An elegant statement NAC English Theatre begins its 2008 season with style Under the artistic direction of Peter Hinton, the National Arts Centre has undergone something of a beautiful little renaissance over the past few years. Productions have pushed outwards on every front, becoming more stylish and colourful, or more sombre and profound, depending on…
How does the other half love? A top-quality production christens the Gladstone The first play of any theatre’s season has to come right out of the blocks with strength, but still be committed to building an audience, and this production of Alan Ayckbourn’s How the Other Half Loves is perfect in that role. A twisting…
I, Claudia evokes a rare power GCTC opens its season with a surprise I sat for I, Claudia assuming that I would experience nothing firm enough to crack the veneer of being an audience member. But I was wrong. When I glanced towards my companion and saw tears on her cheeks in the stage light,…
Local theatre is Playing Bare Evolution Theatre’s latest is fascinating, complex When an author references a canonical work, they always risk its shadow rising and overwhelming their effort. But Dominic Champagne’s Playing Bare manages to weave the shade of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot into a symbiotic whole with his own narrative. Unfortunately, this means that…
Ottawa Fringe Festival 2008 Die Roten Punkte – Super Musikant (Super Musician) Written and performed by “Otto and Astrid Rot” “Otto Rot” and “Astrid Rot” (fictional names) An absolutely hilarious, achingly funny production; this one was definitely my pick as most entertaining show of the entire festival. Die Roten Punkte is a layered confection of…
Capital summer stagings Ottawa’s theatre scene gets primed Summer brings a rest season to the mainstay theatre here in Ottawa, a post-bloom repose where energies can be gathered for the upcoming work beginning in the fall. But there are some options for seeing theatre in these, the most habitable of months, if you’re determined to…