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September 27, 2025

24 Hours of Creation

As part of the 2025 Journées de la culture, Monument-National was transformed into a true creative laboratory with the National Theatre School of Canada’s (NTS) 24 Hours of Creation. In just 24 hours, students conceive, write, rehearse, and perform original shows. A demanding constraint that becomes a powerful driver of inventiveness, collaboration, and risk-taking. In […]
NTS history
September 1, 2025

Monument-National – Where History Meets Today’s Stage

In the heart of Montreal stands a place full of memory, creation, and transmission: Monument-National. Did you know that it is the oldest theatre still in operation in Canada? For over a century, its walls have vibrated with the voices, gestures, and imaginations that shape the cultural landscape here. And since 1971, this iconic venue […]
NTS history
November 9, 2023

The People’s University: The long history of public adult education at the Monument-National

Louis Lebel
Since 1976 in Quebec and 1985 in Canada, the Monument-National has been classified as a heritage site. Many people today know that this is largely due to its status as the country’s oldest theatre still in operation. However, the Quebec government’s heritage designation reminds us that “Le Monument-National is also of heritage interest for its […]
NTS history
October 3, 2023

The Monument-National before 1893

Louis Lebel
Today, the Monument-National is the oldest continuously operation theatre in Quebec, if not Canada. Belonging to the National Theatre School since 1971, centre of Yiddish theatre between the two world wars and host to the famous Eden Museum at the turn of the century, the Monument-National has seen a lot of history since it opened […]
Production Design and Technical Arts
September 19, 2023

Éric Gautron keeps the magic alive at Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Riteba McCallum
This summer, we had the great pleasure of meeting Glyndebourne's Technical Director and NTS graduate, Éric Gautron (Creation and Production, 2003), to talk about his career and find out how this Franco-Manitoban ended up in the heart of the Sussex countryside.
Gascon-Thomas
March 30, 2023

Heather REDFERN: Recipient of the 2023 Gascon-Thomas Award for Innovation

Heather REDFERN
A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Heather Redfern (Set and Costume Design, 1984) is the Executive Director of The Vancouver East Cultural Centre (The Cultch), where she curates a program of live and digital presentations and an extensive community engagement program. In 2023, Heather is the recipient of the Gascon-Thomas Award for Innovation.
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