The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival opens its 20th Anniversary Season with the powerful tragedy Othello enjoying its first-ever staging at the Festival and Kitsilano.ca is giving away a pair of tickets for the performance on Friday, June 5th.
One of Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies, Othello reveals how jealousy, prejudice, deceit and betrayal can drive innocent love to tragedy. Angry that the noble moor Othello has promoted inexperienced Cassio instead of him, Iago sets out to exact revenge. In a dazzling display of villainy, Iago convinces Othello that his new bride Desdemona has been unfaithful with Cassio, driving Othello to rage, madness and murder.
Othello runs Tuesdays to Sundays in the 520-seat open-ended Mainstage tent in Vanier Park from May 28 to September 25th. Tickets are $34 for evenings and $18 to $28.50 for previews/matinees.
There are four ways to enter your name in the draw for the two tickets to 8:00pm performance of Othello on Friday, June 5th – comment on this blog post, subscribe by email to Kitsilano.ca (see subscribe box in bottom right corner), follow Kitsilano.ca on Twitter or retweet this post on Twitter.
BONUS: You can enter your name in the draw four times by doing each activity once.
If Friday June 5th doesn’t work for your schedule, head over to www.bardonthebeach.org or call 604-739-0559 to buy tickets for another date.
Be sure to enter often before the end of May – the winner will be annonced here on June 1st. Good luck!
Last modified: May 15, 2009
comment! tickets! bard on the beach! awesome!
Never been to Bard on the Beach, always say I will but somehow never end up going. Would love to go!!
I’m hoping to see Othello either way, so free tickets would sure be nice!
I just moved to Kits so me want to meet The Bard!
Free tickets would be great. Lived in Kits for a few years now, and have never seen the Bard on the Beach!
One of the last “fun” things to do in Vancouver! Free tix would be most excellent.
oh wow. One of my top favourite things to do during the summa!
I was planning on watching Othello this year already, free tickets would be a lovely bonus!!
Bard is def on my list this year, free tix would be great!
I like free stuff, plus I have never been to BotB
I like free stuff and I like Shakespeare! Followed you on Twitter too.
Pick me, pick me!
Free tickets please!
Ooh, yes please!
Never been. The wife would love this!
I have commented! You know you want to pick me!
tickets? yes please.
I’ve heard rave reviews of the Bard on the Beach. Sounds like a must for Kits-dwellers in the summer – I’d love to check it out!
It has been too long since I have been to Bard on the Beach.
I’m a fella that would like the tix for Othello
I want to see Othello at Bard on the Beach!
I love Bard on the Beach – plan to see A Comedy of Errors and Othello!
I’ve always wanted to see Othello!
love othello! love Bard!
Would love to go see Othello!
Othello. Out of the 15 or so Bard plays I’ve read/seen, it’s still my favourite.
I hope they do a good job of it. I’m sure they will though.
I’ve heard so many great things about bard on the beach. Would love to be able to actually see it first hand!
Mmmmm, best beach drama since Baywatch. I’m keen. 🙂
I’ve loved Bard on the Beach since I first moved to Vancouver in 2003. So an opportunity to win two free tickets totally gets my attention!
I’d love to be in a draw for Bard on the Beach tickets. It would be a fine treat, and I’d appreciate the performance.
hey, that would be a great way to spend a friday evening! enter me!
Tis neither here nor there – but I’d love to attend.
Sounds like Shakespeare in the Botanical Gardens at home in Melbourne, Australia. Sounds great!
Great show! I would love some free tickets
“It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock”. Othello (Act III). Call me the green-eyed monster…I do want to go.
Would absolutely love to go!
looking for a little more culture in my life. Would love to go!
Truly a tragedy if you don’t attend. Great opportunity to ask a friend from the Island to enjoy our favourite passtime for the summer.
I would love to go see Othello! My fingers are crossed!
Free tickets? Yes please!
tickets please!
Shakespeare sounds good – yes please!
Shakespeare sounds good – yes please!
Shakespeare sounds good – yes please!
Othello is by far my favourite Shakespeare play.
will L. Fishburne be in the audience?
I would love to see this production!
Would love to see Othello at Bard on the Beach this year!