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19 Weeks: “It’s not something anybody talks about.” Emily Steel’s story of a harrowing real-life decision, her own
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “One of the things that made it so hard was that you feel completely isolated — because it’s not something anyone talks about. I had no reference points. I had nobody to talk to, nobody who’d … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Adelaide Fringe, Azimuth Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre
Say Yes to flight: Slight of Mind takes us through the secret caverns of the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What goes up must come down. In the multi-pronged flight of fancy that opens Friday at the Citadel, you’ll do a little of both as Slight of Mind takes you on a journey into the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Beth Graham, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, immersive theatre, promenade theatre, Theatre Yes
Lungfuls of anxiety: Lungs at Shadow Theatre. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Times being what they are, are you still “good people” if you decide to become parents? To bring another being into a world that’s already over-crammed with beings? A kid leaves a carbon footprint that’s bigger … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmonton theatre, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
Improvised Star Wars on the planet YEG, at the Grindstone
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Spring seat sale: I visited the planet YEG last night, a gritty post-apocalyptic landscape (and cantina) “far from everything that’s really happening.” Kanuck, cantina proprietor and aspirational Bounty Hunter in training, had evidently screwed up his … Continue reading
Dear Evan Hansen arrives in the upcoming Broadway Across Canada season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca An innovative award-winner of a Broadway musical with every kind of contemporary traction is the finale of the upcoming three-show Broadway Across Canada season. Dear Evan Hansen, arriving at the Jube Feb. 11 to 16 2020, … Continue reading
Small Mouth Sounds: the human comedy gets the silent treatment at the Roxy. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There aren’t many words in it, but Small Mouth Sounds isn’t what you’d call quiet. The silent treatment is loud in the ingenious, funny, and mysteriously affecting play that the indie company Wild Side has brought … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bess Wohl, Edmonton theatre, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network, Wild Side Productions
Small Mouth Sounds and the silent scream: a unique challenge comes to the Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “When you see the ocean, you may not be able to return. To the well.” – Small Mouth Sounds The play that gets its Canadian premiere tonight in Theatre Network’s Roxy Performance Series is a theatrical … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bess Wohl, Canadian premieres, Edmonton theatre, silent retreats, Wild Side Productions
Poly Queer Love Ballad at SkirtsAfire: negotiating romance in a complicated world
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Last night at SkirtsAfire, I caught a charming and intricate new two-hander musical that explores, in an original way, how to tell a contemporary, perpetually-in-progress love story. The eighth and (at 10 days) biggest-ever edition of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Avenue Community League, Edmonton theatre, SkirtsAfire
On the edge of the world: Come From Away. A review.
Becky Gulsvig and Emily Watson (front) in Come From Away. Photo by Matthew Murphy. By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Welcome to the Rock. “You are here, at the start of a moment, on the edge of the world,” sings the ensemble … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broadway Across Canada, Broadway musicals, Come From Away, Edmonton theatre, musical theatre, Newfoundland
“You have to put it right!” Matilda the Musical, at the Citadel. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Wicked, I tell you. Wicked fun, that is, the smart, joyful musical that’s currently promoting anti-authoritarian resistance, empowerment, and self-determination — for children! — from the Citadel’s Shoctor stage. Based on Roald Dahl’s delightfully dark 1988 … Continue reading
