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Stratford Festival Syrian Benefit Tonight

A special performance at the Stratford Festival tonight will support a fundraiser to bring a Syrian refugee family to the city.

The benefit play is The Last Wife, about Katherine Parr who was the last wife of King Henry VIII.

The show gets underway at 8pm, and proceeds will be donated to the Mennonite Central Committee to bring refugees to Canada.

There are still tickets available, priced from $100 to $250.

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