theatre

The Crush anniversary show is consistently the hottest improv ticket of the year, and this one is no exception. Our Bond-inspired #Crush007 hits the stage at Academic Hall on Saturday, December 13th. Expect the full Crush Improv roster: Tim Anderson, Brooke Cameron, AL Connors, Glen Gower, Dan Lajoie, Jordan Moffatt and Des Warmington – plus live music, special guests, and all kinds of fun surprises. ...

Get out of the deep Freeze that’s Ottawa and make tracks to the toasty warm Gladstone Theatre! Freezing; a fun, family musical tale filled with magic and intrigue: a queen, two princesses and a villain so evil, he wants to rid the world of winter’s wonderland. ...

Staging Our Histories is a new event in Ottawa, ON which explores the convergence of history, memory and performance. Bringing together performing artists of diverse traditions with members of academia and the general public, Staging Our Histories will provide a space for engagement and dialogue about the ways we express our histories beyond the page. ...

As part of the lead-up to its 50th anniversary in 2019, the National Arts Centre introduced a new logo (or as they call it, a new visual identity) and a new web site today. (Official press release is here.) ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1380079_10151926918234176_1429880610_n.jpg) Artwork by [ Andrew King ](http://andrewkingstudio.com/) If you’re a fan of Ottawa artist (and frequent OttawaStart contributor ) Andrew King , you’ll want to check out his guest appearance at Centrepointe Theatre next week with Crush Improv. ...

Did you know that there’s an old movie theatre hidden above the Home Hardware building in the Glebe? The Avalon Theatre (later the Glebe Theatre) was open from 1928 to 1956. It has the distinction of being the first movie theatre in Ottawa to show films with sound . ...

Nice photos from Dennis Van Staalduinen of a vintage OC Transpo bus parked in front of the GCTC the other night. It was there to help promote a play called 14 that’s being performed at the theatre until December 16 . ...

Bus shelter at the corner of Richmond and McRae outside the superstore. It’s part of a promotion for the Great Canadian Theatre Company. (Source: @GCTCLive ) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/A2iNdT7CUAEmYWL.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Theatre Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Earlier this week, Natasha Gauthier posed this question on Twitter: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poll.png) I thought it was an interesting question and it provoked a variety of responses . Some people thought it was rude and a distraction to both performers and fellow audience members. ...

Update: Apartment613 and the Wellington Oracle are joining forces to review every Fringe Fest show this year - something that to our knowledge has never been done before. That’s a lot of shows. Check it out here: FullyFringed.ca The Ottawa Fringe Festival starts today. ...