Toronto theatre in the 1950s and coming to Canada
Channel: Canada's Theatre Museum
Date: 2011-06-16

Anthony Grey discusses Toronto theatre in the 1950s and his experience coming to Canada. Grey discusses the influx of English actors in the post-war period, how his parents arrived in Canada before the war and the rising tensions between English and North Americans in the Toronto theatre scene. Part 1 of 7.

Anthony Grey is the son of Earle Grey and Mary Godwin, founders of the Earle Grey Shakespeare Festival--the first Canadian Shakespeare Festival. The summer Shakespeare productions were first performed at the University of Toronto in 1949 before performances ended after 1958.

Interviewed by Paul Babiak on April 8th, 2011 in Toronto, ON.
Filming location courtesy of Ryerson University.

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