The Capital Critics Circle recently announced the nominees for their English theatre awards, including both professional and community theatre, for plays presented in the 2011-2012 season.
REVIEW: Circle Mirror Transformation
Three Big Events You’ll Kick Yourself For Missing this Weekend
Already seen Beyond a Joke and Death and the Maiden? Not interested? Just looking for something a little more original? Well then, sir or madam, you are in luck. This weekend(ish), there are three – yes, three – great events that are all a bit out of the ordinary. Let’s talk about The Extremely Short Play Festival, The Canterbury Children’s Theatre Festival, and SubDevision.
REVIEW: Blood on the Moon
Writer and performer Pierre Brault first performed Blood on the Moon on a Fringe stage in 1999. From there, he did runs at the National Arts Centre three years in a row, toured across Canada, took the show to Ireland, and did an on camera presentation of the show for Bravo. That alone tells you the one thing you need to know: see this show at the GCTC while you can. Should you see it?
GCTC Presents Blood on the Moon
In 1868, one of the father’s of confederation, Thomas D’Arcy McGee was shot on his way home after a late night session in parliament. James Patrick Whelan was arrested, tried, and (possibly erroneously) hung for the crime. All his happened here in Ottawa and it’s the subject of Pierre Brault’s enormously popular one-man show - Blood on the Moon. We’ve got the preview!