Monthly Archives: August 2026

Beyond books: Witch with Her Skirt on Fire brings a universe of story, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Witch With Her Skirt on Fire (Stage 28, Roots on Whyte) By Fawnda Mithrush An engaging storyteller from Orlando, Florida, Megan Markham is making her Edmonton Fringe debut with a series of tales that magically weave their way through time, space, … Continue reading →

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Do we need to talk about it? Candy Roberts embodies Big Crone Energy in QUEENAGE WASTELAND, a guest Fringe Review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

QUEENAGE WASTELAND (Stage 17, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro) By Fawnda Mithrush Known best to Fringe audiences from her much-lauded turn as LARRY, award-winning comedy artist, musician and writer Candy Roberts brings high personal stakes to this solo piece, which expounds … Continue reading →

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Reviewing The Review and other modern meta conundrums, a guest Fringe Review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Review by Martin Dockery (Stage 18, FOH Pro Stage at the Luther Centre) By Fawnda Mithrush Two lawyers spar over a performance review and a questionable photo shared with one of their wives. Straightforward enough. Add a sprinkling of … Continue reading →

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A love story by land and by sea, and quality time in the tub! The Shape of Seamen, a 12thnight Fringe review

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Shape of Seamen: a new comic opera (Stage 25, Spotlight Cabaret) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The strangest visions come your way when you go to the Fringe. I dreamed I saw a sailor, still in his slicker and sou’wester hat, … Continue reading →

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Birds of Affirmation: an unabashed splash in A Sexy Pigeon Show, a guest Fringe review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

A Sexy Pigeon Show (Stage 7, Chianti Yardbird Suite) By Fawnda Mithrush While Edmontonians may take pride in identifying with the scrappy magpie, another oft-maligned avian visitor comes to us all the way from the nation’s capital this Fringe, and it … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming cultural roots, via food: The Butter Chicken Odyssey, a Fringe review

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Butter Chicken Odyssey (Stage 5, Acacia Hall) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If this captivating solo show were just a chronicle of Ramneek Singh’s epic two-year odyssey through some 50 (!) of the city’s butter chicken joints, and what happens … Continue reading →

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Grocery shopping with clowns: Jeff and Grungled KNOW FRILLS. A Fringe review

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Jeff and Grungled KNOW FRILLS (Stage 20, Mile Zero Dance Stage) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The two perky, apple-cheeked characters we meet in this light, bright, playful diversion of a clown show, by and starring Rainier Pearl-Styles and Nicholas Chieffo … Continue reading →

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Capturing the moment, and leaving the story to you: the fascinating strangeness of ’35mm: a musical exhibition’. A Fringe review

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

35mm: A Musical Exhibition (Stage 36, ArtsHub Ortona) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In “Stop Time,” the opening number in 35mm: a musical exhibition, the five-member Uniform Theatre ensemble directed by Jim Guedo sings of the capture of a moment in … Continue reading →

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Two Persian poets walk into a bar: a legendary friendship reimagined in ‘Shams by Rumi’, a guest Fringe review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Shams by Rumi (Stage 1, ATB Westbury Theatre) By Fawnda Mithrush  Galal and his bestie Husam—a playwright and director respectively—arrive in Cairo to meet with producers. As Husam prepares for what he hopes is their big break, Galal gets distracted by … Continue reading →

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Goose and Consequences: Jack Becomes the Giant in The Beanstalk Market Crash, a guest Fringe Review from Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Beanstalk Market Crash (Stage 13, SERVUS Credit Union Théatre at La Cité Francophone) By Fawnda Mithrush, for 12thnight.ca It begins with violence, remember? As the long-worn tale of Jack and his proverbial beanstalk famously ends  — with Jack kidnapping the … Continue reading →

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