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Review: THE DEATH OF A SWAN at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
The Death of a Swan, presented by Moth & Firefly Theatre Collective, opens with great promise. The apparent apparition of William Dorsey Swann (the first drag queen in America, played to perfection by Aurel Pressat) sets the stage for a history lesson....
Review: Dahlia Lesh's STRINGS ATTACHED at the Ottawa Fringe Festival
Strings Attached is a gut-wrenching two-person play that explores themes of mental illness. The show delves into how it feels to have a monster in your head. Even as you attempt to rationalize and to fight against it, it haunts every waking moment, filling your head with feelings of inadequacy and s...
Review: Martin Dockery's 1 SMALL LIE at Odd Box During Ottawa Fringe Festival
Martin Dockery is a master storyteller. With a self deprecating humour, sincerity and charisma, Dockery’s shows are always a must-see for me. A staple on the fringe circuit now for years, Dockery has mastered his technique....
Review: DIVINE MASCULINE: A RHAPSODY at Théâtre De La Nouvelle Scène during Ottawa Fringe
For my first show of the 2025 Ottawa Fringe Festival, I chose Divine Masculine: A Rhapsody at Theatre de la Nouvelle Scène. Written and directed by Navneel Agnihotri and presented by Agni Creative, The synopsis sounded intriguing: “With a soundtrack ranging from Kendrick Lamar to Bollywood classi...
Review: 37 POSTCARDS at Ottawa Little Theatre
Ottawa Little Theatre’s latest play, a presentation of Michaeal McKeever’s 37 Postcards, opened last night. With the show’s entire run coinciding with the Ottawa Fringe Festival, OLT needed to pick a show that can compete with the mass of theatre offerings around the city over the next two wee...
Review: Orpheus Musical Theatre's Presentation of THE MUSIC MAN
Orpheus opened its final show of its 2024-2025 season with its presentation of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. The Music Man centers around Professor Harold Hill (Kody Cannon), a travelling salesman-slash-con artist, who has newly arrived in sleepy River City, Iowa....
Review: BEETLEJUICE at National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at National Arts Centre?...
Review: MAHABHARATA: PART 2 DHARMA - THE LIFE WE CHOOSE at National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of MAHABHARATA: PART 2 - DHARMA THE LIFE WE CHOOSE at National Arts Centre? See it on stage in Ottawa until May 24th, before it heads to Manhattan’s Lincoln Center. Tickets are available at the link below....
Review: The NAC English Theatre's Presentation of the Epic MAHABHARATA: KARMA - PART 1
The curtain closed on Mahabharata: Karma - Part 1 The Life We Inherit to an uproar of applause. Upon exiting the theatre, the air was filled with loud, excited chatter, as is always the case at the National Arts Centre when the audience is deeply appreciative of what they have just seen. ...
Review: MOMIX's ALICE at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre Dance’s final show of the season is MOMIX’s Alice, a piece that takes us on a journey down the proverbial rabbit hole into a beautiful, bizarre, and surreal world....
Review: Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Ottawa Little Theatre
The world’s favourite Agatha Christie mystery, And Then There Were None, opened this week at Ottawa Little Theatre. Ten people have gathered on Soldier Island, ostensibly to attend a party, despite having no former acquaintance with each other or their hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Owen. ...
Review: Kanata Theatre's Presentation of I HATE HAMLET
Kanata Theatre premiered the final show of its 56th season, Paul Rudnick’s comedy, I Hate Hamlet to a full house...
Review: Peeping Tom's DIPTYCH: THE MISSING DOOR AND THE LOST ROOM at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
Multiple award-winning Belgian dance theatre company, Peeping Tom, brought a new style of dance to Ottawa this week, displaying their signature blend of dance, theatre, and acrobatics with their production of Diptych: The missing door and The lost room at the National Arts Centre....
Review: NOW AND THEN at Ottawa Little Theatre
What did our critic think of NOW AND THEN at Ottawa Little Theatre?...
Review: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's JEKYLL AND HYDE at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of JEKYLL AND HYDE at National Arts Centre?...
Review: TRIDENT MOON at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa
What did our critic think of TRIDENT MOON at National Arts Centre?...
Review: Kanata Theatre's HOME, I'M DARLING at the Ron Maslin Playhouse
The opening scene of Kanata Theatre’s presentation of Laura Wade’s Home, I’m Darling introduces us to Judy (Katie Torresan), housewife extraordinaire. Judy, decked out in a frock and frilly apron waits patiently in her checker tiled kitchen for her husband Johnny (Phillip Merriman) to come hom...
Review: Sock 'n' Buskin's THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at Kailash Mital Theatre
What did our critic think of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at Kailash Mital Theatre?...
Review: Three Sisters Theatre Company's SILENT SKY at The Gladstone Theatre
What did our critic think of SILENT SKY at The Gladstone Theatre?...
Review: VIERGE at Great Canadian Theatre Company
What did our critic think of VIERGE at Great Canadian Theatre Company?...
Review: Orpheus Musical Theatre's Production of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
This production highlights what Orpheus does well: quality vocals, simple, yet effective sets, and great chemistry among the cast that keeps the audience invested....
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Ottawa Little Theatre
Tackling the stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption would be a daunting task for anyone, so it was with equal parts anticipation and apprehension that I approached the theatre for the opening night performance at Ottawa Little Theatre....
Review: Compagnie Virginie Brunelle's FABLES at the National Arts Centre
Fables is a co-production between the National Arts Centre and Montreal’s Compagnie Virginie Brunelle that is presented as a series of tableaux, where embattled women become larger than life in their grandeur, strength, and resilience....
Review: GISELLE at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
Giselle may be dubbed 'the ballerina's Hamlet' because of the complexity of the title role, but Tirion Law effortlessly tackles the challenges and uses them to showcase her talent as principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada....
Review: SALESMAN IN CHINA at National Arts Centre
NAC English Theatre presents the Stratford Festival’s production of Salesman in China, written by Canadian playwrights, Leanna Brodie and Jovanni Sy for two weeks only at the National Arts Centre. Arthur Miller’s acclaimed play, Death of a Salesman, was written in 1949. The story is about Willy ...
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