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Individual                $45.00              $35.00             $22.50
Group (25% discount)      $33.75              $26.25             $16.75

Individuals               $50.00              $40.00             $27.50
Group (25% discount)      $37.50              $30.00             $20.75

Individual                $50.00              $40.00             $27.50
Group                     $50.00              $40.00             $27.50  

DON'T MISS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO SEE
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER IN HIS ACCLAIMED MULTI-AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY PERFORMANCE AS BARRYMORE!
            BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY:
                TONY AWARD
                DRAMA DESK AWARD
                OUTER CIRCLE CRITICS' AWARD

John Barrymore was Icarus who flew so close to the sun that the wax on his wings melted and he plunged back to earth -- from the peak of classical acting to the banalities of show business.
               --  Brooks Atkinson, Broadway

Barrymore, a one-man tour de force starring the inimitable Christopher Plummer, is the first production co-presented by two of Canada's most esteemed theatrical organizations: Livent Inc. and the Stratford Festival.  It also represents the first time playwright William Luce, whose previous hits have provided vibrant biographical sketches of such diverse legends as Emily Dickinson, Lillian Hellman, Zelda Fitzgerald, General Patton and Wallis Warfield Simpson, has focused his talents on the life of an actor.

Set in 1942, the final year of John Barrymore's life, Barrymore takes place during one evening on the stage of a New York City theatre as he rehearses one of his most famous roles, Richard III. As the evening progresses, John Barrymore playfully reminisces about the triumphs and disappointments of his illustrious, but deeply troubled life, commenting with both humour and pathos, on his four marriages, his sister Ethel and brother Lionel, and recalling many of his famous friends and colleagues.

Yet, despite the darkness of John Barrymore's life, William Luce's superb examination demonstrates that the tragedy was blended with a healthy dose of comedy.

"THIS 'BARRYMORE' IS ENORMOUS FUN."
--Donald Lyons, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 

THE PLAYWRIGHT - William Luce, who explored the life of poet Emily Dickinson in his play The Belle of Amherst, has created a charmingly intimate and entertaining evening where we meet Barrymore at an important moment at the end of his career.  Although his prodigious talent may have been diminished by time, he has lost none of his caustic wit, his passion for the art, nor his voracious appetite for life.

"FIENDISHLY ENTERTAINING.  Christopher Plummer spectacularly confirms his reputation as the finest classical actor of North America"
    --John Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE ACTOR - Christopher Plummer was only in his early 20's when The New York Times hailed him as "as Shakespearean actor of the first rank."  He has enjoyed almost fifty years as one of the theatre's most distinguished actors and gained international renown as a veteran of more than sixty motion pictures.  His early success began with his association with Canada's world renowned Stratford Festival in 1956.  Mr. Plummer has played title roles from the classical repertoire with the world's leading theatre companies, as well as in film and on television.  Among his numerous honors for stage, film and television, he has received Great Britain's Evening Standard Award, two Tony Awards, two Emmys, two Outer Critic's Circle wards, and two Drama Desk Awards.

"A BIG, JUICY TRIUMPH, WELL DIRECTED  BY GENE SAKS."
    --John Lahr, THE NEW YORKER.

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