Monthly Archives: February 2025

Straddling cultures on an adventure in Chinatown: Barbara Mah directs King of the Yees at Walterdale

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When director Barbara Mah discovered King of the Yees, she knew she’d found a soul-mate of a play. An alignment of the stars perhaps? The Walterdale community theatre production that opens Wednesday is the result of … Continue reading →

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War as the human constant through time: After The Trojan Women, a review

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The centrepiece of the stage is a gory altarpiece that looks a red tree upended, or maybe a giant artery wrenched out by its roots. Alison Yanota’s striking design for After The Trojan Women cuts to … Continue reading →

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We’ve lost a remarkable theatre artist: a tribute to the late great John Wright

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca With the passing of John Wright last weekend, far too soon at 74, the Canadian theatre and its audiences have lost not only a superb artist and mentor but an engaging, authentic, real-life character with a … Continue reading →

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