Canada’s National Arts Centre is home to our country’s greatest artists. But at this time of year, the NAC is “home for the holidays” to them too. Featuring English Theatre’s resident Ensemble of actors from across Canada, Alice Through The Looking Glass in association with the Stratford…
In the spring of 2014 NAC English Theatre presented Annabel’s docudrama Seeds on the NAC’s national stage. Annabel is currently collaborating with English Theatre on her most recent work The Watershed, and spoke to us about the importance of the collaboration. Q: Your play Seeds was…
In Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland's production of Oil and Water, the audience is taken on a journey of hope. A man who has never known kindness comes to experience a compassion that forever changes his view of human nature. For many Canadians, Oil and Water will be their first exposure to…
On February 18, 1942, the USS Truxtun, along with the supply ship the USS Pollux, battered by a severe winter storm, were forced onto the rocks of the southeast coast of Newfoundland. Hundreds of men from both ships died. Among the survivors was an 18-year-old African-American serviceman by…
When the 2014-15 English Theatre season was announced last month, Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley highlighted the growth of The Collaborations, a unique partnership with theatre companies and artists across Canada. The goal of The…
Jillian Keiley and Brigitte Haentjens are arguably two of the busiest women in Canadian theatre. Both of these artistic directors have had an immediate effect on theatre at the National Arts Centre. For the 2014-15 season they have collaborated to bring Robert Lepage's Needles and Opium to…
The National Arts Centre enjoyed a highly successful and memorable year over the past twelve months. Here are our top 13 moments from 2013: 1) The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s triumphant China Tour in October featured sellout concerts, rave reviews and standing ovations with eight…
The National Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that the English Theatre production of the classic musical, The Sound of Music, has now sold the most tickets of any NAC-programmed performance in the organization’s 44-year history. Tickets sales are now over 24,800 (and counting!), well…
In this video, NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley, Actor and Playwright Andy Jones, and 2013-14 Ensemble member Petrina Bromley give a sneak peek into the production of Moliere's Tartuffe, playing in the NAC Theatre October 15 -November 2.
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director and Tartuffe creator Andy Jones take a break from rehearsal to discuss their working relationship.
During rehearsals for Tartuffe, Andy Jones and Raoul Bhaneja had a little fun, turning themselves upside down as the English Theatre season gets ready to kick off with twists on classics works! October brings a riotous production of Molière’s Tartuffe, adapted by and featuring CODCO’s Andy…
Three Plays, Three Cities, Three Openings, Two Nights – what a way to kick off March for the NAC English Theatre! Last week, English Theatre celebrated in style as three co-productions opened in Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax. February 27th saw the opening night of Michel Nadeau’s beautiful…
The NAC recently invited some subscribers to learn more about what happens behind the scenes at the NAC. Patrons were able to examine the set of Metamorphoses and ask the Jillian Keiley, the director, and theatre artists and technicians questions about the production. Guests also enjoyed…
Two Plays, Two Cities, Two Openings, Two Nights... too much? Not for the NAC English Theatre! Last week, the NAC English Theatre kicked off 2013 with two shows opening back to back, in two different cities. Thursday, January 31st saw the opening night of Beverley Cooper’s Innocence Lost:…
On January 31, 2013, members of the National Arts Centre Foundation Donors’ Circle got their feet wet at a donor pre-show chat with English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Jonathan Monro, composer and music director, about their work on the production of Mary Zimmerman’s…