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The Agony Market

Our Artistic Director Mary Ellis is working with Vishesh Abeyratne during a week-long workshop and stage reading of his text The Agony Market. We are hosting a staged reading on October 28th. Vishesh submitted The Agony Market to our open call for projects last summer, and his critique of capitalism and Canadian industry’s complicity in war is compelling and highly relevant. You can get your tickets on Eventbright.

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Our Lives Inseparable

HHG is thrilled to be supporting the workshop and staged reading of Sanita Fejzić’s new text Our Lives Inseparable. This beautiful script considers the effects of class difference in a time of escalating social and climatic crisis, and will be workshopped August 7 to 12th, with a stage reading at the GCTC’s Studio Theatre on August 12 at 4pm. Text by: Sanita FejzićDirected by : Manon St JulesRead by: Margo MacDonald, Dillon Orr, Caroline Reynaud, Puja UppalDramaturgy by: Eric Coates […]

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is looking for artistic projects in development! Under the new artistic leadership of Mary Ellis (Artistic Director) and Kyle Ahluwalia (Artistic Producer), Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (HHG) is committing to helping Ottawa and Gatineau based creators to workshop their new works. This is a chance for HHG to meet new (or new to us) projects and creators, while helping to foster and develop work in Ottawa by creators based in the National Capital Region. This workshop […]

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Update to our mandate

After several internal discussions, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is please to announce an updated mandate. This change builds upon our experiences with past productions while embracing the strengths that our co-artistic leadership bring to the company. Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre is drawn to where the political and the personal intersect – the politics of everyday life. We explore stories of idealism, corruption, compassion, love, violence and redemption, both within the individual and their communities. We tell under-told stories, and […]

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Call for Applications: New Co-Artistic Director

POSTING: CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre creates and produces original theatre, ranging from new Canadian works to pieces from the international repertoire. We foster the development of our artists through collaborative processes while exploring new forms of theatre practice. HHG is drawn to where the political and personal intersect. We explore stories of corruption, idealism, compassion, love, violence and redemption, both within the individual and the community. We do this through a process that supports boldly imaginative concepts, […]

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Co-Artistic Director Brad Long Steps Down

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Theatre Company announces the departure of our Co-Artistic Director, Brad Long, who along with Mary Ellis has been part of the company’s leadership since 2019. Mary Ellis and the Board have richly appreciated Brad’s expertise as a theatre artist, his enthusiasm, and dedication to the company’s goals. It is definitely hard to see him go, but we wholeheartedly wish him success with all that he dedicates his energy and skills to. Brad shares the following:“I have […]

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