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Monthly Archives: January 2025
What makes the theatre magical? An Oak Tree at Theatre Yes, a preview
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is nothing predictable, run-of-the-mill (or run-of-deMille for that matter) about the Theatre Yes production that opens a short run Wednesday. Just for starters, An Oak Tree happens in a venue where you’ve probably never seen … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, The Aviary, Theatre Yes, Tim Crouch
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‘A story lives forever’: Meet Amena Shehab, whose new epic play After The Trojan Women premieres at Common Ground
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is a certain inevitability that theatre artist Amena Shehab would find inspiration from Greek tragedy in creating (with Joanna Blundell) her first and “very personal” play. After The Trojan Women premieres Saturday at the Backstage … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton theatre, Greek theatre
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The Citadel announces their upcoming 60th anniversary season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Edmonton’s largest playhouse, which entered the scene 60 years ago, celebrates this anniversary — and an expanding repertoire of local, national, and international connections — in the 2025-2026 season unveiled Monday. At the centre of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2024-2025 season, Alberta Theatre Projects, Arts Club Theatre Company, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Stratford Festival, The Second City, Theatre Calgary
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Portrait of a men’s movement recruit: Angry Alan at Northern Light, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There are so many reasons to dismiss a guy like Roger, the protagonist of Angry Alan, a smart, surprising little stinger of a play, and the latest in Northern Light Theatre’s ‘Making A Monster’ season. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, men's movement, Northern Light Theatre
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The theatre of big questions: playwright Mick Gordon talks about Bea, his most produced play, in this preview
By Liz NIcholls, 12thnight.ca “Death,” says the pleasant Irish voice on the phone from across the Atlantic, “is the great unifier.” The voice belongs to the much-awarded Northern Ireland writer/director Mick Gordon, whose his most-performed play Bea is now running … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Varscona Theatre
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The improbable magic of theatre (as discovered by goblins) in Goblin: Macbeth. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Three striking, masked figures — pointy ears, black topcoats — stride through the Citadel box office lobby from … the Lee Pavilion? the parking lot? the cosmos? And they instinctively know how to gather an audience … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Highwire Series, Spontaneous Theatre
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Meet a man with a grievance, and the actor who plays him: Cody Porter in Angry Alan at Northern Light
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “For the first time in a really long time I feel like someone is speaking to me in a language which I completely understand … something which makes me feel good about myself.” Roger in Angry … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Northern Light Theatre
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Nevermore, now evermore on film: a week of the macabre in Edmonton theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a big week for the (deliciously) macabre in Edmonton. Catalyst Theatre premieres a new film of their signature musical play cum gothic fantasia Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe at … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broadway Across Canada, Catalyst Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Spontaneous Theatre
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