Monthly Archives: May 2017
Get splashed by the new wave of artists: Nextfest is back Thursday
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “OMG, it’s the best part of the year!” — Stuart McDougall of In Arms Collective, creators of Nest Hold that thought. It’s the eve of the innovative arts festival that tosses the leading question “so, what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, L'UniThéâtre, Nextfest, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network
Psst, are you going to Brad’s party? Everyone We Know Will Be There
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey everybody, we’re invited to a party at Bradley Freeman’s house. He’s turning 17 and, yay, his parents are away somewhere, on a yacht. So he’s having people over. In Everyone We Know Will Be There: … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Andrew Ritchie, Edmonton theatre, Elena Belyea, indie theatre, Nextfest 2017, site-specific theatre, Thou Art Here, Tiny Bear Jaws
O, to be a kid again: yes you can! The Kids’ Fest is back
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Imagine a world where a real live man unzips a suitcase — from the inside — and climbs out. Where a big-mouth wiseacre Dog breathes life into a gentle story about tree planting, one acorn at a … Continue reading
“What lies ahead?” asking the oracle in ’20s New York: a review of The Salon of the Talking Turk
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Will I be ever again be as happy as I was on the happiest day of my life so far? It’s a question that haunts all of us, on tiptoes at the hidden intersection between what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, automata, Canadian comedy, E.T.A. Hoffman, Edmonton theatre, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
You’ll be binging at A MIdsummer Night’s Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca ‘Tis very midsummer madness!” Oops, wrong Shakespeare play. Right spirit. Our upcoming 36th annual Edmonton Fringe Festival, the oldest on the continent and still the biggest, has its signature theme. As announced Thursday, come August 17 … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Murray Utas, summer festivals
Consulting the fortune teller at Teatro: let’s ask Mark Meer
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It was a pungent, not to say eye-watering, debut. Fifteen years ago, an actor/improviser of expandable comic talents got enlisted by Teatro La Quindicina for a new screwball comedy. The play? Vidalia, named for the sweet, … Continue reading
Teatro turns 35 with a new season of comedies, variously hued
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Oh, it’s beyond fun….” — Dominica, in The Talking Turk Now, there’s a mantra for a Teatro season. In The Salon of the Talking Turk, the vintage Stewart Lemoine comedy that launches Teatro La Quindicina’s 2017 … Continue reading
As the crow flies: Nicole Moeller’s new play gets under your skin at Azimuth
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the first moments of The Preacher, The Princess, And A Crow, a man bursts headlong into a tower room above a street. He triple-locks the door behind him. Jasper is a man under siege. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 12tnight.ca, Azimuth Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Murray Utas, Nicole Moeller
Exit, pursued by a crow: Nicole Moeller’s new play asks tough questions
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Jasper has to save the princess.” When Nicole Moeller follows the thread of her new play back back back to its birthplace, that’s the line she heard in her head. Intriguing, yes, and not just because … Continue reading
Concrete plans for a big upcoming season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s no coincidence that the most influential and travelled show in Concrete Theatre history has a title with a question mark: Are We There Yet?. For the 28-year-old Edmonton theatre, devoted to exploring the thorniest social … Continue reading
