Theatre

Award-winning performance collective Speaking Vibrations will be performing at the ODD Box from Oct. 2-4.

It’s that time of year again—the Ottawa Little Theatre (OLT) has announced its upcoming 2026 season, with old favourites and brand-new performances taking the stage starting Feb. 24, 2026.

Je me tiens à l’extérieure des portes d’entrée de la salle Babs Asper, n’ayant pas trop d’idée dans ce que je me préparais à vivre. Plus que tout, ce que je sais vaguement, était que cette pièce allait porter sur l’eau, et son rapport avec les communautés autochtones et francophones.

Nothing is as it seems, and no intentions are clear until it’s too late in Kanata Theatre’s mystery play, Deathtrap. Originally a black comedy film from 1982, we follow washed up playwright Sidney Bruhl and his wife through two weeks of their lives, where the once funny jokes of murder become far more serious and much less humorous.

Elevator Theatre Company (ETC), with an impressive track record of high-calibre shows in its short history already, is bringing the Pasek and Paul show Dogfight to Ottawa audiences in an intimate and impactful way.

Magician Jin Li is bringing the world of close-up magic to Ottawa audiences with his show InTouch — Immersive Close Up Magic Show premiering on Sept. 19 at the Atelier Studio in Arts Court.

For 16 long years, Ava Rose has been trying and failing to win her county’s infamous chili competition and honour her dad’s legacy. This is finally her year to win, or so she hopes. Faced with a sous chef who doesn’t know how to open a can, a lack of a full recipe, and her arch-nemesis attempting to sabotage her at every step, can Ava beat the odds and come out victorious?

Josiah Henson’s story is powerful. His journey from slavery in the southern United States in 1830, using the underground railroad, and the role he played in his newfound home in Dresden, Ontario is nothing short of inspiring. However, it’s a story not many Canadians know, much less have even heard of.

As a part of the NAC’s summer programming Stage Series, Love You Wrong Time is a hilarious and heartwarming tale that follows two friends looking for love in the big city.

It’s time to be in the room where it happens! Hamilton is back in the capital for an extended two-week run, and we’re thrilled to catch this once again, thanks to Broadway Across Canada’s tour.

Odyssey Theatre returns to Strathcona Park this August for its 39th season with a new play written by the company’s founding artistic director, Laurie Steven. The Girl With No Hands was inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Girl Without Hands”. However, if you don’t know that tale, don’t worry. For Steven, the fairy tale was just a jumping off point to a complete reimagining in her own play.

Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. The Broadway uber-success Hamilton returns to Ottawa’s NAC theatre next week, thanks to the Broadway Across Canada tour. We were thrilled to get […]

How does someone just write a play? Where do you start? Where do ideas come from? How do you do it on top of your regular job? Kanata Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival is coming up from Aug. 1 to 3 and features seven plays by local playwrights. We wanted to learn more about these short plays and their process, so we sat down with Trevor Eggleton, whose 10-minute play Cod Almighty will be premiering at the festival.

Looking for a feel-good summer comedy this month? Look no further than Ottawa Little Theatre’s production of Always a Bridesmaid performing July 16-Aug. 2.

Months ago, we were at Broadway Nights Ottawa (BNO) when hostess extraordinaire Emma Iris told the audience that familiar face Noah Pacheco and friends were going to perform a song from a musical he had written. While the song was fantastic, we wanted to know more and follow the story of a locally written and brand-new production in the works.