Things to Do in Ottawa in September

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Becky Robinson is an LA-based comedian, writer, actor and voice-over star that has gone from viral sensation to a sold-out theater act. You ...  »

Barry has reluctantly agreed to move into the seniors’ home where his daughter works so she can keep an eye on him. He is just beginning to ...  »

Picture it. 2025. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah. We find Sophia out on bail ...  »

Luc Langevin is back at last with an all-new, large-scale show. At the peak of his craft and with complete mastery of his unique talent, he performs ...  »

What if two greek gods settled a bet by giving fifteen dogs human consciousness? Greek gods, Hermes and Apollo, throw back a few beers at an Ottawa ...  »

Do you crave art, music, movement, and just the right touch of mischief? Then Bodies Of Art is your invitation to indulge your senses. In this one-of-a-kind ...  »

A captivating Bharatanatyam dance drama production, meticulously crafted to bring the revered epic of Ramayana to life. The epic's timeless themes of duty, loyalty, and righteousness continue ...  »

Dubbed by Jerry Seinfeld as the “best young up and coming comic,” Mark Normand has quickly become one of the most talked about touring comedians on the ...  »

It’s October 1962. Relive the heart-stopping story of the Cuban Missile Crisis through the eyes of Canada’s 13th Prime Minister, John “Dief the Chief” Diefenbaker. Travel ...  »

Internationally touring comedian Jeff Leeson returns to Ottawa for a night of live stand-up comedy you will never forget! With over 100 Million views online, find out why ...  »

A teenager accused of serious offences is required to meet with a social worker to explain his actions. But what really happened? The young man ducks, weaves, ...  »

Faire la marguerite—what does that mean? To answer this question, the L’Eau du bain family, dressed in colourful raincoats, leads a strange ceremony under an ...  »

Over the course of a year, 12 playwrights—1 per month—from Vancouver to Caraquet were chosen by 12 theatre companies to join a writing relay with mysterious rules, the ...  »

“A stunning multi-sensory experience… wonderfully considered, highlighting the beauty of the land, sounds, and how destruction can distort those sounds.” Keira Brown (Snack Magazine) What does it ...  »

De l’importance de gosser du bois (“On the importance of sculpting wood”) is a stage performance in which the survivor’s body becomes both a territory ...  »

Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes ...  »

What does it mean to listen when the earth itself is speaking? Nigamon/Tunai is a powerful poetic manifesto by Émilie Monnet (Anishinaabe/French) and Waira Nina (...  »

Summer 2020. A pandemic is raging, theatres are empty, and the future of the world as we know it is uncertain. An artist whose projects have all been ...  »

Based on accounts, Comme la pluie sur un toit de tôle (“like rain on a tin roof”) offers a deeply human perspective on the experiences of ...  »

In 2020, while she was in the Northwest Territories, Franco-Manitoban theatre artist Marie-Ève Fontaine learned of the existence of the Giant Mine, an abandoned gold mine whose ...  »

Set inside a moving ambulance, Sur Appel (“on call”) is an immersive, intensely powerful experience. Audience members are invited to witness the fragility of human life in ...  »

Culture de l’explosion, Émilie Camiré-Pecek’s debut play, draws on taboos and proscriptions to explore subjects that polarize our everyday lives. Through a gallery of ...  »

Summer 1990. Three unconventional characters have settled in Campbellton, a small town on the border between New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula. They are ugly, different from others, ...  »

Two young women create an online forum just for themselves, like a small, remote digital island. It’s a refuge from the world and its violence, a ...  »

At the annual Wayne Rose Memorial Chili Cook-Off in Killaloe, Ontario, Ava Rose has tried (and failed) for sixteen straight years to win. This year, with the ...  »