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An experiment in other selves: Rig Pig Fantasia, a 12thnight Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Rig Pig Fantasia (Stage 1, Westbury Theatre) An eerie boreal forest of tall swaying translucent trees hangs from the sky. Sometimes they’re skeletal, backlit by an ominous red glow. Sometimes they seem to glow from within, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta oil and gas industry, Chris Bullough, Edmonton Fringe 2018, Fort McMurray, Rig Pig Fantasia, Wishbone Theatre
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Truth and Fiction: Stewart Lemoine’s The Many Loves of Irene Sloane, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Todd Babiak
The Many Loves of Irene Sloane (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) “Chaos will yield to order,” says Irene Sloane, played by Marissa Tordoff. “Music always makes it so.” In Stewart Lemoine’s universe, this is what music does. And for audiences, this … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Novus, Novus Actors, Stewart Lemoine, The Many Loves of Irene Sloane, Varscona Theatre
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Check in at the Hotel Vortruba! A guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg
Hotel Vortruba (Stage 37, Auditorium at Campus Saint-Jean) Welcome to the Hotel Vortruba. You can check out any time you want — but you’ll never want to leave. Vancouver’s RAGMOP Theatre, who dazzled audiences here last Fringe with Falling Awake, isback … Continue reading
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Fun in roommate hell: Terms and Conditions, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Todd Babiak
Terms & Conditions (Stage 18, Sugar Swing Ballroom — Main Floor) It is terribly awkward to move in with a stranger. They don’t have the same taste in music, the same interest in cleaning, the same attitude toward houseplants. We … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Terms and Conditions, Todd Babiak
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Something tells me it’s all happening at the zoo: The Zoo Story, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Zoo Story (Stage 17, Roxy on Gateway) The struggle between what’s socialized and what’s primal about us human animals: that’s what propels the one-act that rocketed Edward Albee into the forefront of American theatre two … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bradley Moss, Collin Doyle, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Edward Albee, James Hamilton, The Zoo Story
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And the plot thickens: The Real Inspector Hound, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Real Inspector Hound (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) In Tom Stoppard’s cunning 1968 comedy, you’re watching two theatre critics watch a hoary English country manor house whodunit à la Dame Agatha. “Has it started?” wonders one … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bright Young Things, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Tom Stoppard, Whodunnits
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A multi-cultural collision as comedy: FOB, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg
FOB (Stage 10, Acacia Hall) One of the valuable aspects of any Fringe worth its salt is offering younger, less experienced — or locally less known — performers and creators the opportunity to strut their stuff (or at least try … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, alan kellogg, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, multi-cultural theatre
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The life and times story of a great artist: Josephine, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg
Josephine (Stage 1, Westbury Theatre) Here is an entertaining, if gentle primer on the life and times of Josephine Baker, the multi-threat talent African-American performer who — generations ago — escaped the mean streets of St. Louis and became the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Josephine Baker, Tymisha Harris
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God is back: An All New God Is A Scottish Drag Queen, a 12thnight guest Fringe review by Todd Babiak
An All New God is a Scottish Drag Queen (Stage 22, Garneau Theatre) “I don’t know if you’ve heard the news,” says God, a portly Scottish man in an 80s skirt and blazer combo, “but people don’t give a shit … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Garneau Theatre, God Is A Scottish Drag Queen, Mike Delamont
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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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