We look forward to welcoming you back to the home of all your Broadway favourites at downtown Ottawa's Classic Theatre Festival.

Until May 1st, you can save 15% on the second show when you order a summer season pass. You can purchase tickets for specific dates, or buy a voucher and pick your dates and seats anytime you like!

It's easy to order online by clicking HERE or by calling us at (613) 695-9330.

What a great season we have in store for you! Our 2023 season will play 8 times per week, with 5 matinees (Wed. to Sun. at 1:30 pm), and 3 evening shows (7:30 pm on Wed., Thurs. and Sat.) in our air conditioned, accessible theatre space at the heritage Arts Court Theatre in downtown Ottawa.

Here’s our 2023 lineup:

 • Affairs of State (July 7-30, 2023) is Louis Verneuil’s classic, rediscovered post-WW2 comedic gem, a funny and intriguing story about the diplomatic deals and double crosses behind closed doors in Washington featuring a memorable love quadrangle that threatens the appointment of a new Under-Secretary of State. It’s a chance to revisit an age when satirical comedies were sophisticated, smart, sassy, insightful, and fun, with the wit and charm of the best Katharine Hepburn/ Spencer Tracy films. It ran for over two years on Broadway when first produced. It’s a lovely show that evokes the post-war optimism that infuses so many of the era’s stories on stage and screen. And most remarkable of all, Democrats speak civilly with Republicans!

 • Sleuth (August 4-27, 2023) is Anthony Shaffer's gripping Tony-Award-winning tale, an ingenious story of a mystery writer whose obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing sets off a very dangerous and deadly chain of events. This rollercoaster of a thriller – equal parts mischievous humour and gripping anticipation – continually puts the dramatic pedal to the metal, drawing audiences to the edge of their seats as they try to keep one step ahead of the increasingly desperate characters’ life-and-death, cat-and-mouse battle of wits. It ran four years on Broadway and became a film starring Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. The Times of London called it “The most fiendishly clever thriller ever written for the stage.”

We continue to offer hugely popular pre-show talks that discuss the context and story behind the play, engaging Canadian theatre history exhibits, a fantastic loonie/toonie book sale full of summer reading bargains, and much more.

Our intimate space (120 seats) is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible and adheres to pandemic-era safety recommendations for hand hygiene, airflow and filtering, and related protections.