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Review: Kid Koala's THE STORYVILLE MOSQUITO at National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of THE STORYVILLE MOSQUITO at National Arts Centre?...
Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Ottawa Little Theatre
What did our critic think of A SHERLOCK CAROL at Ottawa Little Theatre?...
Review: BIG STUFF at Great Canadian Theatre Company
Big Stuff blends humour and poignancy, inviting audience members to share personal anecdotes about their “stuff”. The production transforms the theatre into a communal space, where memory and meaning take centre stage and no two performances are ever the same....
Review: Orpheus Musical Theatre's Presentation of ANNIE at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
What did our critic think of ANNIE at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe?...
Review: Sock 'N' Buskin's SHE KILLS MONSTERS at Kailash Mital Theatre
What did our critic think of SHE KILLS MONSTERS at Kailash Mital Theatre?...
Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Kanata Theatre
What did our critic think of THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Kanata Theatre?...
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of MRS. DOUBTFIRE at National Arts Centre?...
Review: TURN OF THE SCREW at Ottawa Little Theatre
Ottawa Little Theatre’s presentation of Henry James’ 1898 gothic horror story, the Turn of the Screw arrives right on time to celebrate the Halloween season. James’ novella has been adapted for the stage by Tim Luscombe and is brought to life by by Ottawa Little Theatre Director, Ian Gillies.
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Review: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's HANSEL & GRETEL at the National Arts Centre
NAC Dance’s presentation of The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Hansel & Gretel is completely unhinged, in the best possible way. It is definitely not a traditional retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairytale. In an unlikely blend of film noir, vaudeville, Broadway, and the Golden Age of Hollywood films, ...
Review: IHSANE at National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of IHSANE at National Arts Centre? NAC Dance’s new 2025-2026 season is now in full swing, presenting events showcasing artists from across the globe. Ihsane, a co-production between the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Eastman, is an utterly captivating show....
Review: JONAS AND BARRY IN THE HOME at Ottawa Little Theatre
What did our critic think of JONAS AND BARRY IN THE HOME at Ottawa Little Theatre?...
Review: Kanata Theatre Launches its 2025-2026 Season with DEATHTRAP
Kanata Theatre launched its 2025-2026 season with murder most foul. Deathtrap, written by Ira Levin and directed by Michael Gareau, is a thrilling suspense, with plenty of twist and turns that will keep the audience guessing who the play's villain truly is....
Review: Tweed & Company Theatre's Presentation of JERSEY BOYS
What did our critic think of Tweed & Company's presentation of JERSEY BOYS?...
Review: Broadway Across Canada's HAMILTON at the National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of HAMILTON at National Arts Centre?...
Review: Odyssey Theatre's THE GIRL WITH NO HANDS at Strathcona Park
By its nature, Odyssey Theatre’s Theatre Under the Stars is at the whim of the weather. With increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and extreme heat and humidity, the opening night of The Girl With No Hands had to be postponed. On The Girl With No Hands' new opening night, the weather gods ...
Review: ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID at Ottawa Little Theatre
Ottawa Little Theatre is continuing its trend of summer comedies with Always a Bridesmaid by Jessie Jones, Nicolas Hope, and James Wooten. ...
Review: Tweed & Company Theatre's Presentation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND at the Bancroft Village Playhouse
Bad Hat’s Theatre’s Alice in Wonderland, presented by Tweed & Company Theatre, is not the same Alice you grew up with. This Alice (Colleen Furlan) is a child in grade school. Alice shows up for class with her homework assignment incomplete because she doesn’t know what to write in response to ...
Review: KITSUNE at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
Kitsune is the newest brainchild from the creators of Kimiko, a past hit at the Ottawa Fringe Festival. Part storytelling, part puppetry and part circus act, Kitsune has been promoted as one of the few family-friendly shows....
Review: JACK AND DIANE VS. TECHNOLOGY at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
Jack and Diane vs. Technology, produced by Joint Puddle Productions, is a quirky adventure story where the title characters use newfound technology intended to make their lives easier – and it ends up doing anything but....
Review: AFTER SHAKESPEARE at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
There are very limited chances left to see Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited's production of After Shakespeare, starring Lexi Wolfe at the 2025 Ottawa Fringe Festival....
Review: ARTHUR BAMPOT: THE CASE OF THE DEAD SILENCE at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
Do you love a good detective story? Imagine yourself sitting by the fire, playing chess against a certain pipe smoking, violin wielding brainiac? Or perhaps dining on a Nile River cruise with a mustachioed gentleman who has a self-proclaimed abundance of little grey cells? Hopping into a psychedelic...
Review: BOB MARLEY: HOW REGGAE CHANGED THE WORLD at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World is unlike other shows at the Ottawa Fringe Festival this year. Duane Forrest combines storytelling, history and music and creates a feeling of warmth and harmony within the audience in one short hour....
Review: HESPERUS, PHOSPHORUS! at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
What did our critic think of HESPERUS PHOSPHORUS! at Arts Court Theatre?...
Review: Martin Dockery's THE BUNKER at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
What did our critic think of THE BUNKER at Odd Box? Head down into The Bunker until June 21st at the Ottawa Fringe Festival. In this play within a play, we meet two brothers; one (Andrew Broaddus) is an actor and the other (Martin Dockery) is a playwright. Together, they are supposed to be putting o...
Review: AT DEATH'S DOOR at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
What happens if you die, but you are not quite ready to face judgment? What are your options? Can you choose to hover at Death’s door, never crossing the threshold? How long will Death let you linger?...
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Fiddler On The Roof Tweed & Company Theatre (8/19-9/06) |
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Paper Moon Theater Presents: Rock Of Ages Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Ottawa (6/17-6/21) PHOTOS |
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Snow White: The Panto Tweed & Company Theatre (12/09-12/19) |
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Menopause The Musical The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort (10/22-10/22) |
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Snow White: The Panto Tweed & Company Theatre (11/27-12/05) |
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The Cottage Ottawa Little Theatre (9/23-10/10) |
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Luke Bryan Canadian Tire Centre (8/27-8/27) |
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The Great Gatsby National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts (9/08-9/13) |
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Murder For Two Tweed & Company Theatre (8/28-9/06) |
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Macbeth at the Tower Maitland Tower (7/24-8/07) |
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