Ottawa Theatre Guide
Ottawa's professional theatre scene is anchored by the National Arts Centre, and supported by smaller theatres like the GCTC. Ottawa also has a growing amateur theatre scene, with lots of adventurous productions.
Featured Links
News & blogs & event listings
Venues
Theatre Groups & Organizations
- A Company of Fools
Ottawa’s only independent professional Shakespeare company.The
mandate of the Fools is to produce innovative, entertaining and accessible
shows based on the works of William Shakespeare. In the summer, this
group brings Shakespeare to a variety of different outdoor parks in
Ottawa.
- ACTRA Ottawa (Performer
union)
- Big Time Murder dinner theatre
- Eddie May Murder Mysteries
- Greely Players
- Insensitivity Training (improv)
- Lakeside Players
- Linden House Theatre Company
Linden House Theatre Company Blog
- Magnetic North Theatre
Festival
Canada's national festival of contemporary Canadian theatre in English.
- Odyssey Theatre
This group stages a major open-air performance July and August in
Strathcona Park on the banks of the Rideau River.
- Opera Lyra
- Orleans Young Players
- Orpheus
- Ottawa Fringe Festival
Each June, this festival offers a mix of indepedent theatre. It's a highlight on the local arts calendar and one of Ottawa's most exciting festivals.
- Ottawa International
Children's Festival
A five-day extravaganza of theatre, dance, arts and music from highly
acclaimed international and local artists.
- Ottawa School of Speech and Drama
Offering courses in acting, singing, vocal production, movement, dance,
sight-reading, language arts, text analysis, scene study, character
development and aspects of technical theatre.
- OttawaTheatre.ca
- Salamander Theatre
- Savoy Society
- Scarlett's Dinner Theatre
- Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre
Company
- Thespian Workshops (acting lessons)
- Third Wall Theatre
- Vintage Stock Theatre
- Vision Theatre
Puppets