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NCPR News Staff: Connie Meng
Theatre Critic
Stories filed by Connie Meng
Melody A. Johnson Photo:NAC
Theatre Review: "Miss Caledonia" in the NAC Studio
Ottawa, ON, May 20, 2013 — "Miss Caledonia" is playing in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 25. Melody A. Johnson runs the gamut from farmer girl to beauty pageant contestant in a delightful eighty minutes. Go to full article
Todd Duckworth as Edward Curtis Photo: Andrew Alexander/GCTC
Theatre Review: "The Edward Curtis Story" at GCTC in Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Apr 10, 2013 — The Edward Curtis Story, a co-production of the Great Canadian Theatre Company and the National Arts Centre, is running at GCTC through April 21. Go to full article
Allan Morgan & Fiona Reid Photo: Lucy Tremblay Gaudette
Theatre Review: "Innocence Lost" at the NAC
Ottawa, ON, Mar 04, 2013 — "Innocence Lost, A Play about Steven Truscott" is currently running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through March 16. It premiered at the Blyth Festival in 2008 and this mounting is a co-production of the National Arts Centre English Theatre and the Centaur Theatre Company of Montreal. Go to full article
Andy Massingham & Joey Trembley Photo: Andree Lanthier
Theatre Review: "Metamorphoses" at the NAC
Ottawa, ON, Feb 04, 2013 — "Metamorphoses" is running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through February 16. The play contains adult material and is not suitable for children under 16. Running only an hour and 20 minutes without intermission, it manages to cover some of the best known of Ovid's myths. Go to full article
Carmen Aguirre. Photo: Andrew Alexander
Theatre Review: "Blue Box" at the Great Canadian Theatre Company
Ottawa, ON, Jan 21, 2013 — Carmen Aguirre's BLUE BOX is running at GCTC in Ottawa through February 3. The 90-minute play, performed without intermission, is autobiographical and broad in scope. Go to full article
Theatre Review: "The Number 14" at the Great Canadian Theatre Company
Ottawa, ON, Dec 03, 2012 — "The Number 14", running at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa through December 16, turns an ordinary bus route into a hilarious adventure. Six performers transform into more then 60 characters who swing and sing in and out of escapades aboard Vancouver's funniest bus. Go to full article
Shannon Taylor & Alix Sideris. Photo: Trudie Lee
Theatre Review: "Pride and Prejudice" in Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Nov 26, 2012 — "Pride and Prejudice," a co-production of the National Arts Centre English Theatre and Theatre Calgary, is running at the NAC through December 8. This world premiere adaptation by Janet Munsil features a company of actors from across Canada who interpret Jane Austin's classic novel about love, family and the politics of marriage. Go to full article
Jackie Richardson and Andrew Moodie Photo:Andree Lanthier
Theatre Review: "thirsty" at the National Arts Centre
Ottawa, ON, Nov 12, 2012 — The World Premiere of "thirsty" by Dionne Brand is running in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through November 17. Based on her book of poetry of the same title, it tells the story of a man destroyed by his inability to cope with cultural change. Go to full article
Margo MacDonald as Loretta and Mary Ellis as Frances. Photo: Andrew Alexander/GCTC
Theatre Review: "Fly Me to the Moon" at the Great Canadian Theatre Company
Ottawa, ON, Nov 05, 2012 — The Canadian premiere of "Fly Me to the Moon" is running at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa through November 18. It's a terrific black comedy by the author of "Stone in His Pockets." It tells the story of one disastrous day in the lives of Frances and Loretta, two home health care workers in Belfast. Go to full article
Francine Deschepper & Gil Garratt Photo:Andree Lanthier
Theatre Review: "The Glace Bay Miners' Museum" at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Oct 22, 2012 — "The Glace Bay Miners' Museum" has opened the English Theatre season at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and runs through November 3. Based on the short story by Sheldon Currie, Wendy Lill's play follows the fortunes of the MacNeil family, as they struggle to make a living in the coal-mining town. Go to full article
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