Shakespeare by the Sea, Newfoundland Dream, Salt Water Moon, "Shake It Up!", "Tunes and Tales with Kelly Russell" 2017 The Tempest, Timon of Athens, Soldier's Heart (play), "Shake It Up!", "Tunes and Tales with Kelly Russell" 2018 As You Like It, "Shake It Up!", "Tunes and Tales with Kelly Russell" Shakespeare by the Sea, Newfoundland The Shakespeare by the Sea Festival is an annual event that runs throughout the months of July and August in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that presents outdoor productions of the plays of William Shakespeare, as well as pieces related to the province and culture. The Festival is under
History of the Shakespeare authorship question 1660–1700 period, stage records suggest that Shakespeare, although always a major repertory author, was not as popular on the stage as were the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher. In literary criticism he was nevertheless acknowledged as an untaught genius. In the 18th century, the works of Shakespeare dominated the London stage, and after the Licensing Act of 1737, one fourth of the plays performed were by Shakespeare. The plays continued to be heavily cut and adapted, becoming vehicles for star actors such as Spranger Barry and David Garrick, a key figure in Shakespeare's theatrical renaissance, whose Drury Lane theatre was