Brian Friel’s Translations sees a small Irish town put upon by British soldiers who are there to create a new map of the area with anglicized names. Former resident of the town, Owen, has been hired by the Bristish to act as translator and facilitator for the job, putting him right in the middle of the ensuing conflict. Should you see it?
REVIEWS from Undercurrents
Funnies: WINDCAST (Feb)
Theatre Below the Mainstream
Movies: Yay or Nay Monthly
REVIEW: Cyrano de Bergerac
Hercule Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac is a classic tragic hero. Master swordsman and master wordsmith alike with no shortage of panache and bravado. Hercule Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac is also a classic man in the friend-zone when the woman he loves, Roxanne, asks him to take the man she loves under his protection. Should you see it?
A Hot Seat for Emerging Playwrights
For almost 10 years, the Algonquin College Scriptwriting program has thrown their emerging scriptwriters into the hot seat in a furnace they call Hot House. This public event is a chance to see and support the work of emerging scriptwriters working their way through the program when their work is presented in the hands of professional actors.
The Zombie Apocalypse Comes to Ottawa
Have you been noticing the smell of decaying flesh lately? That could be the sweet smell of all the zombies local director Brett Kelly is bringing to town. In an effort to raise funds for his latest movie, “My Fair Zombie”, Kelly has teamed up with the Mayfair theatre for a night of zombie-themed mayhem headlined by Kelly’s own 2005 cult-hit, “My Dead Girlfriend”. Learn more about the impending apocalypse on Production Ottawa.