Anthony Grey on the Earle Grey Shakespeare Festival
Channel: Canada's Theatre Museum
Date: 08/06/2011

Anthony Grey discusses the conception and early shows of the Earle Grey Shakespeare Festival. Grey also discusses the performances held at the University of Toronto, the Arts and Letters Club attempting to develop a Toronto theatre scene, and how his parents helped actors like William Hutt be able to work in Shakespeare plays. Part 2 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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