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The Gladstone Theatre

480 Avalon Place, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0W4, CANADA
Ottawa, ON K1R 6Y4

Upcoming Shows

La tragédie du Brise-Glace

Sep 9 – Sep 12, 2026

Tap Théâtre Ottawa Presents La tragédie du Brise-Glace The Ice-Breaker Tragedy La fin de la tragédie est toujours marquée par la mort d’un héros. Le problème avec cette pièce, c’est qu’il n’y a pas de héros. Ce ne sont que six hommes avec des défauts humains. La question reste...

Small Fish

Sep 8 – Sep 12, 2026

A living room dance routine gone nuclear. Sketch, standup, and music by award-winning duo Maggie May Harder and Glenys Marshall. Glenys Marshall and Maggie May Harder are an award-winning comedy duo known for their sketch, improv, standup, music, and being the first to suggest...

The Maverick’s Tribute Show Performed by Black Pearl

Sep 16

The Maverick’s Tribute Show Performed by Black Pearl We specialize in the Authentic Mavericks sounds with accordion plus 4 horns and full rhythm section and a great singer in Andy Dore who covers Raul Malo so well in the swinging Country sound, and our performances are known for...

Divining Spirits Part of the 2026 Gleanings series "Heroes & Villains"

Sep 17

9th Hour Theatre Company Presents Divining Spirits Dramatic staged reading set in the after life about a fictional encounter between Canadian contemporary historical figures Duncan Campbell Scott and Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce Are heroes and villains a social construct? Do whom...

New Life

New Life

Sep 23 – Sep 26, 2026

A new Canadian blues-rock musical that celebrates love, hope, and family connection to conquer substance abuse, transphobia, GBV, homophobia and grief.

Constant Companions

Sep 30 – Oct 10, 2026

Alan Ayckbourn is back at the Gladstone—with another North American premiere! Private Fears in Public Places packed audiences in for his cheeky take on 21st-century love and neurosis. Now he’s moved on to the 22nd! You’ll laugh till you cry over his forecasts for cybernetic...

Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Oct 16 – Oct 24, 2026

Due to popular demand, TotoToo is bringing back our sold-out hit production of Richard O’Briens The Rocky Horror Show! Get ready to do the Time Warp again with this outrageous, iconic cult classic. After their car breaks down, sweethearts Brad and Janet find themselves stranded...

Leonard Cohen: Ten Years Gone A musical tribute by Bear & Co.

Oct 28 – Nov 7, 2026

Cohen’s music sold out the Gladstone one year after his death. Ten years after losing this towering figure, we ask, “What would Cohen say today?” What songs still move you? Which words speak to our times? Leonard Cohen: Ten Years Gone revisits his songs, in all their power and...

Dracula Adapted by Stephen Hotchner

Nov 11 – Nov 14, 2026

Jonathan Harker has been warned by Dr. Van Helsing, his close friend and world-famous scientist in England, to be wary of his trip to Transylvania to close a real estate transaction with Count Dracula. But Harker is young and ambitious. He stumbles into a web of terror that...

Skin Flick

Nov 20 – Nov 28, 2026

Middle-aged couple Daphne and Rollie and their friend Alex have found themselves out of work and out of luck. So when they come across a mistakenly rented X-rated movie, they get the idea to make their own porno film for some quick cash. The only problem is none of them want to...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Dec 18 – Jan 2, 2027

“Safe?… don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” Back by popular demand, 9th Hour Theatre Company brings the Deep Magic of Narnia to the Ottawa stage once again with the beloved...

Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Ottawa Little Theatre

Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Ottawa Little Theatre

by Courtney Castelino · August 24, 2026

Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy about a man trying to achieve the American Dream, opened at Ottawa Little Theatre this week. The play was required reading for me in high school, and I will admit that, as a teenager, I despised it.…

Review: SEARCHING FOR LOVE at Studio de l'Espace St-Denis

Review: SEARCHING FOR LOVE at Studio de l'Espace St-Denis

by Courtney Castelino · July 7, 2026

Jerry Tremblay wants you - and anyone who will listen - to know that he is Searching for Love. Winner of the 2025 edition of Quel Talent!, the recently single Tremblay (portrayed by Maxim Poulin) is desperately trying to find a new partner through dating apps like Tinder but is also not averse to s…

Past Shows

22 total · showing 11–20

Les Belles Soeurs

Les Belles Soeurs

Nov 21 – Nov 29, 2025

Written in 1965, Les Belles Soeurs portrays 15 Québécois women expressing their anger, desperation and frustration loudly, rudely and audaciously. Germaine Lauzon has won a million stamps in a contest. She invites her family and neighbours into her kitchen to help paste them...

Babette’s Feast

Babette’s Feast

Nov 6 – Nov 15, 2025

This 2018 adaptation conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen and written by Rose Courtney reimagines the classic tale by Isak Dinesen (born Karen Blixen) as a rich theatrical event: deep, funny, sensual, dangerous and beautiful. It brings us into the cloistered 19th-century...

Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2025

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through...

Angels and Demons

Angels and Demons

Oct 10 – Oct 18, 2025

Halloween is a special time of the year when the Iron Cabaret gets together and celebrates all the things that go Bump in the Night. Whether it is soaring aerials, titillating pole dance, sultry burlesque or thrilling Heels Dance, prepare to have your breath taken and your mind...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Oct 2 – Aug 4, 2025

Come and join us for some October fun as A Midsummer Night’s Dream meets All Hallow’s Eve! There are strange things afoot on the night of the new moon. A haunted wood, warring spirits, befuddled young lovers, a mischievous goblin, potions and spells, a dream within a dream...

The Awakening

The Awakening

Dec 18 – Dec 21, 2024

The Awakening is an evocative and thought-provoking one-woman cabaret and two hander play. This spellbinding theatrical piece, featuring a small musical ensemble, takes the audience on an intimate and transformative journey, blending dialogue and song to explore the profound...

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Sleeping Beauty - An Annual Panto

Sleeping Beauty - An Annual Panto

Dec 27 – Jan 7, 2024

Ottawa, ON — After three eagerly awaited years away from the spotlight, Sarah and Matt Cassidy, the creative forces behind OttawaMusicals, are thrilled to announce their triumphant return to the theatre scene. OttawaMusicals is back with a bang, bringing you the 7th annual...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Dec 28 – Jan 5, 2020

Robin Hood and his band of merry friends will take on the Evil Prince John and his Sheriff in this zany, madcap pantomime filled with laughter and music that you will know and love. Help us cheer our heroes and boo the villains! This is a show the whole family will enjoy! Make...

The Taming of the Shrew

Apr 19 – May 5, 2013

Shakespeare's most outrageous comedy, like you've never seen it before. First comes love, then comes marriage? Not according to William Shakespeare. First you've got to tame the bride, but what if she plays rough? Treat her like a man, of course. Let the battle begin.

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New Life in Ottawa New Life
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Snow White: The Panto in Ottawa Snow White: The Panto
Tweed & Company Theatre (12/09-12/19)
Menopause The Musical in Ottawa Menopause The Musical
The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort (10/22-10/22)
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Algonquin Commons Theatre (10/20-10/20)
Snow White: The Panto in Ottawa Snow White: The Panto
Tweed & Company Theatre (11/27-12/05)
Jane Eyre in Ottawa Jane Eyre
Ottawa Little Theatre (10/28-11/14)
Jagged Little Pill in Ottawa Jagged Little Pill
TotoToo Theatre (9/24-10/03)
Rough Crossing in Ottawa Rough Crossing
Kanata Theatre (9/09-9/19)
Something Rotten in Ottawa Something Rotten
Urbandale Arts Centre (9/26-10/10)