Author Archives: Liz Nicholls

A problematic play for a troubled time: a joint Henry V reviewed

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It begins with incense and music, the flicker of light through stained glass, and a funeral procession. It gives you a little shiver to realize that the star monarch of Henry V is already dead — … Continue reading →

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A story, a life, a question in 59 minutes: Cardiac Theatre reviewed

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Maybe a voice will go through many different bodies in its life,” says the young man we meet in Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes. It’s a haunting thought (and the more you think it the more it … Continue reading →

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New from Catalyst: a dark chocolate musical with a sweet tooth

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Between the death of one dream and the what-comes-next is the unmapped territory where Fortune Falls, the latest musical creation from Catalyst Theatre, finds its footing. After all, as Jonathan Christenson muses one morning last week, … Continue reading →

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Cardiac’s Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes counts down to a finale

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca No pressure, Cardiac Theatre. But the clock is ticking. The play that opens Thursday in the PCL Studio Theatre starts at 8 p.m. And it ends precisely, unforgivingly, 59 minutes later. No need to be sneaking illicit … Continue reading →

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Once more unto the breach, with Malachite and Grindstone Theatres

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For more than four centuries it’s caught the light from the political ideologies and populist currents and counter-currents of the day. Sometimes Shakespeare’s Henry V has seemed a veritable flag-waver of a play — an homage to … Continue reading →

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Watching the unsuccessful implode: a new mockumentary web series

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You’ve met them before — at work, at play, at high school reunions, at your cousin’s wedding. Hell, you’re related to some of them. They are the unsuccessful. They are the brigade of individuals, in every … Continue reading →

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Warming up for Year of the Rooster

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca OK, the 2017 roster of actual plays starts next week. In the meantime, a trio of ineffable artistes resume their appointed task of impromptu cultural education, commentary, and diversion, fuelled by music, libation, and snacks. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Hey! Intermission’s over; welcome to Act II

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I know what you’re thinking. You’re lost in the dark forest of Top 10 lists, regrets, bleak self-improvement projects. You’ve drunk the champagne of finality. You’re thinking the curtain has come down and the year is … Continue reading →

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Looking back: Edmonton theatre in 2016

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You were funny and weird, and you made me feel better. And I remembered people can do that,” says one of the characters in The Realistic Joneses, the sly, quirky Will Eno play that got its Canadian … Continue reading →

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