Injection of Culture...

I'm in Niagara on the Lake for the Shaw Festival.  I try every year to alternate between Stratford and Shaw to get my little dose of culture and to feel, given my financial constraints, that I've managed to do something of value with my holidays.  
Generally, the Shaw ends up feeling like the little brother of Stratford, not so much because of the quality of the plays themselves but because the organization is so much more amateur than at Stratford;  the way the schedule works and how the tickets are sold, that kind of stuff.  Niagara on the Lake is certainly more high-end than Stratford that's for sure.  Stratford seems to cycle around the plays where at Shaw it's all about wine tours first, quaint Victorian town life second and the festival third in their esteem.  That much is obvious when you walk the streets and bars.  
If all these people were here strictly for the festival, like at stratford, there would be way more English people here.  I've barely heard any English being spoken since I got here.  I can't imagine that the plays of Shaw would be all that interesting if your fluency in English is sketchy.  The plays are all about puns, wordplay and double meanings (The Importance of Being Earnest is a perfect example)