Canadian history dull? Not on the stage at Stratford

If there are people left who think Canadian history is dull, they'd best not tell playwright Sharon Pollock.

Sharon Pollock has written what may ostensibly look like a history pay set amidst the Loyalist immigrations after the American Revolution, but she is less interested in mere facts than in using History as poetry...

As the strain of O Canada filled the theatre, the audience rose dutifully, only to sit back down, confused and slightly embarrassed, as the sound of gunfire, horses hooves and shouting drowned out the anthem.