News Releases

  1. NAC Presentsin partnership with BMO Financial Group THE BARR BROTHERSSaturday, March 3rd, 2012NAC Fourth Stage Tickets on sale January 26, at 10 a.m.

    January 25, 2012

    For immediate release OTTAWA, January 25, 2012 – After a tremendously successful appearance on the Late Night Show with David Letterman early this month, NAC Presents is pleased to have added a special stop in Ottawa for The Barr Brothers on their current Canadian tour! On Saturday, March 3rd, the Montreal –based quartet will transform the intimate NAC Fourth Stage into their own... Read more

  2. NAC Presentsin partnership with BMO Financial Group THE BARR BROTHERSSaturday, March 3rd, 2012NAC Fourth Stage Tickets on sale January 26, at 10 a.m.

    January 25, 2012

    For immediate release OTTAWA, January 25, 2012 – After a tremendously successful appearance on the Late Night Show with David Letterman early this month, NAC Presents is pleased to have added a special stop in Ottawa for The Barr Brothers on their current Canadian tour! On Saturday, March 3rd, the Montreal –based quartet will transform the intimate NAC Fourth Stage into their own... Read more

  3. Akram Khan Company’s Vertical Road at the NAC February 2 to 4, 2012

    January 20, 2012

    NAC Dance presents the latest ground-breaking ensemble work, Vertical Road, by the UK’s arresting and inimitable artist, Akram Khan. This NAC Dance co-production will run February 2, 3 and 4, 2012 in the NAC Theatre. A chorographer with a rare, narrative vision, Khan’s stunning piece, Vertical Road, draws inspiration from the Sufi tradition and the Persian poet and philosopher Rumi.... Read more

  4. Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents Svengali The mesmerizing new ballet of seduction and control at the NAC January 26 to 28, 2012

    January 13, 2012

    Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet will take audiences on a mesmerizing journey into the realm of the original master of mind control with the Ottawa premiere of Svengali - the stunning new ballet of seduction and control, presented in Southam Hall from January 26 to 28, 2012.  All performances are accompanied by the National Arts Centre Orchestra, under the baton of Tadeusz Biernacki.... Read more

  5. LE GRAND VOYAGE DE PETIT ROCHER(Ages 6 to 10)January 18 to 22, 2012

    January 10, 2012

    Petit Rocher doesn’t fit in with the other members of his clan and can’t stand their quiet life spent gazing out to sea. He is one wretchedly unhappy rock! What makes him even more miserable is that at any time of day or night, as soon as he closes his eyes he sees a big red rock with a hole on one side. An irresistible desire grabs hold of him, and he dreams of going away, of leaving... Read more

  6. The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents 2 Pianos 4 HandsCreated, Performed and Directed byTed Dykstra and Richard GreenblattProduced by Marquis Entertainment and Talking Fingers (Toronto)January 10 – 28, 2012NAC Theatre

    January 6, 2012

    "Magical! Laugh-out-loud funny! Poignant! Perfect! Don't miss these farewell performances!" (Four out of Four Stars) -  Globe and Mail Ottawa, ON, December 22, 2011 – The NAC English Theatre is proud to kick off the New Year with a limited engagement of 2 Pianos 4 Hands. Hot on the heels of their sold-out, smash-hit Toronto run, Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt bring 2... Read more

  7. February 1 and 2 performances of Gnosis by Akram Khan Company at the National Arts Centre cancelled

    January 5, 2012

    Regrettably, Akram Khan Company’s performances of Gnosis at the NAC on February 1 and 2 have been cancelled due to injury. Khan has injured his Achilles tendon but is expected to make a full recovery. The production, choreographed and performed by Akram Khan with five musicians, was scheduled to be a special presentation in the NAC Theatre. Akram Khan Company’s performance of Vertical... Read more

  8. Announcing the Cast for the 2011 – 12 National Arts Centre English Theatre Company production of King Lear

    December 20, 2011

    Ottawa, Ontario – When NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton announced the 2011-12 season this past April, one of the many highlights was the season closing -- a special production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear, set in the Canada of 1608, with a cast of Aboriginal actors from across the country, including the renowned August Schellenberg in the title role of Lear.... Read more

  9. JANE & WAJDI ON STAGE AT THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTREAN EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN ENGAGEMENT

    December 20, 2011

    When Wajdi Mouawad and Jane Birkin, mutually impressed by their respective artistic vision and passionate social consciousness, first met, each recognized in the other a kindred spirit motivated by the same immediate and authentic humanity. The playwright was inspired to write a play especially for Birkin – Birkin as actor and as politically engaged individual with great compassion for the... Read more

  10. Consider it a Record Breaker!Oliver!is now the highest attended productionin NAC English Theatre History! A SPECIAL BENEFIT MATINEE HAS BEEN ADDED!

    December 15, 2011

    With the popularity of the NAC English Theatre’s Holiday production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! exceeding all expectations, we are proud to announce that it is now the highest attended show in NAC English Theatre history, with an audience of 17,000… and counting!On the heels of this amazing news, and to celebrate the artists and audiences who have made Oliver! such a roaring... Read more