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OTTAWA LITTLE THEATRE

400 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa, ON

A Sherlock Carol
A Sherlock Carol
12/3 - 12/20/2025


Your favourite characters from Dickens and Conan Doyle are brought together in a story of intrigue and suspense, with a giant scoop of holiday cheer. ...

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
2/25 - 3/14/2026


Agatha Christie’s novel cemented her reputation as the greatest mystery writer ever, and it now comes to the OLT in a sparkling new adaptation.

Kimberly Akimbo
Kimberly Akimbo
4/1 - 4/18/2026


Heart-warming, heart-wrenching and laugh-out-loud funny, Kimberly Akimbo is not to be missed!

The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
5/6 - 5/23/2026


Pollination and insemination have never been funnier than in this rural comedy with a huge, honeyed heart.

Pressure
Pressure
6/10 - 6/27/2026


An intense real-life thriller exploring the responsibilities of leadership and the personal toll of taking a stand.

Appearing This Evening...
Appearing This Evening...
7/15 - 8/1/2026


A love letter to the stage by an Ottawa playwright and OLT actor!

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
8/19 - 9/5/2026


This Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy finally comes to the OLT stage.

The Cottage
The Cottage
9/23 - 10/10/2026


This recent Broadway hit puts the ladies in the driver’s seat and turns the classic screwball comedy on its head!

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
10/28 - 11/14/2026


Charlotte Brontë’s haunting novel comes to the OLT stage in a new adaptation by one of Canada’s most exciting playwrights.

Ethan Claymore’s Christmas
Ethan Claymore’s Christmas
12/2 - 12/19/2026


A Christmas story where the ghost isn't there to scare you, but to help you find love.



Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards; Elevator Theatre Company Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - December 04, 2025

What did our critic think of A SHERLOCK CAROL at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards; MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: TURN OF THE SCREW at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - October 31, 2025

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. ...

Review: JONAS AND BARRY IN THE HOME at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - September 29, 2025

What did our critic think of JONAS AND BARRY IN THE HOME at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

Review: ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - July 19, 2025

Ottawa Little Theatre is continuing its trend of summer comedies with Always a Bridesmaid by Jessie Jones, Nicolas Hope, and James Wooten. ...

Review: 37 POSTCARDS at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - June 12, 2025

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 weeks. 37...

Interview: Lindsey Keene of 37 POSTCARDS at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - June 10, 2025

See Lindsey and the rest of the cast of 37 Postcards from June 11th through June 28th at Ottawa Little Theatre....

Review: Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - May 09, 2025

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: NOW AND THEN at Ottawa Little Theatre


by Courtney Castelino - April 06, 2025

What did our critic think of NOW AND THEN at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

Past Shows

Turn of the Screw
Turn of the Screw
10/29 - 11/15/2025


Years earlier, a young governess was hired to look after two orphaned children in an idyllic country house where both she and the children began ...

Jonas and Barry in the Home
Jonas and Barry in the Home
9/24 - 10/11/2025


Norm Foster's quick wit is strong in this lighthearted buddy comedy about living life to its fullest.

Five Alarm
Five Alarm
8/20 - 9/6/2025


Ava returns to battle her former childhood friend and now-rival (Connie). Unfortunately, her father's famed chili recipe exists in only incomplete form.

Always a Bridesmaid
Always a Bridesmaid
7/16 - 8/2/2025


Four friends have sworn to keep the promise they made on the night of their Prom: to be in each other’s wedding parties…no matter what!

37 Postcards
37 Postcards
6/11 - 6/28/2025


In 37 Postcards, ordinary people find extraordinary ways to cope with life and death and everything in-between.

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
5/7 - 5/24/2025


Returning to the OLT! Dame Agatha wrote this stage adaptation based on her own novel – the best-selling mystery of all time.

Now and Then
Now and Then
4/2 - 4/19/2025


Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.

An Act of Grace
An Act of Grace
6/12 - 6/29/2024


The mysterious and wealthy Grace has invited a former golf pro turned financial advisor and a lawyer with sordid secrets to her mansion where her ...

Touch & Go
6/3 - 6/21/2014


Wives, mistresses and husbands are caught in a wild cover-up when a mans weekly exercise turns out to be more than a jog in the ...

Mauritius
4/29 - 5/17/2014


A comedy thriller by one of America’s hottest contemporary writers (Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Smash). When a naïve young woman inherits a priceless stamp ...

Drama at Inish
3/25 - 4/12/2014


An eccentric collection of actors visits the sleepy Irish seaside town of Inish. The townsfolk find their lives transformed in startling and often very funny ...

Half Life
2/18 - 3/8/2014


In this touching play by the winner of three Governor General Awards, a recent widow, meets a feisty resident who fights nursing home authority and ...

Rumors
1/14 - 2/1/2014


Guests of the Deputy Mayor of New York arrive for a party only to find their host injured and his wife missing! Wild scandal-suppressing antics ...

Christmas Belles
11/26 - 12/14/2013


A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and ...

Deadly Murder
10/15 - 11/2/2013


A fast-paced thriller in the tradition of Sleuth and Deathtrap. A successful designer with a weakness for handsome young men, finds herself in a game ...

Skin Flick
9/10


“Naughty yes. Offensive no.” says playwright Norm Foster about this hilarious new play in which four innocents, for various comical reasons, find themselves caught up ...

The Drawer Boy
8/6 - 8/24/2013


A young actor moves in with two aging farmers to gather stories about rural life for a play. His attempts to fit into farm life ...

Noises Off
7/2 - 7/20/2013


The play premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London in 1982, to universally ecstatic reviews and shortly after transferred to the West End's Savoy Theatre ...

Steel Magnolias
5/28 - 6/15/2013


These "Steel Magnolias," make us laugh and cry at Truvy's Beauty Parlour in a small town in modern-day Louisiana as they experience birth, death and ...

Come Blow Your Horn
4/23 - 5/11/2013


Is the playboy lifestyle all it’s cracked up to be? A young man’s decision to leave the home of his parents for the bachelor pad ...

Deathtrap
3/19 - 4/6/2013


Holding the record for the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway, this Tony award winning play is truly diabolical. A once renowned mystery writer will stop ...

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A Sherlock Carol in Ottawa A Sherlock Carol
Ottawa Little Theatre (12/3 - 12/20)
Urinetown: The Musical in Ottawa Urinetown: The Musical
Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe (5/20 - 5/24)
FUN HOME in Ottawa FUN HOME
The Gladstone Theatre (5/14 - 5/23)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd in Ottawa The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Ottawa Little Theatre (2/25 - 3/14)
Ethan Claymore’s Christmas in Ottawa Ethan Claymore’s Christmas
Ottawa Little Theatre (12/2 - 12/19)
Moulin Rouge! in Ottawa Moulin Rouge!
National Arts Centre (5/12 - 5/17)
One Small Misstep in Ottawa One Small Misstep
The Gladstone Theatre (1/28 - 1/31)
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