Bard on the Beach has cancelled its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 crisis. Artistic director Christopher Gaze said organizers wanted to keep the annual open-air Shakespeare festival going, but there were too many concerns about safety. “It has now become clear that if we stage a festival this summer, we cannot ensure that standard of safety and well-being for all, and so we’ve made the deeply painful decision to cancel our 31st season.” The festival was scheduled to run from June 10 to September 26. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] About 240 people will be laid off.
More than 100,000 people a year gather at Vanier Park on the city’s west side for Bard on the Beach. The 2020 season was slated to