Monthly Archives: September 2025

The reluctant activist who loves her kid: The Pink Unicorn opens the 50th birthday season at Northern Light, a review

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the solo play that returns to Northern Light Theatre after a decade to launch the company’s 50th anniversary season, we meet a woman whose alignment with her world — and the next one too — … Continue reading →

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A big birthday weekend of theatre in Edmonton. A little 12thnight survey

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •Opening tonight: Northern Light’s 50th anniversary season, with a new Trevor Schmidt production of The Pink Unicorn — a solo play by the American writer Elise Forier Edie whose timeliness has only escalated in the decade … Continue reading →

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For the love of the kid: meet Patricia Zentilli, star of The Pink Unicorn at Northern Light Theatre

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The woman we meet in The Pink Unicorn is a small-town Texas widow, a very conservative very religious church-goer whose world suddenly hits major turbulence when her teenage daughter announces she’s gender-queer. Not only that, Trish’s … Continue reading →

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‘The Vile and the Vigilant’: Workshop West announces a new season, with three new Canadian plays

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Three new Canadian plays premiere this season at Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, as artistic producer Heather Inglis announced last week. The lineup that includes the company’s signature annual new play festival Springboards. And a return to … Continue reading →

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Quality time with the older generation: the unforced charm of Banana Musik, a review

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The homey smell of cooking hangs over the unusually hospitable show, developed at the Found Festival, that’s currently running at the Backstage Theatre. There’s dinner and there’s theatre in Banana Musik, launching Common Ground Arts Society’s … Continue reading →

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Theatrical thrills in Life of Pi, launching the Citadel’s 60th anniversary season. A review

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A boy. A tiger. The vast Pacific. Onstage. How can it be? A sense of wonder — in both the fantastical story and the thrilling theatricality of its telling — is the currency of the Life … Continue reading →

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Kris Alvarez invites us to meet her parents: Banana Musik launches Common Ground’s Prairie Mainstage Series

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is nothing remotely classifiable about Banana Musik, launching Common Ground Arts’ new Prairie Mainstage Series Friday. There’s storytelling, yes, and a memory play with unusual trimmings. There’s original music. There’s a celebration of the immigrant … Continue reading →

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Edmonton, it’s time to play: here are 10 intriguing prospects in the upcoming theatre season

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey Edmonton, it’s time to come out and play.    As always our mighty summer Fringe is the tip off. And the 44th annual edition sold a spirit-lifting 140,000-plus tickets to its 221 shows, hinting at … Continue reading →

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The hopes and dreams of a raccoon existentialist: The Shiniest Piece of Trailer Trash, a review

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Aww, this is the life! I get to be here, for free!” declares the resourceful, scrappy character we meet in The Shiniest Piece of Trailer Trash. In Meegan Sweet’s imaginative solo show, the staff choice at … Continue reading →

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The season is underway, in dreams, aspirations, memories. A quick 12thnight survey of the week on Edmonton stages

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •The star of The Shiniest Piece Of Trailer Trash, the solo show launching the Fringe Theatre season tonight, is a dreamer. The aspirational raccoon from the crummy trailer park on the wrong side of the tracks … Continue reading →

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