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RIGHT STUFF Here’s a different evening of outdoor theatre — no Shakespeare included. Shadowland Theatre, noted for design work for VideoCabaret, Native Earth and Caribana, presents Right Of Passage, created in association with playwright Kathleen McDonnell. The walkabout piece about three young Toronto Islanders and a ghostly figure includes a meeting with the Seven Deadly Teens, a midnight rave and a firelit finale. Among the participants are actors Taborah Johnson and Philip Shepherd, composer Chris Wilson and choreographer Denise Duric. Anne Barber, Leida Englar and Brad Harley head the design team to create masks, shadowplay, puppets and striking visual images. Through Sunday (July 30). Depart from the Bay Street ferry docks to Ward’s Island at 7:45 pm. 203-0946.

BARD TWO But if you’re still searching for outdoor Shakespeare, there are a quartet of works close by, in and out of town. You can take the TTC to Canadian Stage’s Shrew and Shakespeare in the Rough’s Titus Andronicus (see reviews, pages 59 and 60), or if you want to wander further afield, the Festival of Classics is staging Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Michael Shamata and featuring Gina Wilkinson and John Jarvis, in Oakville’s Coronation Park through August 12 call (905) 815-2021. And beginning Friday (July 28), the talented Chris Abraham leads a production of Twelfth Night — his first full-length Shakespeare — with the Resurgence Theatre Company, featuring a group of young actors playing in a tent at Fairy Lake in Newmarket call (905) 954-1571.

BARD TWO But if you’re still searching for outdoor Shakespeare, there are a quartet of works close by, in and out of town. You can take the TTC to Canadian Stage’s Shrew and Shakespeare in the Rough’s Titus Andronicus (see reviews, pages 59 and 60), or if you want to wander further afield, the Festival of Classics is staging Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Michael Shamata and featuring Gina Wilkinson and John Jarvis, in Oakville’s Coronation Park through August 12 call (905) 815-2021. And beginning Friday (July 28), the talented Chris Abraham leads a production of Twelfth Night — his first full-length Shakespeare — with the Resurgence Theatre Company, featuring a group of young actors playing in a tent at Fairy Lake in Newmarket call (905) 954-1571.

SOULFUL MUSIC Soulpepper Theatre sways to the music with a pair of concerts. On August 10, the wonderful Patricia O’Callaghan performs a cabaret evening of works by Ravel, John Cage, Kurt Weill and others. In the fall, Soulpepper collaborates with the Off Centre Music Salon. They’ll present — in a link to the company’s production of Platonov (see review, page 59) — Chekhov’s Music: A Concert, with pianists Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin and mezzo soprano Linda Maguire performing an evening of Russian art songs. O’Callaghan sings at the Premiere Dance Theatre (207 Queen’s Quay West). 973-4000.

SOULFUL MUSIC Soulpepper Theatre sways to the music with a pair of concerts. On August 10, the wonderful Patricia O’Callaghan performs a cabaret evening of works by Ravel, John Cage, Kurt Weill and others. In the fall, Soulpepper collaborates with the Off Centre Music Salon. They’ll present — in a link to the company’s production of Platonov (see review, page 59) — Chekhov’s Music: A Concert, with pianists Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin and mezzo soprano Linda Maguire performing an evening of Russian art songs. O’Callaghan sings at the Premiere Dance Theatre (207 Queen’s Quay West). 973-4000.

BECKETT REBORN Been confused by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot? Check out Joel Fishbane’s Faiting Wor Godot. A finalist in the recent Fringe 24-hour play-writing contest, Fishbane here twists Beckett’s original dialogue and plot to make the concepts in the classic play “understandable for the whole family and even fun to watch.” Through Saturday (July 29) at Buddies in Bad Times (12 Alexander). 975-8555.

BECKETT REBORN Been confused by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot? Check out Joel Fishbane’s Faiting Wor Godot. A finalist in the recent Fringe 24-hour play-writing contest, Fishbane here twists Beckett’s original dialogue and plot to make the concepts in the classic play “understandable for the whole family and even fun to watch.” Through Saturday (July 29) at Buddies in Bad Times (12 Alexander). 975-8555.

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