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iPhoto caption: Aidan deSalaiz and the cast of 'Company.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Talk Is Free’s Company is valiant but imperfect
Playing at The Theatre Centre, it’s an entertaining staging that, like its central character, is still waiting to completely connect.
iPhoto caption: The company of 'The Frogs.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Staged inches from the audience by director Griffin Hewitt, the show commendably captures the free-wheeling, anarchic spirit of the text. It’s a toad-ally great opportunity to see this rarity in the froggy flesh.
iPhoto caption: Into the Woods production still by Curtis Perry.
REVIEW: Into the Woods signals a promising way forward for musical theatre in Ottawa
It’s wonderful to have companies like Ovation Productions bring in strong talent as well as highlight the great artists already living in our midst.
iPhoto caption: Photo by David Cooper
REVIEW: Gypsy at the Shaw Festival
Gypsy's strong dramatic skeleton makes it a perfect choice for the Shaw Festival, where it’s playing until October in a hauntingly clear production directed by Jay Turvey.