Step through the wardrobe with director Selma Dimitrijevic and designer Judith Bowden as they reflect on their collaboration for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They discuss first meetings and fast trust to the everyday bravery it takes to build Narnia from scratch.

They talk about what it means to arrive in a rehearsal room without a roadmap, how design can hold memory, and why vulnerability might be the most important creative tool of all.

Selma Dimitrijevic is a director and playwright originally from Croatia. She has directed Mother, Daughter and Baroness and the Pig at the Shaw Festival, and internationally helmed The Last Ship, Sting’s musical which toured across multiple countries. She is also a Creative Director with 59 Studio, currently designing audience experiences in Macau, Dubai, and London.

Judith Bowden is a set and costume designer who has worked extensively across Canada and the UK. At the Shaw Festival, her work has shaped productions ranging from Sweeney Todd to The Secret Garden, White Christmas, Gaslight, and The Apple Cart. Her credits also include the Royal Shakespeare Company, Arena Stage, the Stratford Festival, and numerous regional theatres nationwide.

Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com.

Hosted by Alexis Milligan
Produced by Kelly Wong
Original Music by Travis Seetoo

We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@shawfest.com

What happens when you revisit a 1930s musical with a 21st-century sensibility? In our series premiere, associate artistic director Kimberley Rampersad and music director Paul Sportelli talk about the artistic choices, personal histories, and deep trust that shape Anything Goes at the Shaw Festival.

From a game-changing audition to a day that actors say is better than Christmas, this conversation covers decades of theatre-making, and what it means to collaborate with care.

Kimberley Rampersad is the Associate Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival and an award-winning director and choreographer whose work spans Shaw, Stratford, and stages across Canada. Last fall, she made her UK debut directing and choreographing The Red Shoes for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Paul Sportelli is in his 27th season as Music Director at the Shaw Festival, where he has led productions including Grand Hotel, Sweeney Todd, and Floyd Collins. A composer, arranger, and award-winning music director, he has worked extensively across Canada and the U.S., including Broadway, Arena Stage, and Koerner Hall.

Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com.

Hosted by Alexis Milligan
Produced by Kelly Wong
Original Music by Travis Seetoo

We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@shawfest.com

Let’s Get This Shaw on the Road — a brand-new podcast from North America’s premiere repertory theatre company.

Join Alexis Milligan and Kelly Wong as they take you behind the scenes of the Shaw Festival’s latest season through candid, insightful conversations with some of Canada’s top theatre artists.

New episodes every Thursday, starting May 22.

Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com.

Hosted by Alexis Milligan
Produced by Kelly Wong
Original Music by Travis Seetoo

We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@shawfest.com