Welcome to the NAC’s first radio play series: Irresistible…
When NAC English Theatre Associate Producer Judi Pearl approached me about co-producing a series of radio plays, I was thrilled.…
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2024-2025 Season
Your odyssey awaits
You are invited on a theatrical odyssey – one that promises to expand your imagination and redefine the boundaries of theatre and storytelling. The 2024/25 English Theatre season proudly showcases art’s transformative potential as both performance and messenger, where world events seamlessly intertwine with deeply personal narratives, creating unforgettable theatrical experiences for you, our cherished audience.
Packages and series
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radio playsIrresistible Neighbourhoods Volume 2: Walking On Water
Irresistible Neighbourhoods Volume 2: Walking On Water
Introducing the second volume of radio stories exploring imagined possibilities for two distinct Canadian neighbourhoods. Introducing the second volume of radio stories exploring… Introducing the second volume of radio stories exploring imagined possibilities for two distinct Canadian neighbourhoods.
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resourceStages of Transformation
Stages of Transformation
This expansive new digital resource brings together artists and creative communities from across so-called Canada to explore the imperatives of… This expansive new digital resource brings together artists… This expansive new digital resource brings together artists and creative communities from across so-called Canada to explore the imperatives of abolition movements and their applications to our work in the theatre sector.
Recent stories
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Irresistible Neighbourhoods: Preparing and recording Ottawa 2044
You are invited to cast your mind 20 years into the future of the place where you live. What would make your neighbourhood…… -
Community at the Centre: Amelita Armit
Amelita Armit has built a life dedicated to experiencing and supporting the community around her. A former Albertan, Amelita… -
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Irresistible Neighbourhoods: Introducing our Ottawa 2044 playwrights
The Future is Hyper-Local You are invited to cast your mind 20 years into the future of the place where you live. What would… -
Earth Day 2024: What Does a Green NAC Look Like, Anyway?
This year marks the first Earth Day since the National Arts Centre launched Walking Gently on the Land, its first-ever… -
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Considering Environmental Issues from the Perspective of…
In September, 2023, the National Arts Centre released its Environmental Sustainability Action Plan titled Walking Gently on the… -
Honouring Walter Borden – A celebration of a Canadian theatre icon
We are eagerly counting down the days until we can unveil Walter Borden’s masterpiece, The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, at… -
Irresistible Neighbourhoods: Ottawa 2044
Radio play series coming Summer 2024 An NAC English Theatre / NAC Digital Experiences & Design co-production The Future is… -
NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival
NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival Curated by Rose-Ingrid Benjamin with Nina Lee Aquino and NAC Popular Music and Variety NAC English… -
Is God Is introduces the first NAC Black Out night
NAC English Theatre is excited to begin 2023 with the Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning presentation of Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is,… -
Workshopping the Movement of Fall On Your Knees
National Arts Centre English Theatre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre and Grand Theatre are preparing for… -
KEEP GOING. CELEBRATE. KEEP GOING.
Last month I asked what works of performance had changed the world around you. Responses were eclectic and fascinating. From…
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