News Releases

  1. Raising of the Franco-Ontarian Flag at the NAC this Friday

    September 22, 2015

    OTTAWA – The President and CEO of the National Arts Centre (NAC), in conjunction with French-speaking artists and representatives of Franco-Ontarian associations, will be raising the Franco-Ontarian flag to celebrate three anniversaries: the 40th anniversary of the first raising of the flag, the fifth annual Franco-Ontarian Day and the 400th anniversary of the French presence in Ontario.... Read more

  2. À quoi ça sert d’être brillant si t’éclaires personne? A festive and incisive happening

    September 15, 2015

    On September 25 the Francophones of Ontario will be celebrating three anniversaries at once! This festive day marks the 40th anniversary of the first raising of the Franco-Ontarian flag, the fifth annual Franco-Ontarian Day and the 400th anniversary of the French presence in Ontario. The NAC’s Théâtre français will be marking the occasion with a festive and mordant... Read more

  3. A Dazzling Season Indeed!

    June 22, 2015

    On May 23, the 2014-15 NAC Théâtre français season concluded with the Robert Lepage masterpiece Les aiguilles et l’opium, with all five performances sold out. A brief recap of our theatre season: 2  This season the NAC audience discovered two major works directed by Brigitte Haentjens.  Alone onstage in Molly Bloom, Anne-Marie Cadieux gave a magnificent... Read more

  4. Needles and opium back at the NAC !

    May 12, 2015

    Ottawa, 12 May 2015 - Twenty-four years after its première at the NAC, the Robert Lepage masterpiece Les aiguilles et l’opium will be back at the Théâtre français after enjoying worldwide success. “This new version revisits the past,” Lepage explained. “The perspective of maturity adds more sensuality, emotion and humanity to the piece. The show... Read more

  5. De plain-pied : trois jours d’occupation adolescente

    May 8, 2015

    (News release only available in French) Ottawa, le 4 mai 2015 – Pendant trois jours, le CNA appartiendra aux adolescents ! Du 14 au 16 mai, ils seront nombreux à occuper les lieux, à peindre les murs de leur présence et à se faire entendre haut et fort. Avec De plain-pied, le Théâtre français ouvre grand les portes du CNA aux 14-20... Read more

  6. Richard III : At the NAC Theatre, April 21-25

    April 16, 2015

    Ottawa, April 16 2015 - The Théâtre français is very pleased to present the most recent piece by Brigitte Haentjens, Shakespeare’s Richard III in a translation by Jean Marc Dalpé.  Sébastien Ricard, who incarnates the infamous and implacable Duke of Gloucester, is joined by an extremely talented cast that includes Sylvie Drapeau, Sophie Desmarais, Maxim... Read more

  7. NAC French Theatre 2015-2016 season launch

    April 9, 2015

    Art should force us into the streets ! - André Breton - Ottawa, 9 April 2015– Last night before an enthusiastic audience the Théâtre français unveiled its program for the 2015-16 season at the NAC Studio. For her 4th season as artistic director, Brigitte Haentjens has selected plays from here and elsewhere, works by both emerging artists and... Read more

  8. Noeuds Papillon

    April 7, 2015

    Ottawa, 2 April 2015 - Marie-Eve Huot is a highly talented young artist, and in her play Nœuds papillon, the writing and staging are very personal, rich with the desire to evoke dreams, pluck and courage. All of these the young heroine at the heart of the tale will need as she copes with the absence of her father, who died too young. This is the small story of Amélie, age 11, plus the... Read more

  9. Zones Théâtrales to Return in 2015, 2017 and 2019 Thanks to a New Partnership Agreement

    March 9, 2015

    The sixth edition of Zones Théâtrales, the biennial showcase of professional theatre from Francophone communities across Canada and the Quebec Regions, will be held September 14–19, 2015, at various venues in Ottawa-Gatineau. Funding for the 2015, 2017 and 2019 editions of Zones Théâtrales is provided under a new Memorandum of Understanding has been... Read more

  10. L'histoire du grillon égaré dans un salon

    February 17, 2015

    A living room. A clock. A child seated in an oversize armchair. Time drags on, the seconds tick by, things come to a standstill. Then suddenly a sound, a tiny little sound, unusual and intriguing, comes from the lethargic child. Now the tableaux gradually spring to life, the mirror perks up, the books start to tell their stories, the closets and drawers become passageways to an imaginary world... Read more