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OTTAWA LITTLE THEATRE

400 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa, ON

The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
2/26 - 3/15/2025


Based on the novella by Stephen King, and immortalized in one of the all-time great films, this story of resilience is brought to the stage.

Now and Then
Now and Then
4/2 - 4/19/2025


Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
5/7 - 5/24/2025


Returning to the OLT! Dame Agatha wrote this stage adaptation based on her own novel – the best-selling mystery of all time.

37 Postcards
37 Postcards
6/11 - 6/28/2025


In 37 Postcards, ordinary people find extraordinary ways to cope with life and death and everything in-between.

Always a Bridesmaid
Always a Bridesmaid
7/16 - 8/2/2025


Four friends have sworn to keep the promise they made on the night of their Prom: to be in each other’s wedding parties…no matter what!

Five Alarm
Five Alarm
8/20 - 9/6/2025


Ava returns to battle her former childhood friend and now-rival (Connie). Unfortunately, her father's famed chili recipe exists in only incomplete form.

Jonas and Barry in the Home
Jonas and Barry in the Home
9/24 - 10/11/2025


Norm Foster's quick wit is strong in this lighthearted buddy comedy about living life to its fullest.

Turn of the Screw
Turn of the Screw
10/29 - 11/15/2025


This fresh, thrilling adaptation of Henry James’ much-loved and genre defining classic ghost story Turn of the Screw brings classic horror to the OLT.

A Sherlock Carol
A Sherlock Carol
12/3 - 12/20/2025


Your favourite characters from Dickens and Conan Doyle are brought together in a story of intrigue and suspense, with a giant scoop of holiday cheer.


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Past Shows

On the Farce Day of Christmas
12/4 - 12/21/2024


By Ken Levine (M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frasier), an Emmy Award winning writer, a comedy about Wendy who pays her charming ex to pose as her husband ...

An Act of Grace
An Act of Grace
6/12 - 6/29/2024


The mysterious and wealthy Grace has invited a former golf pro turned financial advisor and a lawyer with sordid secrets to her mansion where her ...

Marvin's Room
3/20 - 4/6/2019


Scott McPherson Ottawa Little Theatre...

Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
7/14 - 8/1/2015


Six separate tales which for very different reasons revolve around a bed. Another winner by OLT favourite Norm Foster who again shows his knack of ...

Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner
6/9 - 6/27/2015


At a cozy gathering of members of a family-run publishing firm, a casual remark leads to a series of shattering revelations around the strange suicide ...

Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
5/5 - 5/23/2015


The true story of Alan Turing, the conflicted genius who invented the computer and cracked the World War II German Enigma Code largely responsible for ...

Goodbye, Piccadilly
Goodbye, Piccadilly
3/24 - 4/11/2015


Full of heart, humour and surprises, this is a universal story about the families (and family secrets!) we have and the families we make....

Sabrina Fair
Sabrina Fair
2/17 - 3/7/2015


The enchanting romantic comedy that inspired the two Sabrina movies tells the 20th century fairy tale of a chauffeur’s daughter who comes home transformed by ...

Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park
1/13 - 1/31/2015


Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play, this biting satirical comedy takes two looks – 50 years apart – ...

The Railway Children
The Railway Children
11/25 - 12/13/2014


Perfect holiday fare for all ages! This international hit based on the beloved book by E. Nesbit follows the friendships and adventures of three children ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
10/21 - 11/8/2014


Still running in London after a record-smashing 60-plus years, the most popular play of all time hasn't lost its power to thrill! The Queen of ...

The Perils of Persephone
The Perils of Persephone
9/16 - 10/4/2014


By the playwright of the hugely popular Wingfield series, this gentle satirical comedy set in Persephone Township pits a canny farm family against government “suits” ...

Touch & Go
6/3 - 6/21/2014


Wives, mistresses and husbands are caught in a wild cover-up when a mans weekly exercise turns out to be more than a jog in the ...

Mauritius
4/29 - 5/17/2014


A comedy thriller by one of America’s hottest contemporary writers (Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Smash). When a naïve young woman inherits a priceless stamp ...

Drama at Inish
3/25 - 4/12/2014


An eccentric collection of actors visits the sleepy Irish seaside town of Inish. The townsfolk find their lives transformed in startling and often very funny ...

Half Life
2/18 - 3/8/2014


In this touching play by the winner of three Governor General Awards, a recent widow, meets a feisty resident who fights nursing home authority and ...

