This is a consistently funny and dazzlingly creative piece about two middle-aged guys and a mysterious box that contains a sinister toy — but is it really a toy? Maybe it’s a time machine. In any event the object tests their friendship in unexpected ways, frightens the bejeebers out of them and seems to have …
Courtesy of the Ottawa Fringe. Jon Paterson and Martin Dockery. This clever, absurdist style drama maintains its momentum despite the circular arguments that are its focus. The confrontation between two friends — soon to become erstwhile friends because of the deep-seated envy that unites and divides them — frequently revolves around a box (unseen) that …
written and interpreted by Martin Dockery / Ribbit RePublic Two friends have stepped away from a yearly Holiday party for just a moment – or have they? After discovering a small box, with only a switch and a warning label, the plot doesn’t just thicken; it warps, and doubles back on itself so that the …
SIMINOVITCH PRIZE FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ANNOUNCE THE SHORTLIST FOR THE 20th ANNIVERSARY SIMINOVITCH PRIZE IN PLAYWRITING Shortlisted artists celebrated and laureate announced in first-ever virtual ceremony October 15, 2020 – OTTAWA (Canada) The Siminovitch Prize Foundation and the National Arts Centre today announced the shortlist for this year’s Siminovitch Prize, the most prestigious theatre …
Le Cirque du Soleil is back in Ottawa, this time with a show called Corteo already seen by 8 million people, this time not in a tent but remounted in the huge arena of the Canadian Tire Centre a space which entirely changes the typical circus format, one of the trademarks of the …
Yana Meerzon reviewing from the International Shakespeare Theatre Festival in Craiova, Romania. Richard III is the opening feature of the XV edition of the Europe Theatre Prize held in that city. Lars Eidinger as Hamlet. Photo: Arno Declair. Richard III is one of the most famous villains of the Shakespearean canon and thus it …
Best show: The Elephant Girls: this original show was the result of historical research which could possibly become an important text in the Canadian repertoire. Margo Macdonald’s excellent interpretation took the actor into an area of solo performance that was uncharted for her and could be the beginning of a new orientation of her …
Best show Bursting into Flames Inescapable The Elephant Girls Three Men in a Boat Weird: Witches of Macbeth Best performers in Fringe Martin Dockery (Inescapable/Bursting into Flames John D. Huston (Screwtape) Margo Macdonald (The Elephant Girls) Daniel Tobias (The Orchid and the Crow) Gemma Wilcox (Magical Mystery …