After sold-out performances in London and Paris, CONTACT brings its raw, emotional journey to Ottawa. It is truly a live theatre experience like no other: with headphones and our mobile app downloaded to your smartphone, you will be immersed in the play's state-of-the-art 3D soundscape as you follow our actors around Lansdowne Park.
Straight from sold-out performances in London and Paris, the groundbreaking Covid-safe experience lands in Ottawa!

"DELIGHTFUL. AN INSPIRED PIECE OF THEATRE"
– The Guardian


A young woman sits on a bench. Lost in her thoughts.
What if you could
Dive into her mind...

"A TANTALISING VISION OF A NEW KIND OF THEATRE"
– The Times (UK)

"Both Surprising and REvolutionary!"
– Regarde En Coulisse (Paris)

A Groundbreaking Immersive Experience
App + Headphones
In a world where social distancing is the norm, Sarah is approached in the street by a stranger passing by, who turns out to be much more than he seems. Over 45 minutes, Sarah’s life will be forever changed by this extraordinary moment of CONTACT. A beautiful story of love, loss, catharsis, and redemption.
This ‘charming’ (Time Out) and ‘gripping’ (The Guardian) show pushes the boundaries of what a live performance can achieve, and encourages us to fall in love with theatre all over again. Spotlighting Canada's cultural mosaic, the show is offered in 4 different languages. CONTACT happens entirely outdoors ensuring a safe setting for guests during the pandemic.
Not Feeling Well The Day Before The Performance?

How The Show Works
1. Choose your date, location and performance time and purchase your paperless tickets online.
2. You will receive an email 24 hours before your chosen performance with a link to the app, and you will be guided through the downloading + setup process.
3. The CONTACT app is free, installed quickly and easily, and it will give you access to the soundtrack of the show, in sync with the actors.
4. Remember to charge and bring smart phone and headphones! You will need to use your own smartphone and headphones, in accordance with public health guidelines.
5. you are required to wear a mask at all times.
6. On show day, meet your host before the performance. Full instructions are emailed at the time of booking.
Showtime !
For more details please see our FAQ page
2. You will receive an email 24 hours before your chosen performance with a link to the app, and you will be guided through the downloading + setup process.
3. The CONTACT app is free, installed quickly and easily, and it will give you access to the soundtrack of the show, in sync with the actors.
4. Remember to charge and bring smart phone and headphones! You will need to use your own smartphone and headphones, in accordance with public health guidelines.
5. you are required to wear a mask at all times.
6. On show day, meet your host before the performance. Full instructions are emailed at the time of booking.
Showtime !
For more details please see our FAQ page

Not Feeling Well The Day Before Your Performance?
You Can ChANge Your Date
We are responsive to your health and safety needs - you have the freedom to change the date of your performance up to 24 hours before your show date.
Ottawa
Cast

Luci Sansi
Sarah
Lansdowne Park
Lucy Sanci is a Toronto-based Canadian actor who, after graduating from Long Island University with a BFA in Musical Theatre in 2020, moved back to Toronto to start her career. Recent credits include Dale Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Post Theatre Company), Master Secretary in The Bonds of Interest (Odyssey Theatre), and Myles in Snow Angels (The Northumberland Players). Lucy is excited to be joining the cast of C-O-N-T-A-C-T in the Ottawa premier and hopes you enjoy the show!

Chris James
Rafael
Lansdowne Park
Chris is a dynamic on-camera talent, and a powerhouse presence on screen. With a variety of performance skills from an extensive musical theatre background and his time in the ‘Improv for Actors’ track at Second City, he has a host of tools in his performance tool box. Not just a singer, dancer, and actor, Chris has also shared his passion for martial arts and stage combat in film and television, and by teaching it in schools.
As a world traveller, Chris strives to soak up every life experience and adventure possible. Training in several Martial Arts, different languages, stage combat, and several performance styles, he has been blessed with many opportunities to shine in the performance arena. In his spare time, he endeavours to give back to his community through various volunteer and charity initiatives. Chris is seeking not only to be a great performer, but a truly diverse human being.
As a world traveller, Chris strives to soak up every life experience and adventure possible. Training in several Martial Arts, different languages, stage combat, and several performance styles, he has been blessed with many opportunities to shine in the performance arena. In his spare time, he endeavours to give back to his community through various volunteer and charity initiatives. Chris is seeking not only to be a great performer, but a truly diverse human being.

Aoife Kennan
Voice of sarah
Aoife trained at Cambridge University and LAMDA. Recent credits include ‘The 4th Country’ and ‘Good Women’ at VAULTS Festival, and ‘For Services Rendered’ at the Jermyn Street Theatre. She is a writer, actor and Co-Artistic Director of Plain Heroines, a female-led theatre company.

Richard Heap
Voice of rafael
Richard got his first paid acting job in 1985, when £50 a week really WAS £50 a week. He cut his teeth – and got his Equity card – on the small-scale touring circuit with Sheffield’s Compass Theatre Company, where roles included Prospero in The Tempest, Jean in Miss Julie, Mephistopheles in Dr. Faustus and Hamm in Endgame.
He has been freelancing for the last 20 years and has worked at The National Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, York Theatre Royal, Manchester Library, Bolton Octagon, Dukes Lancaster, Salisbury Playhouse, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Richmond Orange Tree and in the West End. He recently toured the UK and Ireland as Estragon in Waiting For Godot. Last year he appeared in series IV of The Last Kingdom for Netflix, premiered Jane Black’s Peggy and Bill at The White Bear and directed a play for the first time – Mary Ann Figtree’s Lost Keys and Orgasms at the Pasty Motel, which won the Audience Favourite Award at the 2019 Camden Fringe Festival.
Richard sings in the bass section of The London International Gospel Choir (internationalgospelchoir.uk), is a proud member of The Scriptreaders (www.thescriptreaders.co.uk) and of Equity, the actors’ union.
He has been freelancing for the last 20 years and has worked at The National Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, York Theatre Royal, Manchester Library, Bolton Octagon, Dukes Lancaster, Salisbury Playhouse, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Richmond Orange Tree and in the West End. He recently toured the UK and Ireland as Estragon in Waiting For Godot. Last year he appeared in series IV of The Last Kingdom for Netflix, premiered Jane Black’s Peggy and Bill at The White Bear and directed a play for the first time – Mary Ann Figtree’s Lost Keys and Orgasms at the Pasty Motel, which won the Audience Favourite Award at the 2019 Camden Fringe Festival.
Richard sings in the bass section of The London International Gospel Choir (internationalgospelchoir.uk), is a proud member of The Scriptreaders (www.thescriptreaders.co.uk) and of Equity, the actors’ union.
The Participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT)