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Workin’ his way back to us: Danny Austin comes home to direct Jersey Boys at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Life, like theatre, has its dramatic arcs. Here’s one: I’m sitting across the table with an artist who has heard the close harmonies of Big Girls Don’t Cry (-yi-yi) delivered from stages and in rehearsal halls … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broadway musicals, Edmonton theatre, Jersey Boys, jukebox musicals, Mayfield Theatre
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A 10-year Marv n’ Berry retrospective at the Varscona
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Where do hit sketch comedy troupes come from anyhow? Ten years ago, the once-upon-a time of the Marv n’ Berry story, five improvisers found themselves hanging out, onstage and off-, at the Bonfire Festival. They were … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bonfire Festival, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton sketch comedy, Edmonton theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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A family haunting: Jupiter, Colleen Murphy’s new Canadian epic at Theatre Network. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “The future doesn’t happen ahead of time,” says a character in Jupiter, clinging to shards of hope for change. But the baleful grandeur, and dark vivid theatricality, of this new multi-generational family epic from the dauntless … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Colleen Murphy, Edmonton theatre, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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A family, a living room, a dog, and, yes, conflict! Colleen Murphy’s new play Jupiter premieres at Theatre Network
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The last time a Colleen Murphy play was onstage in this town, a Theatre Network production five years ago, the gore flew so enthusiastically that the front rows of the audience were equipped with splatter shields … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Arts Club Theatre Company, Colleen Murphy, Edmonton theatre, Theatre Network
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High-level thievery in an elaborate plot: Heist at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s complicated high-level thievery going on at the Citadel. Just for fun, a genre has been lifted, improbably, right from under the nose of the cinema, its natural owner. Heist is a theft on behalf of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grand Theatre, heist movies, Vertigo Theatre
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Bodies in motion: Azimuth Theatre’s Expanse Festival is back with a 20th anniversary edition
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Its birth, 20 years ago, was dance. And gradually, Azimuth Theatre’s nimble, well-named Expanse Festival, returning Friday for an anniversary edition, has expanded the frontiers and expectations of dance to embrace “movement arts” and “body-based performance.” … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Azimuth Theatre, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Festival 2025
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Springboards has sprung: the return of Workshop West’s signature new play festival
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A rush of new Canadian plays is happening this week in this theatre town. And the timing couldn’t be better for a made-in-Canada festival. With the return Tuesday of Springboards, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre’s signature new … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Gateway Theatre, new Canadian plays, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Artists need champions: After Mourning – Before Van Gogh at Shadow Theatre. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After Mourning – Before Van Gogh, a new play by Michael Czuba premiering in the Shadow Theatre season, sets itself a fascinating challenge. It takes us behind the thick paint, the distinctive brushstrokes, the glowing light and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Shadow Theatre, Van Gogh, Varscona Theatre
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