Ottawa Little Theatre announces 2024 season
The Ottawa Little Theatre has announced its 2024 Season of entertaining comedy, dramedy, mystery, suspense and drama. Take a peek to see what they have in store for you this year.
Geoff Gruson
Who knew murder could be so funny?
Mr. Bean meets Clue in The Murder Room, a thoroughly silly send-up of the British murder mystery now playing at the Ottawa Little Theatre through to January 30. Any night of theatre asks the audience to bring the believer in them, a readiness to entertain a greater range of possibilities than we do in everyday […]
Review: Dangerous Corner at Ottawa Little Theatre
In Dangerous Corner, we see that as good as the truth might be, too much can stir up some rather serious trouble. Geoff Gruson directs the Ottawa Little Theatre’s production of the psychological thriller/ mystery written by J.B. Priestley, best known for An Inspector Calls. Dangerous Corner is one of Priestley’s “time plays” where […]
Glengarry Glen Ross: A relentlessly vicious and vital theatrical experience
Heading in to David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross one wonders if The Avalon Studio production will compare favourably to the excellent movie version with Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin & Al Pacino. Be assured, this is no poor cousin but a relentlessly vicious and vital theatrical experience of Mamet’s world of shady salesmen and dark deeds. […]
Detroit is a rousing performance of the neighbourly get-together gone wrong
It happens a lot in our mobile society. New neighbours move in. Somebody invites them for drinks, or dinner, or brings a casserole, or flowers. Before you know it, kindred spirits find each other. Friendships form around common interests and activities. There’s usually some wine or beer or spirits involved. Some of these friendships last […]
