The latest theatre news from Ottawa — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
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?
The Death of a Swan, presented by Moth & Firefly Theatre Collective, opens with great promise.
Strings Attached is a gut-wrenching two-person play that explores themes of mental illness.
Martin Dockery is a master storyteller.
For my first show of the 2025 Ottawa Fringe Festival, I chose Divine Masculine: A Rhapsody at Theatre de la Nouvelle Scène.
Ottawa Little Theatre’s latest play, a presentation of Michaeal McKeever’s 37 Postcards, opened last night.
See Lindsey and the rest of the cast of 37 Postcards from June 11th through June 28th at Ottawa Little Theatre.
Lexi and Andrew shared their thoughts on the show, including the surprising relevance of Shakespeare 500 years later, and why you should see the show.
With so many options, it can be hard to decide which Fringe show to see, so Karine and Stephanie have made a case for why you should see theirs.
Theatre Collingwood is launching of The Showstopper 50/50, a brand-new fundraising raffle designed to support its mission of bringing professional live entertainment to South Georgian Bay.
Guild Festival Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for The Veil, a new one-man play by Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones, set to premiere at Crow’s Theatre this fall.
Orpheus opened its final show of its 2024-2025 season with its presentation of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man.
What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE 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.
Scarborough’s Guild Festival Theatre is bringing back its popular Family Fest this summer, running July 10–13 at the Greek Theatre in Guild Park & Gardens.
The curtain closed on Mahabharata: Karma - Part 1 The Life We Inherit to an uproar of applause.
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.
The world’s favourite Agatha Christie mystery, And Then There Were None, opened this week at Ottawa Little Theatre.
Kanata Theatre premiered the final show of its 56th season, Paul Rudnick’s comedy, I Hate Hamlet to a full house
The Great Canadian Theatre Company with the County of Carleton Law Association will be presenting Shakespeare's As You Like It from April 30th to May 3rd for the 25th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser.
On Wednesday, as Theatre Collingwood had its opening night of Newfoundland Songbook, a new show by Collingwood's own Shipyard Kitchen Party, MPP Brian Saunderson formally congratulated the theatre group on its Changemakers Project, made possible by a $41,800 Seed grant from the provincial government
We spoke about the show's themes and received advice for how theatres can make their shows more accessible
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From August 27th to 31st, 2025, the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (FMG) is set to deliver five unforgettable nights of live performances featuring artists like Alessia Cara and TALK.
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.
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) National Arts Centre (3/09-3/14) |
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Appearing This Evening... Ottawa Little Theatre (7/15-8/01) |
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Menopause The Musical The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort (10/22-10/22) |
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The Great Gatsby National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts (9/08-9/13) |
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Snow White: The Panto Tweed & Company Theatre (11/27-12/05) |
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Spotlight Series Kinsmen Amphitheatre (7/21-8/04) |
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Macbeth at the Tower Maitland Tower (7/24-8/07) |
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R&J and Joni St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival (7/16-8/08) |
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Luke Bryan Canadian Tire Centre (8/27-8/27) |
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Mamma Mia! National Arts Centre (7/28-8/02) |
