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Fringe review: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man In The Moon Marigolds (Stage 3, Walterdale Theatre) At the centre of this ‘60s play (and 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner) by the American writer Paul Zindel, is a mom … Continue reading
Fringe review: The Superhero Who Loved Me
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Superhero Who Loved Me (Stage 28, The Playhouse) “Nobody expects an extra-dimensional portal to open in the world.” Generally true. And nobody expects to go home with a superhero, drink too much vino, and hear … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blarney Productions, Chris Craddock, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Wayne Paquette
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Fringe review: The Apple Tree
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Apple Tree (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) Contrary to popular Fringe belief, God is not a Scottish drag queen. He’s a man in a natty white suit, who lets there be light and then immediately repairs … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Mark Twain, Plain Jane Theatre, The Apple Tree
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Fringe review: My Love Lies Frozen In The Ice
My Love Lies Frozen in the Ice (Stage 3, Walterdale Theatre) by Todd Babiak Of all the stories to bring to life on a small stage consider this one: it is 1897 and Salomon Andrée is off to the North … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Dead Rabbits Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Todd Babiak
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Romeo and Juliet … A Fringe review by Marc Horton
Romeo and Juliet: The greatest love story ever to be misunderstood in a junior high English class, mildly redeemed by Leonardo DiCaprio before finally coalescing upon middle aged reflection of a passionate early adulthood mistake (Stage 1, Westbury Theatre) By … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Jake Hastey, Romeo and Juliet, Toy Guns Dance Theatre
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The Exquisite Hour: a 12thnight.ca Fringe review by Todd Babiak
By Todd Babiak The Exquisite Hour (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) Stewart Lemoine has written wilder comedies, with more intricate plots. His dialogue is sometimes more sparkling, more self-consciously ingenious. In other Lemoine plays, there are more laugh-out loud scenes. Lemoine … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina
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Puck Bunnies: a guest Fringe review by Marc Horton
Puck Bunnies (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) By Marc Horton Do not confuse a puck bunny with a buckle bunny. The former is sexually obsessed with hockey players while the latter feels the same way about rodeo cowboys. Badge bunnies want to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, Jason Hardwick, Trevor Schmidt
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Hockey Night at the Pub and Pickle Pub: a 12thnight.ca guest review
Hockey Night at the Pub and Pickle (Stage 37, Suzanne Thibadeau Auditorium, La Cité Francophone) By Marc Horton We’re sitting in the Pub and Pickle, a Canadian saloon where the attention of everyone is focused on big-screen televisions. We’re watching Canada’s … Continue reading
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Review: Slack Tide
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Slack Tide (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) In the mysterious first moments of Slack Tide, a man (the excellent Chris W. Cook) arrives on a rocky ocean beach clutching a bouquet of roses. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bevin Dooley, Blarney Productions, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Wayne Paquette
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