Stratford Festival's 'beautiful, intimate' Tom Patterson Theatre reopens after $72M transformation
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 9:54 pm
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The Stratford Festival's transformed Tom Patterson Theatre has officially reopened to public performances after being stalled by two long pandemic years.
"[It's] a historic day for the Stratford Festival, one that has been years in the making with a few interruptions along the way," said artistic director Antoni Cimolino during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
In 2018, the facility — a former curling rink-turned-theatre — underwent a $72-million demolition and reconstruction, a project completed in 2020. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's health and safety measures, the theatre's reopening was delayed until this week.
The Stratford Festival's transformed Tom Patterson Theatre has officially reopened to public performances after being stalled by two long pandemic years.
"[It's] a historic day for the Stratford Festival, one that has been years in the making with a few interruptions along the way," said artistic director Antoni Cimolino during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
In 2018, the facility — a former curling rink-turned-theatre — underwent a $72-million demolition and reconstruction, a project completed in 2020. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's health and safety measures, the theatre's reopening was delayed until this week.