Shakespeare in Performance: Person
Mr. Christopher Weddell
A graduate of the Playhouse Acting School and a Bard founding company member, Christopher has played dozens of roles including Egeon in The Comedy of Errors and the Duke of Venice in The Merchant of Venice last season. Other theatre credits include St. Joan (Pacific), Augustine: Big Hysteria (Pi) and TheMcLean Boys (WCT). Christopher has directed several productions including The Rimers of Eldritch and The General of Hot Desire (CCPA) plus the Jessie-nominated Spook (Magic Owl). As Head of Acting at Victorias Canadian College of Performing Arts, he helped to develop the dramas TAG and How To Disappear Completely.
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Credited as cast
- Romeo and Juliet (2007, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Apothecary/Cousin Capulet
- The Taming of the Shrew (2007, Bard on the Beach, International) .... Curtis
- The Winter's Tale (2006, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Old Shepherd
- Troilus and Cressida (2006, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Aeneas
- Troilus and Cressida (2006, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Menelaus
- As You Like It (2005, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Forester
- Love's Labour's Lost (2005, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Holofernes
- Much Ado About Nothing (2004, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... George Seacoal
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (2004, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Robert Shallow
- The Comedy of Errors (2003, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Egeon
- The Merchant of Venice (2003, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... The Duke of Venice
- Henry V (2002, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... The Archbishop of Canterbury
- Henry V (2002, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Charles VI
- Antony and Cleopatra (2001, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Lepidus
- The Taming of the Shrew (2001, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Bapista
- Henry IV, Part 1 (2000, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Bardolph
- The Tempest (2000, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Prospero
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Quince
- Macbeth (1999, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Ross
- As You Like It (1998, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Sir Oliver Martext
- As You Like It (1998, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Hymen
- Richard III (1998, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... King Edward IV
- Richard III (1998, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Lord Mayor
- Love's Labour's Lost (1997, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Dull
- The Winter's Tale (1997, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Camillo
- Much Ado About Nothing (1996, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Antonio
- The Merchant of Venice (1996, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Tubal
- The Merchant of Venice (1996, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Old Gobbo
- Hamlet (1995, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Horatio
- The Comedy of Errors (1995, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Doctor Pinch
- The Comedy of Errors (1995, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Courtesan, Officer, Attendant, Street Person, Musician, Soldier
- The Comedy of Errors (1995, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Balthasar
- King Lear (1994, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Earl of Gloucester
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1994, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Sir Hugh Evans
- Romeo and Juliet (1993, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Friar Lawrence
- Romeo and Juliet (1993, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Sampson
- The Taming of the Shrew (1993, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Lord
- The Taming of the Shrew (1993, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... A Pedant
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1991, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Starveling
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1991, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Egeus
- As You Like It (1991, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Hymen
- As You Like It (1991, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Duke Frederick
Credited as production or crew
- The Winter's Tale (1997, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Assistant Director
- Much Ado About Nothing (1996, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Director
- The Merchant of Venice (1996, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Director
- Romeo and Juliet (1993, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Assistant to the Director
- The Taming of the Shrew (1993, Bard on the Beach, Canada) .... Assistant to the Director
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