The Fools are off to perform their popular show for a neighbourhood group in Griffintown, Montreal at
7pm, Fri 17th Sep 2010. Show lasts 60 minutes.
Rap, improvisation, fine physical acting and other theatrical traditions all blend together in an exhilarating, irreverent romp through a number of Shakespeare’s plays. It begins when the star of the show is nowehere to be found and the remaining members of the troupe must improvise their way through the performance. The Fools recreate the atmosphere of the Globe Theatre and interact with the audience in a high energy, fast paced, entertaining performance of Shakespeare that has delighted audiences from across Canada for over 10 years.
Dalhousie – A Griffintown community initiative.
In a cul-de-sac nestled between the CN viaduct and the New City Gas, DALHOUSIE is a an outdoor space in which to celebrate all forms of expression.
To learn more about Griffintown and the Cultural Corridor visit;
www.griffintown.org
Information on scheduled events can be found at;
www.griffintown.org/corridorculturel
Catch Brad MacNeil (Crush Improv) & Nick Di Gaetano (MiCasa Theatre) having some silly fun with the kids at the Ottawa Fertility Centre’s Family Picnic at Vincent Massey Park this Sunday from 12-4pm. Fools will be onsite fooling from 1-3pm.
A picnic in the park for all to enjoy! Bring the whole family and your own picnic lunch.
See their website for more details
5 weeks of summer fun are now over and all involved are congratulating themselves on another highly successful summer tour.
This year, once again our audience numbers grew and grew. We performed to 7225 folks across Ottawa and the region! Thanks to all who made it out, brought friends and who helped spread the word. We enjoyed reading your wonderful comments & words of praise. The results of our surveys showed that 73% thought the show was ‘excellent’, 24% thought it was ‘very good’ and 3% thought ‘good’.
“Absolutely fabulous laugh-out-loud fun! Will be back.”
“Wonderful. What a treasure for Ottawa.”
And great to hear our younger audiences had fun too!
“…My daughter came home from the park on Thursday and asked for me to read her Midsummer’s Night Dream since she wanted to know the end of the story. We have been reading it every night and she is constantly comparing the characters in the play to your actors. She is loving the play and has developed a love for Shakespeare (she just turned 6)…..”
Begins at 5.30pm. Show runs for 45 minutes.
Catch this one off show at the beautiful Lumiere Festival in Ottawa’s New Edinburgh Park. This year the festival is being run by our own Big Fool, Scott Florence.
SHAKESPEARE’S INTERACTIVE CIRCUS
A Company of Fools takes an irreverent 60 minute romp through several of Shakespeare’s plays. The Fools recreate the atmosphere of the Globe Theatre, encouraging the audience to cheer and boo at the actors on stage. Shakespeare, rap, improvisation all blend together in an exhilarating tour of some of Shakespeare’s plays, life and themes. The Fools perform high energy, fast paced, entertaining Shakespeare that has delighted audiences across Canada for over 10 years.
September 4th 2010.
Please bring non-perishable food items to the Weston Park performance, July 13 for our
Midsummer’s Food Drive! All donations benefit the Heron Emergency Food
Centre.
May 26th – May 30th 2010: Once again the Fools return to the site of the Ottawa Theatre Festival to bring our strolling animation to the site. Keeping young and old alike amused between shows inside the tents, the Fools present scenes from Shakespeare mixed with outrageous improvisation. The Ottawa Children’s Festival is a must see event for all families.
