Monthly Archives: August 2023

What just happened in there? Crrrrrrazy. Forest of Truth, a Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Forest of Truth (Stage 28, Nancy Power Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hello, depressives out there. For those of you done with the solemn, the quietly understated, the mild-mannered, minimalist or monochromatic, in life and in art, … Continue reading →

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Theatre magic: with Tiger Lady, the Dead Rabbits return to the Fringe. A Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Tiger Lady (Stage 1, Westbury Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The story is fascinating, snatched from the archives of circus history by the English company Dead Rabbits Theatre (The Dragon, My Love Lies Frozen in the Ice). In Tiger Lady, … Continue reading →

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Let’s play ‘who’s the deviant?’. The Catalogue of Sexual Anxieties, a Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

The Catalogue of Sexual Anxieties (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If the Andrews Sisters had sung about masturbation or genital warts, they might have ended up with a musical like The Catalogue of Sexual … Continue reading →

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An eccentric musical about an eccentric real-life character from Canadian history: Amor de Cosmos. A Fringe review

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Amor de Cosmos: A Delusional Musical (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Start with this, and hold the thought: there is a new musical in the theatre repertoire about a Canadian provincial premier.    That … Continue reading →

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Dreams into nightmares: The Coldharts are back with Edgar Perry, the eerie finale of their Poe trilogy. A Fringe review

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Edgar Perry (Stage 4, Walterdale Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I presume that everyone present has heard of me,” says the tense little swaggerer with the carnivorous smile who stands before us. Yes, actually, we have. With Edgar Perry, the … Continue reading →

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Take that, Henry. Girl power-pop is the best revenge: the new Canadian production of Six the Musical, at the Citadel, a review

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “History’s about to get overthrown!” sing six Tudor queens who come charging out of the 16th century “live in consort,”in their hot opening  number in Six The Musical. Greensleeves and lutes don’t stand a chance. “Tonight … Continue reading →

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Finding the light and losing it: the unmissable Sea Wall, a Fringe review

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Sea Wall (Stage 34, Roots on Whyte Community Building Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s entirely possible you won’t see anything at the Fringe to touch the combination of delicacy and shattering power in Sea Wall, an exquisite 40-minute solo portrait of … Continue reading →

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A strange and seductive vision: Undiscovered Country, a Fringe review

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Undiscovered Country (Chianti Yardbird Suite, Stage 7, replacing four of Neurotic Erotica’s time slots) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A man in a hat, a guitar, a vision of country (the music and the place)…. Tyler Wainwright, the “90s country rock … Continue reading →

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From historical footnote to new musical: Amor de Cosmos, and the race to opening night at the Fringe

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca New musical theatre at the Fringe —  and there’s lots of it — has a certain wild but valiant improbability about it. So many bits and pieces, so little time. And it’s a big country. This … Continue reading →

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Stick-handling success: Kenneth Brown looks back in Life After Life After Hockey, at the Fringe

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca He couldn’t have realized it at the time. But In 1985 at the three-year-old Edmonton Fringe,  Kenneth Brown created something that would turn his life upside down (and put its stamp on Edmonton’s summer theatre extravaganza … Continue reading →

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