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by Courtney Castelino - March 21, 2026
What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN at Kailash Mital Theatre?...
by Courtney Castelino - March 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THIS THREE SISTERS THEATRE COMPANY'S BLOOD RELATIONS at The Gladstone Theatre?...
by Courtney Castelino - March 13, 2026
What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe?...
by Courtney Castelino - March 07, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD at Ottawa Little Theatre?...
by Courtney Castelino - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of AFTER THE RAIN at National Arts Centre?...
by Courtney Castelino - February 28, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NAC’S PRESENTATION OF THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK at National Arts Centre?...
by Courtney Castelino - January 25, 2026
This week, Sock ‘n’ Buskin presented a limited engagement of Tom Stoppard's comedy-meets-existential-crisis, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,...
by Courtney Castelino - January 16, 2026
What did our critic think of COPPERBELT at National Arts Centre?...
by Courtney Castelino - January 07, 2026
Broadway Across Canada’s presentation of Clue Live on Stage! rolled into Ottawa’s National Arts Centre last night. The show, written by Jonathan Lynn, is based on the 1985 film, Clue (also written by Lynn), which was itself based on the popular Hasbro board game....
by Courtney Castelino - December 24, 2025
What did our critic think of HANSEL AND GRETEL GO WEST at Ottawa Musicals?...
Past Shows
A compelling true story of rescue, rebirth, and salvation. Barely surviving a WWII shipwreck, U.S. sailor Lanier Phillips becomes the first black man to appear...
With enfant terrible Dave St-Pierre, anything goes. His vision is cynical and sarcastic, obsessed with the human body, fearless and heavy on guerilla warfare between...
I have no reason to cry, just to scream. Albertine is consumed with rage; her tragedy is her inability to escape her own fury. Michel...
FAR, based on 18th-century theories of the body, mind and soul, is one of the most purely beautiful pieces Wayne McGregor has made. Glimmering with...
This passionate and provocative docudrama – part courtroom confrontation, part social satire – sows the seeds of doubt. Centering on the four-year legal showdown between...
Israel Galván is a genius of gesture, a maverick, known for spellbinding 21st-century flamenco. Famous for his power, precision and brilliantly complicated, fast footwork, Galván...
Writing is too much for me now. Why not a movie? The Theatre stage is transformed into a movie set where a group of actors...
Dance-maker Kyle Abraham is seriously charismatic and hailed as “one of the brightest creative talents to emerge in New York City” in the last four...
Author Ins Choi writes from personal experience about intergenerational clashes in a Korean-Canadian family, giving this award-winning play a feeling of integrity and authenticity. A...
The Sound of Music is sheer theatrical magic! In this special production of the classic tale of courage, optimism and family togetherness, we encourage you...
You’ve never seen Hamlet quite like this! Shakespeare’s tragedy is performed by award-winning actor Raoul Bhaneja, playing all 17 roles himself. This sparse, focused production...
Hailed as an international treasure following his singular contribution to the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, Akram Khan returns to Ottawa with DESH, a new...
Cinderella, beautiful glass-slippered girl whose face is familiar all over the world… An exceptional creator and a leading figure in contemporary theatre, playwright and director...
Molière’s comedy classic is ingeniously re-imagined in Andy Jones’ riotous adaptation, set in 1937 Newfoundland. This Tartuffe is two hours of insanely brilliant showmanship that...
Seminal French choreographer Maguy Marin’s Salves was acclaimed as a masterpiece after its premiere in 2010. This haunting work, a potent mix of dance and...
Sasha Samar’s story is as red as the sky over Chernobyl, as red as the iron-rich soil, as red as his passion for Nadia Comaneci,...
Giguère’s work chose me, admits Thomas Hellman. From the moment he leafed through a copy of Roland Giguère’s anthology L’âge de la parole, singer-songwriter Thomas...
A character tells her life story: days of suffocating banality, an ordinary existence that gradually morphs into something fierce and unpredictable, fleeting glimpses of a...
Lemi Ponifasio established the MAU in 1995 as the name for his work and platform for critical reflection and creativity with artists, scholars, activists, intellectuals,...
Internationally celebrated company BJM returns to the NAC celebrating their milestone 40th anniversary season. Under the artistic direction of Louis Robitaille, the troupe presents a...
Internationally celebrated company BJM returns to the NAC celebrating their milestone 40th anniversary season. Under the artistic direction of Louis Robitaille, the troupe presents a...
Norway’s National Company of Contemporary Dance, Carte Blanche, makes its NAC debut with the high energy, theatrical 3 O’Clock in the Afternoon. Choreographed by the...
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