Rumors
1/14 - 2/1/2014


Guests of the Deputy Mayor of New York arrive for a party only to find their host injured and his wife missing! Wild scandal-suppressing antics ...

Christmas Belles
11/26 - 12/14/2013


A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and ...

Deadly Murder
10/15 - 11/2/2013


A fast-paced thriller in the tradition of Sleuth and Deathtrap. A successful designer with a weakness for handsome young men, finds herself in a game ...

Skin Flick
9/10


“Naughty yes. Offensive no.” says playwright Norm Foster about this hilarious new play in which four innocents, for various comical reasons, find themselves caught up ...

The Drawer Boy
8/6 - 8/24/2013


A young actor moves in with two aging farmers to gather stories about rural life for a play. His attempts to fit into farm life ...

Noises Off
7/2 - 7/20/2013


The play premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London in 1982, to universally ecstatic reviews and shortly after transferred to the West End's Savoy Theatre ...

Steel Magnolias
5/28 - 6/15/2013


These "Steel Magnolias," make us laugh and cry at Truvy's Beauty Parlour in a small town in modern-day Louisiana as they experience birth, death and ...

Come Blow Your Horn
4/23 - 5/11/2013


Is the playboy lifestyle all it’s cracked up to be? A young man’s decision to leave the home of his parents for the bachelor pad ...

Deathtrap
3/19 - 4/6/2013


Holding the record for the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway, this Tony award winning play is truly diabolical. A once renowned mystery writer will stop ...

Jasper Station
Jasper Station
8/14 - 8/25/2012


Like so many of Norm Foster's plays, Jasper Station is one of the most frequently produced Canadian scripts. Norm Foster has a gift of writing ...

Black Coffee
Black Coffee
7/17 - 7/28/2012


One of Agatha Christie's lesser known mysteries, Black Coffee will surprise and delight Christie fans. The story concerns physicist Sir Claude Amory, who has come ...

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
6/5 - 6/23/2012


Based on the scandalous 17th century novel, this Olivier-winning play is set in pre-revolutionary France. Two unscrupulous lovers compete to seduce and corrupt the young ...

Beyond a Joke
Beyond a Joke
5/1 - 5/19/2012


Six fatalities have occurred in Jane and Andrew's country house and when daughter Sally's new young man arrives for the weekend he mistakenly gets the ...

Self Help
Self Help
3/20 - 4/7/2012


Two struggling actors reinvent themselves as self-help gurus and, much to their surprise, become the world's most revered relationship experts. Unfortunately, while their careers skyrocket ...

Translations
Translations
2/14 - 3/3/2012


Set in a small Irish village in the mid 1800's, a clash of cultures leads to comic misunderstandings, romance and drama when the British Army ...

Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
1/10 - 1/28/2012


A Pulitzer Prize winning play by America's great playwright. Set in 1942 Yonkers, two young brothers are left in the care of a stern Grandma, ...

I Hate Hamlet
I Hate Hamlet
11/29 - 12/17/2011


Swords and egos collide when a successful television actor struggles with taking on the dream role of Hamlet. Will the ghost of legendary actor John ...

Dr. Cook’s Garden
Dr. Cook’s Garden
10/18 - 11/5/2011


The audience is transplanted to an idyllic New England town with a doctor who would like to keep it that way. A thriller from the ...

Videos


Bad Hats Theatre's ALICE IN WONDERLAND in Ottawa Bad Hats Theatre's ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Tweed & Company Theatre (7/2 - 7/5)
Always a Bridesmaid in Ottawa Always a Bridesmaid
Ottawa Little Theatre (7/16 - 8/2)
Five Alarm in Ottawa Five Alarm
Ottawa Little Theatre (8/20 - 9/6)
A Sherlock Carol in Ottawa A Sherlock Carol
Ottawa Little Theatre (12/3 - 12/20)
GHOST LIGHT @ THE BVP in Ottawa GHOST LIGHT @ THE BVP
Tweed & Company Theatre (2/1 - 2/2)
Now and Then in Ottawa Now and Then
Ottawa Little Theatre (4/2 - 4/19)
NICHOLAS WALLACE: A WORK OF FICTION @ The BVP in Ottawa NICHOLAS WALLACE: A WORK OF FICTION @ The BVP
Tweed & Company Theatre (6/7 - 6/7)
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