Clowns Reading SHakespeare

We are thrilled to next bring Clowns Reading Shakespeare to
the Richmond Hill Library on August 16, 2025!

60 minutes, suitable for all ages!

Tickets
This show is free for anyone to attend! You can register for the performance in advance - registration isn't required, but it allows us to communicate with you about things like cancellation due to weather or any performance updates, and is strongly recommended! You can also attend without registration.

These are outdoor events, so please bring your own outdoor seating/blankets, water/snacks, sunscreen, bug spray, etc. We will have a limited number of cushions available on site, and areas reserved for accessible seating.

We encourage you to connect with the Panoply team to communicate any accessibility needs or questions by emailing us at admin@panoplycollective.com.

Promotional materials by Liz Bragale @FullHausProductions

What can clowns teach us about the themes of love, power, fate, free will, and ambition? Laugh along with our clowns as they work together to explore three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies (to the best of their ability)! 

This show was first produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Animating Toronto Parks program & Arts in the Park program, with funding made possible by the Toronto Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Foundation.

This show is also supported by the Richmond Hill Public Library, Community Centre 55, Bard in the Park, and Ovation! Performing Arts Academy.

Directed by Kenzia Dalie (Red, Riot King; FullHaus Productions). Featuring Alyssa Pothier (In Your Own Backyard, 2019 Robert Beardsley Award shortlist; Falling Sickness, Space Space Revolution), Paige Madsen (Mouse on the Move, Toronto Youth Theatre; Sappho Fragmented, Shadowpath Productions), and Sienna Singh (Things I Know to Be True, David Mirvish/The Company Theatre; Portia’s Julius Caesar, Shakespeare in the Ruff), alongside Brendan Kinnon (Red, Riot King, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Playhouse Collective) and Callan Forrester (The Leading Player Project, EveryBODY on Stage;  Drag Heals (OUTtv), with Associate producer Bonnie Duff (Guild Festival Theatre; This Feels Like the End, NextStage Festival.