The Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada was founded in 1953 by Tom Patterson, a Stratford-born journalist, with a performance of "Richard III" starring Alec Guinness. Over the years, it expanded to include non-Shakespearean works, becoming the Stratford Festival of Canada, now the largest classical repertory theatre in North America.
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada was founded by Tom Patterson, a Stratford-born journalist, and opened in July 1953 with a performance of "Richard III" starring Alec Guinness.
