Something Rotten: “It’s A Musical” (Excerpt) | Stratford Festival 2026

What could possibly rival Shakespeare? A musical, of course! When aspiring playwright Nick Bottom (Mark Uhre) struggles to compete with the Bard, he turns to the eccentric soothsayer Nostradamus (Dan Chameroy), whose vision of the future reveals a theatrical phenomenon the Renaissance could never have imagined. Something Rotten! “remains singular” and “exquisite” (The Globe and Mail). Book your tickets to experience this “stupendous send-up to musical theatre and the Bard” (Toronto Star): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Something-Rotten #SFRotten #SomethingRotten #SF2026 #StratfordFestival #Stratfest The Stratford Festival’s 2026 Season: THIS ROUGH MAGIC Book your tickets 1.800.567.1600 | http://www.stratfordfestival.ca Festival Theatre: THE TEMPEST GUYS AND DOLLS SOMETHING ROTTEN! WAITING FOR GODOT Avon Theatre: DEATH OF A SALESMAN THE HOBBIT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY Tom Patterson Theatre: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM OTHELLO THE TAO OF THE WORLD Studio Theatre: THE KING JAMES BIBLE PLAY _________________________________________________ What’s On ► https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/ThePlays Stratfest@Home ► https://www.stratfestathome.ca/ STAY CONNECTED Subscribe on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/@stratfordfestival Facebook ► http://www.facebook.com/StratfordFestival Instagram ► http://instagram.com/stratfest TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@stratfordfestival LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/stratford-festival/ Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/stratfest.bsky.social _________________________________________________ The Stratford Festival has been setting the standard for classical theatre in North America for more than 70 years. With the works of Shakespeare at its core, this acclaimed repertory theatre presents a seven-month season of a dozen or more plays in four unique venues, in the beautiful setting of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. It is known for revolutionizing theatre performance in the 20th century by creating the first open or thrust stage of the modern era. This stage, not seen since Shakespeare’s time, offers incredible intimacy with each seat given proximity to the stage. More than 30 million people have attended the Stratford Festival since its founding, flocking to this small Canadian town for unparalleled theatrical experiences. The Stratford Festival captures many of its productions and offers them to the world through its streaming platform, Stratfest@Home.