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The sounds of silence: What It Is brings The Aliens to the Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Sunday crack of noon on a harsh fall day. Four guys, slightly bleary and hoping coffee will change that, are sitting around talking in a chilly theatre. The director and cast of The Aliens, verbal … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Annie Baker, Edmonton theatre, Roxy Performance Series, The Aliens, Theatre Network, What It Is Productions
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Openers and finales: an exciting weekend to be thankful for theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s Thanksgiving, and the perfect moment to consider — in person — the bounty of Edmonton theatre. C’mon, you can’t eat turkey ALL weekend. In the Citadel’s splendidly entertaining, beautifully staged season-opener, we get to go … Continue reading
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What dark secrets lurk under the small town idyll? Rapid Fire Walk With Me improvises a mystery series a la David Lynch
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Through the darkness of future past/ the magician longs to see/ one chants out between two worlds/ fire walk with me….“ In the 1992 David Lynch horror film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me — a prequel to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blue Velvet, Chimprov, David Lynch, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Paul Blinov, Rapid Fire Theatre, Twin Peaks, Zeidler Hall
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The reigning monarch of the long title is back with a dance theatre season: Toy Guns’s Jake Hastey
By Liz Nicholls. 12thnight.ca The titles of are a tip-off. They float through the air, free-associating in a long, whimsical, adventurous accumulations. They’re not shackled by mere practical considerations. They’re ample, to say the least. The titles of Toys Guns Dance … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, dance theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Jake Hastey, Toy Guns Dance Theatre, Westbury Theatre
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A funny and wistful season finale at Teatro La Quindicina: Shocker’s Delight!, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’m concerned about our ability to function outside the academic world,” says Julia, a ballroom dance major at the University of Continental North America, to her childhood friend Markus, who’s in philosophy. The college pals are … Continue reading
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Tagged 12tnight.ca, Biedermeier, comedy, Edmonton theatre, Ron Pederson, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
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Play the Fool sends in the clowns
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Those that are fools, let them use their talents….” — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night An outbreak of clowns is at hand in this theatre town. And, as you’ll see at Play The Fool, the “festival of clown … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Christine Lesiak, clown theatre, Edmonton theatre, La Cité francophone, Mump and Smoot, Play The Fool, Small Matters
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Shocker’s Delight! Ron Pederson directs his favourite play at Teatro La Quindicina
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In 1993, a kid named Ron Pederson fell deeply in love. With a play. The object of his affection struck him as funny and wistful, complicated but simple, and sad, a highly unusual kind of comedy. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, MADtv, Ron Pederson, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, The National Theatre of the World
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In love with Shakespeare: the Citadel’s season-opener is a sumptuous love letter to theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the entertainment world there’s no shortage of movies transformed into stage extravaganzas (thank Disney for a slew of them). It happens all the time, with motives no one would call pure. So it’s a special … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love, Tom Stoppard
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Seasonal returns: High Tea and the Theatre 6-Pack
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Let no one argue that Firefly Theatre & Circus doesn’t take the high road. With the return of their annual High Tea Sunday, Firefly takes vertical integration literally, and tea-time to dizzy new heights. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Firefly Theatre & Circus, L'UniThéâtre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Studio Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre 6-Pack, Walterdale Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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