- Canada’s Shakespeare Fest and Shaw Fest to be Joined by Ibsen Fest Happy World Theatre Day (March 27, 2015)… Ibsen-mania has come to Canada. The city of Oslo, Manitoba has announced plans to create a new festival dedicated entirely to the works of Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, and his lesser known Scandinavian contemporaries. Oslo Mayor, Hedy Gabler, says she feels the creation of a new Ibsen Festival […]