undercurrents festival

Who would have thought an old iPhone could re-open so many wounds?

She, Men, & the Giant F*cking Snake is a solo drag performance that follows She, played by Anthony Palermo, on a travelling adventure to find themselves, their identity, where the hell the Snake is, to find out who’s blue handprints got on their chest so that She can keep their dimension-hopping radio.

If you want to test your survival skills and see if you’re prepared for impending doomsday, Revelations at the undercurrents festival is something to check out.

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.

Kimberly Lemaire: “I Don’t Even Miss You is a “dystopian pop ‘solo’ show” about grief, love, and legacy with a healthy dollop of AI. The award-winning theatre company Tiny Bear Jaws produced it, and the company’s tagline, “making theatre with teeth,” applies aptly to this performance.”

Blood Offering speaks to the many contemporary issues in society, such as the rise of far-right extremism, white supremacy, Islamophobia, anti-immigration, and mass gun violence. This play is a brilliantly written story that is incredibly relevant and raw with emotion.

Inspired by Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes’ award-winning mystery novel, Terminally Ill brings the audience on a ride with a story of murder, mystery, comedy and romance.

A near-murder–mystery by Ottawa author and physician Melissa Yuan-Innes, Terminally Ill is playing as part of the TACTICS Development Series this weekend.

The 2023 lineup for the undercurrents festival was announced yesterday. Start your festival planning now!

Ottawa Fringe’s 13th undercurrents festival is proud to announce that they will be going bilingual in February 2023.

A little less than a year ago, CBC news anchor Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld stepped away from her steady gig at the evening news to pursue other projects. This month, her play “Me, Vivien Leigh and The Roller Rink” is on stage at Arts Court as part of the undercurrents festival.

We are one work week closer to real spring now, friends. Can you feel it? While the blossoms are slower to arrive than last year, we are counting our blessings and watching closely for the next perfect moment to hit a patio! This weekend is one for the books, with the launch of undercurrents—back in person!—and the Ottawa Grassroots Festival bringing new musical voices to downtown. The NAC is hitting it out of the park, as usual, and there is some great eco-conscious ultra-local shopping to do to round out the perfect spring weekend.

Broadway Friends Forever: “Through laughs and raps No More Mr. Rice Guy is able to delve into issues of race and what it’s like to manoeuvre through a world where you never quite feel accepted. More than finding himself as a rapper, Rice Guy starts to discover who he wants to be as a human being.”