Season Preview 2019–2020: National Arts Centre music, theatre and dance lineups
There’s a lot to take in from the recent announcement of more than 100 shows.
There’s a lot to take in from the recent announcement of more than 100 shows.
The 2018–19 season is an intriguing program of dance, theatre, and music, and will mark the National Arts Centre’s 50th anniversary.
It is unusual for audiences to see a play in which the entire cast is Asian-Canadian. At a time when there is growing criticism over the under-representation of actors of Asian descent in movies, television and theatre, King of the Yees may be doing more than simply entertain.
Fall is in the air and with it, plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy this long weekend!
Greg Guevara: “The monologues hit quick and hard, touching on a range of emotions as wide as the human experience.”
Brian Carroll: “The audience was abuzz at intermission and after the show. I haven’t seen such excitement and so many smiles in the NAC Theatre audience for many a moon.”
Sometimes a reviewer has to reveal his/her biases, so I might as well do this up front. If a live performance moves and excites children, it’ll win me over. Children are a tough audience. Let down your guard and you lose them. Fast. I like to go to theatre for kids because performers have to […]