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Judy Unwin: curious, feisty, fun, and tirelessly passionate about theatre. A big loss for Edmonton theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Hi. It’s me, Judy. Listen, I’m at the theatre; I’ll meet you there….” She was outspoken, opinionated, generous, and funny — an artist herself who stood up fiercely and in all kinds of ways for live … Continue reading
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Negotiating a route through the Deaf and hearing worlds: Chris Dodd’s Deafy, at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The production that opens tonight at the Citadel is in its own special way a groundbreaker. For the first time in its 58-season history a play by a Deaf playwright will occupy a stage at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, SOUND OFF Festival, U of A drama department
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Fresh Hell: in Conni Massing’s new play an unusual case of female bonding. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You’ll never guess who Dorothy Parker ran into the other day. On a stage. In Edmonton. Of all the historical figures that you might reasonably expect the New York wit, poet, satirist to conjure at … Continue reading
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Unsung: Tales From The Front Line, real-life stories from health care workers in a new ‘performance installation’
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There are dramatic schisms in history that divide our lives into the Before and the After. 9-11 was one. The pandemic is another, says Heather Inglis. “It’s the defining moment of our lifetime.” “Something significant happened … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Gateway Theatre, Ground Zero Productions, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Another F!*#@$G Festival! It’s at Theatre Network and the headliner is the Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Not Another F!*#@$F Festival! You say that, Edmonton, but you know you love them. Theatre Network is launching a new festival at the Roxy, of the adult contemporary multi-disciplinary stripe, Feb 7 to 12. You get … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Roxy Theatre, The Cultch, The High Performance Rodeo, Theatre Network
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I feel the earth move under my feet … Enough gets its Canadian premiere at Northern Light Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “In every season there’s one show that scares me,” says Trevor Schmidt. “One show that challenges me as a director or designer. And this is the one.” Northern Light Theatre’s artistic director is talking about Enough, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edinburgh Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Traverse Theatre
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Fresh Hell: Career women Joan of Arc and Dorothy Parker hit the stage together (really!) in a new Conni Massing play
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The new play that premieres in the Shadow Theatre season this week has a premise that’s bound to make you smile. Conni Massing’s Fresh Hell brings together on one stage two women who not only didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Conni Massing, Dorothy Parker, Edmonton theatre, Joan of Arc, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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A coming-of-age thriller: Freaky Green Eyes at Fringe Theatre, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The opening image of Freaky Green Eyes is a girl poised on a diving board, about to take the plunge. In Emma Houghton’s solo show, an artful stage adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s 2003 powerfully dark … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Joyce Carol Oates, Punctuate! Theatre
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Sad news in Edmonton theatre: Judy Unwin, a theatre pioneer with the public service gene, is gone
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the start of the new year, there’s very sad news today in Edmonton theatre. With the untimely death, at 76, of Judy Unwin, we’ve lost a bona fide arts pioneer, a public-spirited artist who played … Continue reading
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The mystery behind the memory: Freaky Green Eyes, how a novel became a new play, premiering at Fringe Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Hi! I don’t know if I have the right email address. I’m a theatre artist from Edmonton, Alberta. I really love your book. And I’d really love to adapt it into a stage show….” It took … Continue reading
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