Freewill Shakespeare Festival: Something Rotten! (Show 1)

Get ready to laugh until it hurts—Something Rotten! is the outrageous Broadway smash that asks the ultimate question: what if Shakespeare had competition? It’s the English Renaissance and this wildly funny musical follows two brothers as they struggle to write a hit play in the shadow of a certain rock-star playwright. Desperate to outshine him, they turn to Nostradamus who predicts the future of theatre… and it’s all singing, all dancing, and completely ridiculous.

Bursting with show-stopping numbers, tap-dancing eggs, and more theatrical in-jokes than you can count, Something Rotten! is a love letter to musicals and the joy of live performance a perfect way to return back to the Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park! It’s a joyful collision of past and present, where the Renaissance meets Broadway in the most unexpected ways.

Join us this summer for a production that’s as clever as it is contagious. With a brilliant cast, dazzling choreography, and a setting in the beautiful Edmonton River Valley that makes every moment feel like magic, Something Rotten! is the must-see event of the season—bold, hilarious, and guaranteed to leave you grinning and humming all the way home.

Event Artists

Brian Christensen, Stephen Allred, Eli Yaschuk, Melenie Reid & Alyson Horne

Freewill Shakespeare Festival: Something Rotten! (Show 1)

Date/Time
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location
William Hawrelak Park
9330 Groat Rd
Edmonton, AB
Canada, T5J 1W5

Price
$0-50

Phone
825-967-2358

Website
https://www.freewillshakespeare.com/something-rotten

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