It’s almost showtime with the Stratford Festival’s 71st season officially launching this week.
Five productions across all four theatres open Tuesday including King Lear, Rent and Monty Python’s Spamalot.
The opening week schedule:
Tuesday, May 30
7:30 p.m. King Lear
Festival Theatre, 55 Queen Street
Run Time 2:55
Red carpet timing:
6 p.m. Red Carpet begins
6:30 p.m. Stratford Police Pipes and Drums parade to the Festival Theatre
7:30 p.m. Performance begins
10:30 p.m. After party in the lobby
Wednesday, May 31
8 p.m. Monty Python’s Spamalot
Avon Theatre, 99 Downie Street
Run Time: 2:15
Thursday, June 1
8 p.m. Casey and Diana
Studio Theatre, 34 George Street East
Run Time: 2:45
Friday, June 2
8 p.m. Rent
Festival Theatre, 55 Queen Street
Run Time: 2:40
 Saturday, June 3
8 p.m. Grand Magic
Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside Drive
Run Time: 2:37
There will be eight more openings in June, July, and August.
