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“We’re back to who we are!” Murray Utas launches Fringe Revue
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you were in any doubt before that, the moment in mid-April the mighty Edmonton Fringe pulled the plug on its 39th annual edition in August, was a capital-M Moment of confirmation that the world had … Continue reading
Letters of the Pandemic: be-wigged, bothered, and bewildered by the times
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You knew this already. But it bears repetition, in an era that has deprived us of the hug: and the handshake: never under-estimate the ingenuity of our artists. What happens when an actor and a writer … Continue reading
Posted in Features
Tagged 12thnight.ca, conspiracy theories, Die-Nasty, Edmonton theatre, Marty Chan, pandemic, Stephanie Wolfe
Looking for a sign: Hayley Moorhouse’s Bird Signs at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca See that bunch of sparrows hanging out on the cable that goes to your house? Obviously it’s a signal from the cosmos vis-à-vis your career plans. Yes, you should definitely apply for med school, or become … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Hayley Moorhouse, Nextfest 2020, The Alberta Queer Calendar Project
‘How do I find my place in the world?’ Meet Nextfest actor/playwright Dylan Thomas-Bouchier
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “My brain is spinning with this show,” says actor/playwright Dylan Thomas-Bouchier “It’s very much my conversation with myself.… How do I, as a new artist, find my my place in the world?” That show is Finding … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Keyano College, Nextfest 2020
The “what’s next?” comes to you: the 2020 Nextfest goes online
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “O my gosh!” declares Nextfest director Ellen Chorley, who has a great and natural talent for celebration. “I’m absolutely blown away by how special and magical it is! I’m so thrilled!” The playwright/ actor/ director/ mentor/ … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Company, Theatre Network
The strangest of seasons: a truncated year on Edmonton stages in Sterling Award nominations
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Two high-contrast shows, one a subterranean prairie slow-burn tragedy and the other a riotous blood-spattered revenge comedy of the Shakespearean persuasion, proved the top choices of jurors as the 33rd annual Sterling Award nominations were announced … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blarney Productions, Catalyst Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards, Northern Light Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Sterling Award nominations, Theatre Network, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre, Vena Amoris, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, You Are Here Theatre
A world of uncertainty: a playground for improv. Dungeons, Dragons, and Die-Nasty
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a world of uncertainty, improv makes perfect sense. It’s no coincidence that in a crisis, award-winning artists in this improv-crazy theatre town have stepped up to the challenge, and improvised new ways to take performance … Continue reading
Girl Brain goes the (social) distance in a new series of online comedy sketches
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Proposition: there is a funny side to everything. If you approach from oblique angles. While Ellie Heath was spending a month in quarantine at her mom’s place, she overheard a rambunctious maternal Zoom cocktail get-together. “Mom … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catapult Pictures, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, sketch comedy
The Desperate Izmores: portrait of a marriage in crisis. Don’t you dare laugh.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca She’s bored — with a chaser of exasperation and an adenoidal voice that makes your fillings hurt. He’s a sad-sack sulker, a dimwit who’d be a poster boy for morosity (if that ever becomes an actual … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Belinda Cornish, Die-Nasty, Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Ron Pederson, The Izmores, YouTube comedy
FringeLiveStream: a new Fringe season venture in bringing live performances direct to your screen
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A summer without Fringes? It’s a strange and defoliated calendar for us audiences — and a daunting one for theatre artists, already struggling to survive the shutting down of the performing arts industry. Fringe veteran Jon … Continue reading
