Powys Thomas Memorial in Stanley Park
The Powys Thomas Memorial is a monument to a famous Canadian Shakespearean actor.
In the Shakespeare Garden in Stanley Park we found a little stone memorial saying 'This Oak commemorates Powys Thomas 1925 - 1977. We began to wonder who was Powys Thomas? Was he buried here? Why is this in the Shakespeare Garden?
Powys Thomas was one of the members and first actors of the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon. He acted in King Lear in Vancouver which is probably his first connection to Vancouver. He founded the National Theatre School of Canada and the Vancouver Playhouse school, another connection to Vancouver.
He died in Wales while on a vacation He acted in King Lear as part of the Vancouver Playhouse in Vancouver which is probably his connection to Vancouver. We couldn't find anything that indicated he lived in Vancouver and was buried in Stanley Park. E. Pauline Johnson Memorial is the only other person that we know of that is buried in Stanley Park with a monument. There is a Pioneers Cemetery at Brockton Point, but there are not grave markers.
Obviously, the memorial is in the Shakespeare Garden because Powys was a Shakespearean actor.
Where is the Powys Thomas Memorial in Stanley Park?
The Powys Thomas Memorial is located in the Shakespeare Garden.