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Battling bards Shakespeare, Shaw face off in Canadian festivals; If you go Here are some facts and figures supplied by the administrative staffs of both festivals. STRATFORD Budget $24.6 million Productions 539 performances, 11 shows Attendance Est

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From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 19961013
Author:MARY CAROLE MCCAULEY

"With the single exception of Homer, there is no eminent writer . . .whom I despise so entirely as I despise Shakespeare. It would positively be a relief to me to dig him up and throw stones at him."

George Bernard Shaw

Oh dear. What would Shaw, that Irish iconoclast, make of the situation here in southern Canada, where for six months each year, a theater festival dedicated to his work is virtually a stone's throw from a festival devoted to Shakespeare? Admittedly, you'd need either an exceptionally strong arm or a really light stone the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake is about two ...

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