$42—Vancouver's Shakespeare festival

Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival. Our offer saves you 30% on tickets to shows this summer.

What's included:

• Pricing:
• $41.30–$57.40 ... Price A (red)
• $57.40–$72.10 ... Price A+ (green)

Choose from the following performances:

• "Macbeth"—one of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies, this play follows Macbeth as power and his wife’s ruthless encouragement drive him to murder King Duncan and descend into tyranny
• Where: BMO Mainstage
• When: 7:30 p.m. on June 11, 17, 20; July 1

• "The Merry Wives of Windsor"—this classic farce follows the roguish Sir John Falstaff as he tries to woo two married women to steal their husbands’ fortunes, only for Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page to outsmart him at every turn
• Where: BMO Mainstage
• When: 7:30 p.m. on June 9, 13, 14, 18

• "Antigone"—Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, defies King Creon’s decree by burying her rebel brother in the aftermath of a civil war, setting off a chain of events that pits family loyalty against political authority
• Where: Douglas Campbell Theatre
• When: 7:30 p.m. on June 30, July 1, 4, 7, 8

• "Goblin:Oedipus"—amid a deadly plague in Thebes, Oedipus sets out to find a king’s murderer, only to uncover a shocking truth about himself in this riotous reinvention performed by the Goblins
• Where: Douglas Campbell Theatre
• When: 7:30 p.m. on July 5, 10, 11

More reasons to go:

• The BMO Mainstage Theatre is a custom-built tent offering modern, comfortable reserved seating and a state-of-the-art sound system; The Douglas Campbell Theatre is a smaller tent space that provides a much more intimate, up-close connection between the actors and the audience
• On the edge of English Bay, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park has views of downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park
• Be sure to make time for Bard Village, which has a concession stand with light snacks and drinks, a bar and gift shop; it opens one hour before curtain