Eric Coates
Arts WriterEric Coates is the (retired) Artistic Director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company.
Introducing Vishesh Abeyratne, GCTC Playwright-in-Residence
GCTC Artistic Director Eric Coates says farewell to Ottawa
Introducing Sanita Fejzić, GCTC Playwright-in-Residence
Top picks at the 2019 Ottawa Fringe Festival—06.13.19 to 06.23.19
Show picks from the 9th annual undercurrents festival—until 02.16.19
Top picks at the 2018 Ottawa Fringe Festival—shows open 06.14.18
Show picks from the 8th undercurrents festival—opening this weekend
The 8th undercurrents festival is running from February 7–17 at Arts Court Theatre and the National Arts Centre. Tickets cost $20–25 and admission to some shows is on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Digging into the Fresh Meat 6 festival lineup
Eric Coates: “New work will only thrive as long as we celebrate the impulse to create it.”
Canada Scene: Propeller Dance premiere new work at the GCTC this weekend
We are especially excited that the performance will offer new options to increase accessibility, including a limited number of sensory seats for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Canada Scene: Theatre Picks
The festival takes place from June 15 to July 23 at numerous venues. Prices vary and a great deal of the programming is free or pay-what-you-can.
Eric Coates: Top picks at the 2017 Ottawa Fringe Festival
The 21st Ottawa Fringe Festival runs from June 7–18, 2017 at multiple downtown venues including Arts Court Theatre, La Nouvelle Scène and the University of Ottawa.
Eric Coates picks four must-see performances at undercurrents
Post by Eric Coates, Artistic Director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company. Full disclosure: my personal picks for undercurrents are all projects that GCTC has supported, in one way or another, so it makes sense that I want to highlight them. I’m like a hockey parent cheering for my kid’s team, and woe betide anyone […]
Future of Ottawa: Fear and hope for our theatre scene
This is part two in our week-long series The Future of Ottawa (arts and culture edition). In this guest column, Eric Coates, the artistic director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company, offers his insights on our city’s theatre community. Twitter users: use hashtag #futott if you want to discuss this series on Twitter. When I was asked to […]