August 13, 2025
Odyssey Theatre: The Girl With No Hands
8:00 pm - 10:15 pm
25 Range Rd, Ottawa, ON K1N 8J4
About Event
Escape to an imaginative world under the stars where an unlikely heroine fights to rewrite her fate. On the lush banks of the Rideau River in beautiful Strathcona Park, Odyssey’s 39th season presents the world premiere of The Girl With No Hands — a darkly comic fantasy where dreams awaken new realities.
The Girl With No Hands runs from August 3-24, 2025 in Strathcona Park. Performances are Tuesdays – Sundays at 8pm, with pay-what-you-wish Sunday matinees at 2pm.
Hosted by Odyssey Theatre
Odyssey celebrates human experience with a unique voice, drawing from fairground arts, mask, Commedia dell’Arte, puppetry, and international dance-theatre. Inspired by myths and legends, our productions shine new light on contemporary life. We collaborate with artists from diverse movement-based traditions, creating innovative productions that have incorporated Peking Opera, Indian Kathakali, Indonesian Wayang Wong, and Sri Lankan Kolam. Our experimental collaborations, original plays and adaptations of international classics enrich masked theatre. Odyssey provides Ottawa-based professional and emerging artists opportunities to enhance and showcase their craft. They share their skills with the community, sparking creativity and bringing Odyssey to broader audiences. Our digital programs, including The Other Path podcast and The World of Masks (a digital mask museum), expand Odyssey’s reach, break down artistic boundaries and remove geographic barriers. They bring new, diverse artists and audiences to our company.
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