Eric Coates
Arts WriterEric Coates is the (retired) Artistic Director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company.
Eric Coates is the (retired) Artistic Director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company.
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.
Eric Coates: “New work will only thrive as long as we celebrate the impulse to create it.”
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]