Slut (R)evolution- Review Carol Sinclair Cameryn Moore’s one woman show explores her life as a Mormon and a monogamous lesbian while also regaling the audience about the sex-capades that have impacted her life. Jumping from past to present and back again Cameryn’s sex life becomes an open book of pain, pleasure, laughter and acceptance. Every … Continue reading Slut (R)evolution- Review
Keeper- Review
Keeper- Review Carol Sinclair Inside our mind, where memories are being stored there is a keeper to hold onto them and bring them to us when we need to remember. Emma’s keeper has added her own personal artistic flair to the job, which at times gets her in trouble. With the help of the … Continue reading Keeper- Review
Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Storytelling Adaptation
Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Storytelling Adaptation Ian Huffam Storytelling is a theatrical art often underrepresented these days; several of the productions at this year’s Fringe label themselves as such, but so far this show seems to be the truest to the form. In Moby-Dick, actor and adaptor Dean Verger takes on the character of … Continue reading Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Storytelling Adaptation
Never Fall in Love with a Writer- A Melodramatic Mess
Never Fall in Love with a Writer- A Melodramatic Mess Brianna McFarlane I’m not sure how many writers playwright Sterling Lynch has met, but apparently the reason why you should never fall in love with one is because they are simply the greatest, albeit the most selfish, lovers in the world. At least, that … Continue reading Never Fall in Love with a Writer- A Melodramatic Mess
The Tragicall Historie of Nick Wade: So You Want to Be a Rockstar?
The Tragicall Historie of Nick Wade: So You Want to Be a Rockstar? Brianna McFarlane Ozzy, Mick, Sid, Freddie, and Kurt, names so famous in rock history that I don’t even need to include their last names and you already know who I’m talking about. Despite spanning different musical styles, these artists have one … Continue reading The Tragicall Historie of Nick Wade: So You Want to Be a Rockstar?
We Glow- Review
We Glow- Review Brianna McFarlane The house was packed Friday night at the opening performance of We Glow, directed by Theatre 4.669 Artistic Director Kevin Orr. Taking place in the beautiful Senate chambers at the University of Ottawa’s Tabaret Hall, I was fortunate enough to have gotten a seat at the massive board table, … Continue reading We Glow- Review
Pilot? Hits Turbulence
Pilot? Hits Turbulence Ian Huffam Three Americans are sitting in a Tokyo airport waiting for their flight home, unaware that they are the first contestants on a new Japanese game show. An interesting idea? It is and it isn’t. Riding on the wave of stereotypically weird Japanese cultural imports over the last 20 years … Continue reading Pilot? Hits Turbulence
6 Guitars- Review
6 Guitars- Review Ian Huffam This show is a must see! In 6 Guitars Chase Padgett and John Hopkins have woven together 6 diverse characters who all have one thing in common: their love of music as expressed on the guitar. Each character plays a different style of music: Tyrone, the 87 year-old blues … Continue reading 6 Guitars- Review
In the First Place- Review
In the First Place- Review Meaghan Flaherty Teenage sexuality. Adults don’t want to think about it, and many times try to suppress it, but teenagers are sexual beings too and want to talk about their experiences. In the First Place, presented by Insight Theater, gives seven Ottawa teenagers the chance to tell stories of … Continue reading In the First Place- Review
The Fight- Review
The Fight-Review Meaghan Flaherty Think of this- a dystopian society that requires people to fight in order to survive. Your first thought may be, “that’s been done before”, well that’s because it has. Fireflood Theater tries so hard with their new show, The Fight, but doesn’t manage to make take this overdone … Continue reading The Fight- Review
The New Ottawa Critics 