THEATRE NEWS: Stratford to honour Christopher Plummer
15 JUL/11

JOHN COULBOURN,
QMI Agency

STRATFORD - For more seasons that most remember, Christopher Plummer has given the Stratford Festival some memorable moments — and in return the Festival is preparing to honour him with the first ever Stratford Shakespeare Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.

Announced Thursday by Festival officials, the award will be presented to Plummer by fellow Canadian thespian and Stratford alumnus Gordon Pinsent at a gala banquet, produced by filmmaker Barry Avrich and Festival board member Beth Kronfeld, to be held Sept. 26 at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel.

Individual tickets for the gala are available at $1,000, while tables will range in price from $15,000 to $50,000. For further information, call 1-800-561-1233, ext 2402.