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Monthly Archives: May 2019
Where The Wild Things Fringe: the monster is coming!
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “And now, let the wild rumpus start!” As announced Thursday, the upcoming 38th annual edition of the Fringe Edmonton’s roaring summer theatre monster — the oldest and still the biggest on the continent — has its … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are, Where The Wild Things Fringe
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“The show I needed to see”: Boy Trouble premieres at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “What’s the show I really needed to see at that age?” That’s the question Mac Brock asked himself at 22, looking back on his 17-year-old self. So he wrote that show. Boy Trouble premieres at Nextfest … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest 2019, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy on Gateway
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What are they up to? Celebrate the next generation of artists at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca So, what’s happening? What’s new? What’s next? There’s a festival in Edmonton that’s all about the answers. Yes, Nextfest is back in Old Strathcona Thursday for 11 days (and nights) of showcasing and celebrating the next … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Nextfest, Nextfest 2019, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network
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All about the playwright: Workshop West celebrates the big 4-oh
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It was not one of those storied red carpet openings, where everyone knows that history is being made and dresses accordingly. But then, what little Canadian theatre starts that way? Four decades ago, a sometime playwright/ … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brad Fraser, Canadian playwrights, Conni Massing, Edmonton theatre, Frank Moher, Gerry Potter, Vern Thiessen, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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No week to stay home: festivals, musicals, plays, improv … E-town stages are full of possibilities
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This is no week to stay home, my theatre-loving friends. For one thing, the summer festival season really begins: the 38th annual Kids’ Fest Tuesday, Nextfest Thursday. The 28th Die-Nasty season, Lord of Thrones, reaches its … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broken Toys Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton theatre, Foote in the Door Productions, Nextfest 2019, Rising Sun Theatre, St. Albert International Children's Festival, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop
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The uneasy geometry of the love triangle: Pinter’s Betrayal. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I think I thought you knew,” says a man to his oldest friend in one of In one of the most quietly unnerving scenes you’re ever likely to see onstage. In Betrayal, Harold Pinter’s infinitely clever … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Betrayal, Broken Toys Theatre, Edmonton indie theatre, Edmonton theatre, Harold Pinter
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Mighty oaks from tiny acorns…. Concrete’s Sprouts Festival returns
By Liz Nicholls 12thnight.ca The sun is out. For 18 springs now, Concrete Theatre has been planting the Canadian theatre repertoire with new play seedlings from unusual sources — and then watering them for future seasons. The annual Sprouts Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indie theatre, Sprouts Festival of New Plays, theatre for young audiences, Varscona Theatre
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Can’t fight this feeling: Rock of Ages is onstage at the Mayfield next season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca As the life-coach sages commonly known as Journey have taught us, don’t stop believin’. The Mayfield’s Van Wilmott didn’t. For months, he’s been working on getting the rights for Rock of Ages, the unrepentantly good-time hair … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Edmonton theatre, jukebox musicals, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Rock of Ages
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Peter Oldring is funnier than you: star comedian joins Grindstone’s new comedy fest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you got incensed the day your ear was caught by an item on CBC Radio One that the province of Nova Scotia had cancelled Grade 4, you’re not alone. (And you already know something about … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, CBC Radio, Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than You, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, improv comedy, Peter Oldring, sketch comedy, The 11 O'Clock Number, This Is That, This Sounds Serious
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