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Out of the footnotes and onto the stage: the wild women of the Wild West get revealed in Send In The Girls’ new burlesque
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Wild West. Where men were men. And women were…. well, who were they anyhow, besides wearers of gingham or garters? That’s what Send In The Girls is for. They don’t just roll up their sleeves … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, burlesque, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Send in the Girls Burlesque, Wild West
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Onegin: the country’s hottest new rock musical arrives at Catalyst. Meet the team who created it
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca An original Canadian indie rock musical arrives on Catalyst’s home stage Thursday. And it trails the kind of buzz and rapturous reviews to fight duels for — not mention a big, juicy, romantic Russian story. Onegin, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amiel Gladstone, Arts Club Theatre, Canadian musicals, Catalyst Presents, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Onegin, Veda Hille
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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? Kill Your Television returns with Shakespeare’s R&J
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Meet Daphne.” A quartet of Edmonton’s hottest young actors, all in their early 20s, did the introductions last week at the end of a rehearsal day at the Roxy. Their director was amused. In the course … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Braydon Dowler Coltman, Corben Kushneryk, Edmonton theatre, Joe Calarco, Kill Your Television Theatre, Luc Tellier, Oscar Derkx, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
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Did you hear the one about the two salesmen? Collin Doyle’s Slumberland Motel premieres, at Shadow
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I always seem to write old guys,” laughs playwright Collin Doyle. Now just into his 40s, Doyle wonders if he’s getting to be one. Doyle, whose keynote in conversation is a self-deprecating blend of wry and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Collin Doyle, Edmonton playwrights, Edmonton theatre, John Hudson, Shadow Theatre, Slumberland Motel
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In an uncertain world, The Humans takes us home for Thanksgiving dinner: a review of the Citadel/ Canadian Stage production
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I wish you had more of a view,” says a mother to her irritated younger daughter in The Humans, surveying the alley from the sole window of a run-down duplex in lower Manhattan. Later in Stephen … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Stephen Karam, The Humans, Tony Awards
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At the Citadel, a new focus for developing new plays
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The fun of a block party is the unpredictable mix of people who live in proximity, get included, and show up to play. Block Party is the nickname, and “community” the theme of the inaugural edition … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Accelerator Play Development, Citadel Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, new plays, Rachel Peake, The Lab
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The terrors of family life: Jackie Maxwell directs The Humans at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I thought I’d be settled by my age, but, man, it never ends…. Dontcha think it should cost less to be alive?” Now there’s an open-ended question for the angsty existentialists among you. It’s put to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival, Stephen Karam, The Humans
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12thnight goes to Twelfth Night: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Wonder and confusion, sadness and joy, thread their way through a comedy that’s always catching you a little off-guard, like the post-Christmas (hangover) season of the year itself. So in a way, the built-in contradictions of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Malachite Theatre, Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night
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From melancholy to mirth: The Malachites are back with Twelfth Night
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “What country, friends, is this?” This is Canada, lady — as someone in these parts might have informed Viola, the shipwrecked heroine of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night who asks the question near the outset. But The Malachites … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Malachite Theatre, Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night
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