Impact of smoke on the air quality at the NAC

The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time

Nov 7, 2023
Azrieli Studio 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada
Walter Borden in The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. Set, Lighting, Projection and Costume Designer Andy Moro © HAUI (Howard J. Davis)
Walter Borden in The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. Set, Lighting, Projection and Costume Designer Andy Moro © HAUI (Howard J. Davis)
Walter Borden in The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. Set, Lighting, Projection and Costume Designer Andy Moro © HAUI (Howard J. Davis)
Walter Borden in The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. Set, Lighting, Projection and Costume Designer Andy Moro © HAUI (Howard J. Davis)
Walter Borden in The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. Set, Lighting, Projection and Costume Designer Andy Moro © HAUI (Howard J. Davis)
Theatre Drama

  • In-person event
  • English

  • Ages 17+

  • Approx. 1 hour  and  40 minutes
Performance options Start time Language Availability
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 11:00 am English Seats available

“Walter Borden is Out of This World”

NS Reviews

The NAC English Theatre/Tarragon Theatre revival of the NAC English Theatre/Neptune Theatre co-production

First written and performed by Walter Borden in 1986 as Tightrope Time Ain’t Nuthin’ More Than Some Itty Bitty Madness Between Your Twilight & Your Dawn, the work was one of the pioneering Canadian plays to explore and express homosexuality from a Black perspective. 

Saturating the work with a new spectrum of wisdom and perspective gained over the ensuing 35 years, Borden has created a diary of imagination and experience. He now delivers an invigorating, tour-de-force performance through the voices of 10 dynamic characters, each of whom was crucial in reflecting his philosophy on the journey of life.  

The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time is a profound opportunity to witness a legendary Black Canadian artist, ushering the audience on an intimate journey through the town square, the church and through the mind of a Black homosexual man. This work gifts audiences a rare occasion to behold the resiliency and dynamism of the human spirit. 

Content Warnings: This production explores racism and homophobia. There is some strong language, including descriptions of sexual activity. 
Trigger Warnings: Reference to death

Artists

Join our email list to stay up-to-date on our Schools and Home Learning programming

Don't forget this field
Don't forget this field
Please include a valid email address

You can unsubscribe at any time.

Learning and engagement at Canada’s National Arts Centre is made possible through the support of many generous individuals and organizations from across the country. The Music Alive Program is made possible thanks to the leadership support of National Partner, The Azrieli Foundation, and Major Supporters, The Slaight Family Foundation and TD Bank Group. Thank you also to Grant and Alice Burton, Canada Life, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, Donors to the NAC Foundation's Future Fund, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.