Freewill Shakespeare Festival celebrates 30th anniversary with old scripts and new tricks

As winds reaching 90 km/h whipped through her verdant theatre at Hawrelak Park, the artistic director of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival paid respects, as usual, to Mother Nature.
“The park was closed, a lots of trees were falling, and we had some damage in the amphitheatre and we were indoors for a bit,” says Marianne Copithorne, commenting on the week leading up to the launch of the festival June 19.
“What are you going to do? It’s an outdoor festival and you can&rsqu