"New" might be the keyword for the next season at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and not just because that's the title of one of the shows that will hit the Winnipeg stage next year in the first season programmed by new artistic director Kelly Thornton.

Winnipegs annual Master Playwright Festival may have saved the best for last. This year marks the 20th, and final, edition of the festival, which sees local theatre companies perform work by and inspired by one playwright. This year, that writer is none other than William Shakespeare.