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Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday
Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday

Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday

Date8/6/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday.
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GBS approves, Christopher Newton (left), the Shaw Festival's artistic director, gets a nod of approval from old George Bernard Shaw himself (actor Her(...)
GBS approves, Christopher Newton (left), the Shaw Festival's artistic director, gets a nod of approval from old George Bernard Shaw himself (actor Her(...)
2/4/1986
Paxton Whitehead, artistic director of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, relaxes for a moment in the Shaw Theatre there. While Expo cut most s(...)
Paxton Whitehead, artistic director of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, relaxes for a moment in the Shaw Theatre there. While Expo cut most s(...)
8/23/1967
Actress Jackie Burroughs in her trademark short and shapely skirt talks with Shaw artistic director Christopher Newton
Actress Jackie Burroughs in her trademark short and shapely skirt talks with Shaw artistic director Christopher Newton
10/15/1985
Major leagues, Artistic director Christopher Newton acknowledges that Shaw is among a group of 35 art theatres that are the best in the world, but he (...)
Major leagues, Artistic director Christopher Newton acknowledges that Shaw is among a group of 35 art theatres that are the best in the world, but he (...)
4/17/1986
Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood
Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood
10/20/1982
Movie director William Friedkin has used real policeman to play policeman role in The French Connection, which opens here Friday
Movie director William Friedkin has used real policeman to play policeman role in The French Connection, which opens here Friday
10/25/1971
Feels responsibility: Actor Simon Ward, best known for playing Winston Churchill in Young Winston, takes on the role of Lawrence of Arabia in Ross, which opens Tuesday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
Feels responsibility: Actor Simon Ward, best known for playing Winston Churchill in Young Winston, takes on the role of Lawrence of Arabia in Ross, which opens Tuesday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
3/18/1986
Nicholas Pennell (right) pauses during rehearsals for his role as Macbeth, which opens the 1983 Stratford Festival June 5 (previews begin May 16). Dir(...)
Nicholas Pennell (right) pauses during rehearsals for his role as Macbeth, which opens the 1983 Stratford Festival June 5 (previews begin May 16). Dir(...)
4/22/1983
Director under fire, Shaw director Christopher Newton, who's behind the tent theatre, is surprised at the town's hostility. He says that it's hurting the actors. The town dislikes his unorthodoxy
Director under fire, Shaw director Christopher Newton, who's behind the tent theatre, is surprised at the town's hostility. He says that it's hurting the actors. The town dislikes his unorthodoxy
5/19/1981
Christopher Newton, Sparks fly as he talks about Ontario's small town morality, but his actors say the artistic director runs a happy theatre
Christopher Newton, Sparks fly as he talks about Ontario's small town morality, but his actors say the artistic director runs a happy theatre
5/19/1981
Breaking The Silence is the title of the Shaw Festival's season opener, now playing at Niagara-on-the-Lake and featuring actor Ted Dykstra, who scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz
Breaking The Silence is the title of the Shaw Festival's season opener, now playing at Niagara-on-the-Lake and featuring actor Ted Dykstra, who scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz
11/19/1986
A sense of rediscovery: Former artistic director of the Stratford Festival, Michael Langham is back on its boards directing Arms And The Man, the Shavian sparkler that opens on the main stage tomorrow
A sense of rediscovery: Former artistic director of the Stratford Festival, Michael Langham is back on its boards directing Arms And The Man, the Shavian sparkler that opens on the main stage tomorrow
7/29/1982