Looking for
something to do as we approach the winter season? Why not enjoy some live
theatre from one of Ottawa’s great theatre companies:
About: Currently housed in
the building are 26 independent arts organizations. Arts Court is home to a
group of Ottawa’s professional arts producers and presenters including: the
Ottawa Art Gallery, the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, Ottawa Dance
Directive, SAW Gallery, SAW Video, and Club SAW. A historic landmark downtown
Ottawa, Arts Court continues to evolve as a vibrant hub for artists and
audiences alike.
Next Show(s):
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December
2-4th: Mirror Mountain Film Festival
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December
6th: Roller Derby Saved My Soul
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December
7th: On the Fringe
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December
8th: DIGI60 Festival Launch Party
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December
13th: Art Battle
About: Centrepointe Theatre is a fully-serviced performance
venue owned and operated by the City of Ottawa. Its amenities include 954
comfortable seats, excellent sightlines and acoustics, coat check, licensed bar
and a computerized box office. Helpful staff, affordable rental rates,
state-of-the art theatre technology and a large proscenium stage make the
theatre ideal for all types of performances, large presentations and
ceremonies.
Next Show(s):
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December 5th: Colin Mochrie & Deb McGrath
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December 15th: Max & Ruby in the
Nutcracker Suite
About: In 2015, the theatre building was sold again and a
lease was signed to keep The Gladstone a theatre for years to come. In 2016, a
newly formed volunteer steering committee held a community consultation and
distributed an online survey on the subject of the future of The Gladstone.
Results were highly encouraging! In November 2016, The Gladstone Theatre was
incorporated as a non-profit with the purpose of managing the venue and
ensuring that it remains a home for Ottawa independent theatre.
Next Show(s):
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November
25 – December 3rd: Welfarewell
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December
8-17th: The Maltese Falcon: The Radio Show
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December
18-23rd: A Christmas Carol
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December
31st: Paul Hutcheson’s New Year’s Eve
About: In
2016-2017, GCTC is celebrating its 42nd anniversary season and we have great
cause to celebrate our achievements. Ottawa is rich in arts organizations. Yet none is quite like the Great
Canadian Theatre Company. GCTC represents a viewpoint and approach
to theatre that no other arts organization in this community is exploring. With
a long history of creating theatre that is compassionate, thought provoking and
immediately relevant, we produce theatre that does not prescribe a point of
view, but rather encourages audience members to engage in debate and
discussion. GCTC is committed to the production of new Canadian work producing
over 80 and artist development. We continue to commission and workshop new
plays by emerging and established playwrights.
Next Show(s):
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November
29 – December 18th: The Daisy Theatre
About: Kanata Theatre is an
all-volunteer amateur community theatre company operating in Kanata,
Ontario, Canada. It began in 1968 as a play reading group in a sleepy bedroom
community. At that time the town consisted of only a handful of houses, one
public school, two gas stations, a post office and an A&P grocery store.
Next Show(s):
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December
27-30th: High School Musical
About: The Lakeside Players is a non-profit
community theatre group formed in January of 1990 in the Britannia
neighborhood, and based at Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre (formerly Lakeside
Gardens) in Britannia Park, West-end Ottawa. The spring of 1990 heralded our
first production, a 2-hour variety show that included musical and comedy acts,
and two dramatic scenes from full-length plays.
Next Show(s):
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TBA
About: The Mudds are a very
active amateur theatre group located in Carleton Place, Ontario. The Mudds have
a mission to bring Music, Dance and Drama to the community in an engaging and
inclusive way. Our goal is to foster an appreciation of performing arts for
members and audiences alike.
Next Show(s):
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November
25 – December 2nd: Mary Poppins
About: The National Arts Centre
collaborates with artists and arts organizations across Canada to help create a
national stage for the performing arts, and acts as a catalyst for performance,
creation and learning across the country. A home for Canada’s most
creative artists, the NAC strives to be artistically adventurous in each of its
programming streams – the NAC
Orchestra, English
Theatre, French
Theatre and Dance, as
well as the Scene
festivals and NAC
Presents, which showcase established and emerging Canadian
artists.
Next Show(s):
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November
30 – December 3rd: Alberta Ballet – The Nutcracker
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December
11th: NAC Orchestra Players’ Association – FanFair
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December
13-31st: A Christmas Carol
About: Orpheus Musical Theatre
Society is North
America's second longest-running organization of its kind. Orpheus has been
entertaining Ottawa theatre audiences with musical performances of all kinds
since 1906.
Next Show(s):
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March
10-19th: Catch Me if You Can
About: OLT has
produced over 1,000 plays in our first century. All directors, designers, actors
and stage crew are volunteers. As a charitable not-for-profit, volunteer-based
organization, OLT relies on its subscribers, ticket buyers and
individual donors to provide nearly 70% of its income. The balance is
raised through fundraising, rentals and other sales. 1-3% of its income
comes from government grants each year.
Next Shows(s):
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November
30 – December 17th: The Three Musketeers
