Performances for the ear, eye, heart and soul in 2025.
Audience members can once again enjoy engaging talks at the Meighen Forum during our Themed Weeks and Peer Into the Playbill series, plus captivating music with Monday Night Music. Throughout the season, you’ll be treated to a few extra-special performances, featuring both returning artists and new talent unlike anything The Meighen Forum has presented before!
The Words of War: A Churchill and Shakespeare Cabaret
Featuring Geraint Wyn Davies and Friends
Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre
Monday, July 7 | 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Stratford favourite Geraint Wyn Davies was most recently seen as the extravagant characters Sir Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance (2024) and Otto Marvuglia in Grand Magic (2023). In the 2025 Meighen Forum Wyn Davies will look toward a slightly different kind of character: Winston Churchill. In a captivating evening with an engaging blend of storytelling, music and insightful commentary, a talented cast of Wyn Davies and his friends will look at Churchill’s journey as a leader, marked by triumphs and tribulations that share their DNA with Shakespearean drama.
Dayna Manning: Album Release Concert
Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre
Monday, July 14 | 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Dayna Manning is returning to the Meighen Forum for the third time, this time in celebration of her eighth studio album soon to be released! Discover the newest melodies from Stratford’s beloved Juno-nominated singer-songwriter, as she pushes the boundaries of her soaring voice and fingerpicking skills to new heights on her eighth studio album. True to form, Manning will be joined by some of Stratford’s finest musicians and her close friends.
Dante’s Inferno: A Hybrid Concert and Dramatized Lecture
Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre
June 12-14, August 28-30, September 11-13 | 8 -10 p.m.
This co-creation of text, music and thought, curated by Florentine artist Daniele Bartolini and Dr. Donato Santeramo, seamlessly integrates elements of a hybrid concert and dramatized lecture. Renowned musician Andrea Gozzi contributes suggestive music to enhance the overall auditory experience, simultaneously delving into the intricacies of one of the preeminent poems in Western literature, Dante’s Divina Commedia.
Spectators will be immersed in the performance, unlocking the meaning of each canto through Santeramo’s lectures while revelling in the musicality of Medieval Italian spoken by Bartolini, enhanced by Gozzi’s carefully crafted soundtrack. The event promises to deliver audiences into the very heart of Dante’s insightful journey.
