The Comedy of Errors – Summary

We had a good Theatre in the park event yesterday.

Treats provided by Heather and company from the community association were given away before the play. Looks like we had just the right amount – almost ran out just before the play started.

We had a decently sized audience anticipating the start of the show, a Shakespearean Comedy of Errors story overlaid with game world character stylings.

It dripped rain for a few minutes in the middle, but that didn’t stop the show. Fortunately there very few bugs to bother the audience. It all worked out in the play too, ending with the castle flag being raised and fireworks over the towers.

– Alex

The Comedy of Errors, in Our Park! – Reminder

Tonight at 7pm, come earlier for cookies.

Original post with details at: https://champlainpark.org/2025/07/04/the-comedy-of-errors-in-our-park-july-19/

The Comedy of Errors, in Our Park! – July 19

Coming to Champlain Park on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM! With cookies!

A Company of Fools presents

The Comedy of Errors

90 Minutes of Mayhem (and laughs)

https://www.fools.ca/comedy-of-errors

This year, they’ve ramped up the madness. The tale is set in a land of warp pipes, Goombas, and mustachioed plumbers.

(Pssst. Don’t tell Shakespeare!)

All are welcome. Pay what you can.

AND

The Champlain Park Community Association Cookie Table is back

Free Cookies for all between 5:15 PM and 6:45 PM

Volunteers for cookie table set-up/take-down will be much appreciated.

Please contact Heather through the web site.

MacBeth in Our Park, Reminder – August 12

Just a reminder that MacBeth in our park is coming this Monday, August 12 at 7:00 PM! See the original post for details.

MacBeth in Our Park! – August 12

Coming to Champlain Park on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM!

A Company of Fools presents
Macbeth
90 Minutes of Mayhem (and laughs)
With a coven of witches, a sword fight to the death 😱 and a moving wood.
All are welcome. Pay what you can.

Interested in volunteering with The Fools? Check out their web site at: https://fools.ca/get-involved/

AND
The Champlain Park Community Association Cookie Table is back
Free Cookies for all between 5:15 PM and 6:45 PM

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Hamlet in Our Park! – July 21

Coming to Champlain Park on Friday July 21 2023 at 7:00 PM…

You’re Invited
Theatre in the Park
90 Minutes of Mayhem
Original Music
6 Live Actors
and
A Supporting Cast of Cartoonish Puppets
All are welcome. Pay what you can

Our Champlain Park Community Association is supplying free cookies at the cookie table between 5:30 and 6:30 PM.

20230721 Fools Hamlet Poster.pdf

For more about the play and the performers and the digital programme, please see https://fools.ca/hamlet/

If there’s rain, see https://fools.ca/rain-policy/ for when the show goes on (and bring an umbrella).

Tempest in Our Park! – Reminder

Just a reminder that Shakespeare’s The Tempest is coming soon to our park. See our post about it for details.

The Tempest in Our Park! – July 8

Heads Up and Save the Date!

A Company of Fools returns to Champlain Park this summer.

Date: Friday July 8, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Duration: 90 minutes
Play: Shakespeare’s The Tempest

Bring your own chairs, your snacks and drinks, family and friends. The actors request that you pay what you can in cash when they pass the hat at the end of the play. We welcome them back to our park on the 32nd anniversary of their outdoor summer entertainment program in City of Ottawa parks!

From The Fools: A shipwreck. A deserted island. A man with a 12 year-old grudge. Betrayal. Revenge. Magic. And a little bit of power imbalance thrown in for good measure.
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Love from Afar in Our Park! – September 11

A Company of Fools Presents “Love from Afar” in Champlain Park on September 11 2021, at 7 pm. Some details from their press release:

A Company of Fools returns to the Ottawa public outdoor stage with a (safe) bang this September.

Love From Afar: a collection of Shakespeare’s greatest hits woven together by the story of three friends discovering the meaning of love.

The 2021 tour is deliberately constrained to ensure adherence to safety restrictions, taking care to protect audience members and the Fools team. Unlike (previous) Fools’ summer shows, this will be a ticketed event with a strict audience limit. The pay-what-you-can policy stays, but this will be via an online ticketing platform or via phone. Cash or credit cards will not be accepted at the site.

Champlain Park’s ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/champlain-park-love-from-afar-tickets-166961776167
General ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/a-company-of-fools-12098757585

Fools website production info: https://fools.ca/love-from-afar-2021/
Fools volunteer opportunities: http://fools.ca/volunteer-with-us/

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Romeo and Juliet this Friday

Just a reminder that Romeo and Juliet will be performed by A Company of Fools in our park this Friday at 7pm, with snacks after the show sponsored by your community association. See https://champlainpark.org/2019/07/01/romeo-and-juliet-in-our-park-august-9/ for other information.

Wikipedia: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.