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Theatre with Tom McSorley

Ottawa has a flourishing theatre community, with regular productions mounted by the National Arts Centre, the Great Canadian Theatre Company, the Ottawa Little Theatre and a host of other professional, semi-professional and amateur companies.

All In A Day's theatre critic, Tom McSorley, is a lecturer in film studies at Carleton University and the Executive Director at the Canadian Film Institute. Tom attends opening night of each major theatrical production and provides thoughtful insight on the program the following day, allowing theatre goers to plan their nights out.

Oct 12, 2007
The Man From The Capital, playing the Irving Greenberg Theatre at the new Great Canadian Theatre Company. The theatre is at the corner of Wellington and Holland Avenue. The show runs until October 28th, with an 8:00pm curtain during the week.

Listen (Runs 8:16)

Sept 24, 2007
The Penelopiad, which runs until October 7th in the NAC Theatre

Listen (Runs 9:33)

July 31, 2007
Each year, Odyssey Theatre transforms a patch of Strathcona Park into a stage for Italian Renaissance theatre. The play A Curious Mishap is Odyssey's latest production. It's the comedic tale of two young lovers forced to outwit a powerful father so they can get married. All In A Day's theatre critic Tom McSorley reviews the production.

Listen (Runs 7:56)

May 30, 2007

Copper Thunderbird At the NAC theatre until June 9th, curtain call is at 7h30

April 25, 2007

Helen's Necklace At the Great Canadian Theatre Company until May 6, with a 8h00 curtain.

April 11, 2007

Scorched
At the NAC Theatre until April 21st, with a 7h30 curtain.

March 21, 2007

The Four Horsemen Project
At the Great Canadian Theatre Company until April 1st, with a 8h00 curtain .

February 2, 2007

A Number
At the Great Canadian Theatre Company until February 18th, with a 8h00 curtain .

January 15, 2007

Frida K.

The Oxford Roof Climbers Rebellion
October 13, 2006.

The Wrong Son
September 27, 2006.

Bungsu and the Big Snake

Talking With
June 26, 2006.

The Real Thing
May 12, 2006.