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The weird world of WASP: A 2thnight Fringe guest review by Todd Babiak
WASP (Stage 5, King Edward Elementary School) By Todd Babiak The white protestant family has a lot to answer for and much of it is on display in WASP, Steve Martin’s 1990s take on the 1950s. Dad is cruel, sexist, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Le Fixe, Michael Bradley, Steve Martin, Todd Babiak, WASP
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A dark night of the soul on the 24-hour news cycle. Tragedy: A Tragedy. A Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Tragedy: A Tragedy (Stage 3, Walterdale Theatre The title’s a tip-off — and media types should permit themselves a little wince of apprehension. Yup, they take it in the neck in the sharp and funny parody … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 24-hour news cycle, Edmonton Fringe 2018, Suzie Martin, Will Eno
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Breaking the rules of love, Red Bastard: Lie With Me. A guest 12thnight Fringe review by Todd Babiak
Red Bastard: Lie With Me (Stage 11, Nordic Studio Theatre) The Red Bastard is a white-faced, red-eyed beast in a unitard with a balloon-stuffed midriff. He jumps, dances, slurps, spins, shouts, cackles, and snorts across the stage trying to understand … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, bouffon, Cirque du Soleil, Edmonton Fringe 2018
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The Tudor period: heads of state in wigs. 2 Queens & A Joker: A Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2 Queens & A Joker (Stage 17, The Roxy on Gateway) It’s been a while (OK, a decade) since Guys in Disguise, those flamboyant cultural historians, applied themselves to the Tudor period, famous for its strong … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2018, Edmonton theatre, Fringe reviews, Guys in Disguise
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The appropriation dance: Whiteface. A Fringe review
Whiteface (Stage 4, Academy at King Edward) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Is there a way out? Does anybody know a way out?” The masked figures trapped onstage are increasingly frantic. No suggestions are forthcoming. Masks are the chief theatrical device, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Edmonton theatre, Fringe reviews, Lady Vanessa Cordoba, Todd Houseman
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Experiment with this one: For Science! A guest Fringe review by Alan Kellogg
For Science! (Stage 3, Walterdale Theatre) There’s pretty big fun in this big science show via playwright Christine Lesiak. As we walk in, with dance-mix classics on the box (there is a link near the joy-induced finale of the show), … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018
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The trouper, the angel, and the mantra: the show must go on!
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If there ever was a dramatic testimonial to theatre as a collaborative art form, in the grand odds-against “show must go on” tradition, it’s got to be the back story of The Great Whorehouse Fire of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta history, Andrea House, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, MAA & PAA Theatre, Northern Sabbatical Productions, Reiter's Syndrome, Sue Huff, Sweethearts of the 49th, The Soldier's Tale
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Random thoughts and suggestions on Fringe opening day
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the ongoing quest to devise a fruitful plan of attack for seeing Fringe shows, one long-time theatre administrator I knew eliminated pre-festival anxiety (and also 99 per cent of her theatre-going activity) by her strict … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Charles Ross, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Fringe previews, Mark Meer, Martin Dockery, Mike Delamont, T.J. Dawe, Walking Dead
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Great moments in history … on balconies. Heather D. Swain stays home for her new Fringe show. A Fringe preview.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One evening two summers ago the veteran Fringe and Street artist Heather D. Swain was sitting on her Strathcona balcony having a cocktail with friends, watching The People go by. And that’s when it came to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Edmonton theatre, Fringe BYOVs, From The Balcony, Heather D. Swain
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