Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa’s own Gladstone Theatre has returned to its first full season since 2018-19. With an energetic selection of new shows, such as Tick,Tick…BOOM! and Steel Magnolias, local creativity and talent from around the city will be showcased.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMovie fans will agree the musical did the cult-classic teen movie justice. The musical was funny in all the same places and held on to the same themes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesExcuse me while I put some Y2K pop on repeat.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Great Canadian Theatre Company is starting their season with a topical political drama that tackles both police violence against Black youth and artistic appropriation, raising simultaneous questions of who gets to tell the story and why the story exists at all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Ottawa-based festival gives students, and new performers a chance to try new things on stage.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa professor directs haunting love triangle at The Gladstone.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This show is a lot about love. It deals with themes of LGBTQ+ issues, but more than anything this show is about people not being honest with each other.”—Sam Dietrich, leading man in TotoToo’s production of Torch Song Trilogy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith boundless energy and enthusiasm galore, the raucous theatre troupe of Sex T-Rex roared into the University of Ottawa’s Academic Hall on Aug. 25, bringing with them their two riotous shows.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOdyssey Theatre has done productions of this play before, but what makes this version stand out from its predecessors is that it’s set in 1950s Venice as opposed to the 1700s.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe evening of Sept. 27 marks the eighth annual Prix Rideau Awards (PRA). Founded in 2006, its aim is to bring together local actors, directors, producers, and playwrights to celebrate the National Capital Region’s vibrant theatre community.
