Bard on the Beach cancelled this year due to coronavirus concerns

VANCOUVER -- Western Canada's largest Shakespeare festival says it's skipping the 2020 season this summer.

The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival was scheduled to run from June 10 to Sept. 26.

The festival says it's cancelling the season due to the risks and unpredictability of the pandemic.

Organizers say they plan to present the same 2020 lineup of plays next year instead.

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  People line up to enter Bard on the Beach in Vancouver in this 2005 file photo. (The Canadian Press / Chuck Stoody)