Epidermis Circus — performing at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe from Jan. 30-Feb. 1 — is a spicy puppet cabaret where performer Ingrid Hansen makes a live puppet film on stage. It’s the weirdest puppet show you’ve ever seen!
Now that the holiday season is behind us, and the frigid winter seems unending, the fine folks of Ottawa might be asking—is there any way to see engaging, hilarious, captivating, bilingual performances?! Never fear, for the 15th year, the undercurrents festival is here to soothe all your local theatre needs.
I attended the preview of Misery this week with low expectations. I had just rewatched the 1990 film adaptation and was blown away yet again by Kathy Bates’ performance. I didn’t think anyone could match her manic energy. I’m happy to report that I was mistaken. The cast rose to the challenge, playing up the movie’s dark humour while staying faithful to Stephen King’s novel’s twisted source material.
“I am not a dime a dozen!” cries Willy Loman, both to his family and to himself, as both the character and the actor portraying him reel with internal turmoil. The NAC’s production of A Salesman in China lands with the gut-wrenching intensity of the play staged within it, drawing audiences into a world of colliding cultures and conflicting responsibilities.
While this is the plotline for the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s (GCTC) upcoming performance, Why It’s imPossible—performing from Jan. 21-Feb. 2—it is also a story that hits close to home for many. Director Evalyn Parry shares more.
Directed by the multi-talented Greenlandic artist Laakuluk Williamson Bathory and starring Iqaluit’s Vinnie Karetak and Charlotte Qamaniq, Qaumma is a powerful theatrical exploration of the pain and trauma of colonization experienced by Inuit—both historically and in the present day.
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark…” but it’s not the Company of Adventurers’ production of Hamlet — returning for a limited engagement at The Gladstone Theatre from Jan. 17-18.
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 X, Instagram and Facebook. MJ is startin’ somethin’ at the National Arts Centre. The four-time Tony Award-winning musical, including Best Choreography, brings Michael Jackson’s music and […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Elevator Theatre Company (ETC) has given us quite the holiday gift by announcing their 2025/2026 season! Following a similar structure to their first year, the lineup includes two musicals, a concert and a play, and we can guarantee the new season will not disappoint.
We were sad when we missed the sold-out run of Bear Grease at the National Arts Centre (NAC) last year, so when we heard a holiday special edition was coming this winter, we knew we had to catch it before it was too late!
What are the holidays without a little bit of family drama? If you’re in the mood for some awkward holiday dinners, the Ottawa Little Theatre (OLT) is performing On the Farce Day of Christmas from Dec. 4–21. Wendy, played by Amy Kennedy, pays her ex to pose as her husband so that her super religious […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — family, friends and perhaps a musical fiasco? The Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) is performing FLOP! An Improvised Musical Fiasco from Dec. 10–22 and it promises to be nothing like you’ve ever seen before.
Illusionists Ted and Marion Outerbridge will return to the Ottawa Little Theatre from Jan. 2-5 with their family-friendly magic show, Mysteries of the Keyhole House. Perfect for ages 6 to 106, this show is an unforgettable way to welcome 2025.
The Ottawa School of Theatre (OST) is performing a Christmas spectacular you won’t want to miss. The Island of Lost Memories: A Christmas Mystery Heist will be playing at the Shenkman Arts Centre’s Richcraft Theatre from Nov. 28–Dec. 1, and promises fun for all ages.
As we hit the halfway mark of their 2024/2025 season ETC brings us Songs for a New World on stage at LIVE! on Elgin until November 24th.
