Author Archives: Liz Nicholls

Words, glorious words: Cyrano de Bergerac, a captivating new adaptation at the Citadel. A review.

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A wave, a tide, a torrent, a veritable deluge of poetry of every kind comes at you, in glorious profusion, from the Citadel mainstage in a wonderful new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Jessy Ardern. … Continue reading →

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A weekend to be in the theatre! So many choices, so little time. A 12thnight survey

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Put down your rakes, and your clickers, people. There’s a veritable explosion of theatre happening on Edmonton stages this weekend. A surfeit of possibilities: so many choices, so little time. At Shadow, it’s a comedy of … Continue reading →

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At the corner of art and high finance: Everyone Is Doing Fine at Workshop West. Meet playwright James Odin Wade

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Everyone Is Doing Fine, a new “comedy-drama” by James Odin Wade, premiering at Workshop West Friday, we meet a couple of stalled art school friends, late ‘20s, with nothing much going on. Sound like people … Continue reading →

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And the rest is silence: a study of loneliness in Request Programme at Northern Light, a review

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You won’t see a more devastating study of chronic loneliness than the solo play that’s the finale of Northern Light Theatre’s 50th anniversary season. The woman we meet in Request Programme doesn’t explain herself. For one … Continue reading →

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A different show every night: Request Programme, the wordless 50th anniversary finale at Northern Light, a preview

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When the director says “it’s not really directing,” you know something’s up. “It’s more like supervision, or guidance, or something … or air traffic control?” says Trevor Schmidt of his production of Request Programme, the highly … Continue reading →

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”I started to see rhymes everywhere!” Jessy Ardern talks about her new verse adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, at the Citadel

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “All the fun stuff,” says Edmonton actor/playwright Jessy Ardern says of her initial attraction to Cyrano de Bergerac. “Sword fights, and romance, and war, and arrogant rich people getting their comeuppance….” Ah yes, and a famously … Continue reading →

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‘We couldn’t have done what we did anywhere else’: Northern Light co-founder Scott Swan looks back 50 years later

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We couldn’t have done what we did anywhere else!” declares Scott Swan. He’s talking about Edmonton, and the persistently adventurous and surprising little theatre company he and three of his best friends, West Coasters all, co-founded … Continue reading →

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Kicking off your Sunday shoes: Footloose at the Mayfield, a review

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Strange how it happens…. You’re all set to kick off your Sunday shoes for some rockin’ showbiz nostalgia, a young rebel with a quaint 40-year-old cause, and a truly contagious theme song. And then, suddenly, you’re … Continue reading →

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Two self-portraits onstage: Beth Graham & Brian Webb at Theatre Network

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One of the season’s most unusual collaborations happens Thursday (through Saturday) at Theatre Network when two of the country’s most accomplished and adventurous artists take to the stage. Together. But apart. Beth Graham and Brian Webb … Continue reading →

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‘Tell me more about myself.’ It’s the future already, and AI is editing the past for us: Marjorie Prime at the Varscona, a review

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’ll be right here, Marjorie. Whenever you need me. I have all the time in the world,” says a man named Walter sympathetically to the 85-year old woman (Maureen Rooney) in the comfy chair. That’s the … Continue reading →

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