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Rat-free? No way. Fingers and Shrimp are back in a Rat Academy double-feature: a big week of openings in E-town
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a self-proclaimed rat-free province they’re scrappy outliers, up against it in a hostile world. But the rat underground persists (call it a rodent infestation but only if you’re classist). In an unusual cross-town double-feature Batrabbit … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Theatre Projects, Batrabbit Collective, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Theatre Network, Trunk Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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A princess takes off the gloves: the Diana Effect. Nick Green’s Casey and Diana at the Citadel. Meet the playwright.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In 1991, as the AIDS crisis gained momentum, Princess Diana visited the residents of Casey House, Toronto’s groundbreaking AIDS hospice. And everything about that visit, including Diana’s very public display of compassion and warmth, helped move … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, AIDS crisis, Alberta Theatre Projects, Casey House, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Guys in Disguise, Princess Diana, Stratford Festival
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Waiting for the bunny? See a show: the startling variety of Edmonton theatre this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca While you’re waiting for the Easter bunny to show up, there’s live theatre, and lots of it, in town this weekend. This weekend is your last chance to catch The Revolutionists at Shadow Theatre. Lauren Gunderson’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Studio Theatre, Timms Centre for the Arts, U of A drama department, Varscona Theatre
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Northern Light Theatre at 51: a new ‘Life Takes A Turn’ season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a crossroads: Northern Light Theatre turns 51 next season with a trio of plays about characters poised, or stuck, or shoved into the intersection where big life changes unexpectedly happen. The “Life Takes A Turn” … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Tom Kempinski, Trevor Schmidt
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Deserters: the alternate reality of Kenneth T. Williams’ new play, at U of A Studio Theatre. A preview
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “They get to do the fun stuff!” says Kenneth T. Williams of the sparky characters, all female, in his new play, getting its world premiere Thursday at the U of A’s Studio Theatre. In Deserters, says … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian Indigenous theatre, Edmonton theatre, Kenneth T. Williams, Studio Theatre, Timms Centre for the Arts, U of A drama department
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Violent kids, bad parents? These Words Like Daggers: A Chamber Opera For Gertrude, at Springboards
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “These words like daggers enter in mine ears….” Hamlet, III, iv, the Closet Scene What happens when you look at the world, and the violence perpetrated by kids, through the lens of their (shocked, or appalled, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare-adjacent theatre, Springboards New Play Festival, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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‘O god, I need this job’. A Chorus Line at MacEwan, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is something so moving about seeing what 17 talented young theatre up-and-comers under an expert director bring to a classic. And the 50-year-old musical that’s the season finale and showcase for MacEwan University theatre arts’ … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Chorus Line, Broadway musicals, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan University theatre arts
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We are haunted by our losses: Phantom Limbs at Expanse
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I want to tell you about a haunting and mysterious play I saw last weekend at the Expanse Fest. Phantom Limbs is one of those experiences that move into your mind and lodge there. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Azimuth Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Festival 2026, Moment Discovery
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What I did for love: A Chorus Line, Jim Guedo’s farewell production at MacEwan
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The musical that opens tonight on MacEwan University’s Triffo stage takes us into the individual lives, the hopes, the desperate dreams, the sacrifices of Broadway dancers, that anonymous ensemble of high-kickers who do it — or … Continue reading
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Two years and 51 servings later … The Butter Chicken Odyssey at Springboards New Play Festival, a preview
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a vision quest. It’s a challenge. It’s a journey of discovery beyond the menu and into a South-Asian cultural inheritance. It’s an expedition into the woods (well, Mill Woods) to satisfy a hunger, to re-discover … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Punjabi cuisine, Punjabi restaurants in Mill Woods, Ram's Food Reviews, Ramneek Singh, Springboards New Play Festival, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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