprinkle of fantasy here and there, all while running 5 interconnecting plots was very entertaining.

The venue is a semi circle seating area with a stage at the focal point. In addition to the stage lighting, sunlight from outside shines in from the 3 big open air windows on stage and the gap at the rear of the theatre. The actors are mic’d up allowing for clearer dialogue. The theatre seating could be more comfortable. The bathrooms are porta-potties and the hand washing is done at a foot activated water pump sink.

The dinner is catered and packaged in a box. Guests form a line, take their meal, and sit in a designated outdoor section separated from the public by temporary fencing. The food was mediocre relative to the price paid.

Overall, I highly recommend anyone to attend!

Amazing experience at the Midsummer Night's Dream production. The whole cast was very talented, the play - hilarious, with a modern twist. Beautiful costumes and the set design. LOVED IT.

Midsummer Night Dream. Absolutely amazing actors. The costumes were beautiful. The location was perfect. Over all a wonderful performance

Loved Romeo & Juliet tonight. The music was so creatively done & set the tone perfectly. Bravo

Went to see Romeo & Juliet! The play was great! The tent was so hot? I really had a hard time staying awake.

Midsummer nights dream was just that. Bottom was AMAZING, as well as the cast and crew. Renewed my love for Shakespeare!

Been to Bard every year for many. Just became a subscriber this round. A lovely way to enjoy the beauty of Vancouver and see a great show. It’s a full evening experience

Really good! A lot of surprises and plot forks! I am not a fancy fellow, but this cultural event was top notch! One star off for not having more Benvolio. He is the only smart one (I am a TOTAL Benvolio-bro)

Never a bad thing to say. I've loved every show I've watched and the setting is tough to beat.

Great experience, attended show with dinner, and fireworks night event with A Midsummer Night's Dream Performance.
Also watched
TSATSU STALQAYU (Coastal Wolf Pack) Performance
as a part of night events.
Very well organized events, kudos to all volunteers.

The actors were amazing. The play we saw was very funny. It is worth the visit. The people performing seemed to love what they do and it shows. The staff are friendly highly suggest stopping and watching a play.

I went to see “Romeo and Juliet” and it was just amazing! It was nice to be back after 2 years (Covid restrictions). I will continue to attend every year.

This was my first experience at Bard on the Beach and it was such a fantastic experience! We went to an evening show of Midsummer Night's Dream. The costumes were gorgeous and the performers casting and performance were perfect. We can't wait to come back next year!