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Heart and hilarity: Made In Italy at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There has to be a big table. That’s what Salvatore, the eminently hospitable patriarch of the Mantini clan, tells us at the outset of Made In Italy. And that’s what its creator and star Farren Timoteo … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Farren Timoteo, Western Canada Theatre
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Did Cinderella’s Ugly Stepsisters get a bum rap? They’re out to prove history wrong in The Spinsters
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It’s all about The Dress.” Birth of a show. It’s 2017, and a man walks six feet behind two strong, tall (funny) women as the three theatre artists stumble home from the Winnipeg Fringe beer tent … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Monster Theatre, Small Matters Productions
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In the beating heart of a big Italian famiglia: Farren Timoteo’s Made In Italy comes home to Edmonton
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Farren Timoteo has always loved being Italian. “To me, it’s always been great!” he declares with his usual spirited good cheer. “Film-making, sports cars, architecture, fashion and food, music!” What’s not to love? That thought — … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre, Western Canada Theatre
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Support independent theatre coverage: a new year’s request from 12thnight
Hello theatre friends! Suddenly, it’s 2024, and Act II of the theatre season is about to begin. Yes there’s more — more of the live theatre experience that’s such a defining part of the city. And it’s my joy and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre
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What’s up, Edmonton? Act II of the theatre season is about to begin
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Lights up, Edmonton. Take your seats, friends; intermission is over. And Act II of the theatre season is about to begin. The tip-off? Next week, Farren Timoteo’s terrific (and much-travelled solo show Made In Italy returns … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University theatre arts, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Small Matters Productions, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes
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A clown dreams his own funeral in Corteo: the Cirque du Soleil at Rogers Place, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Cirque du Soleil has always been a purveyor of the death-defying (gravity be gone!). Corteo, the 2005 Cirque show that’s ensconced for seven performances at Rogers Place, turns its imaginative eye on death: a clown … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, circus arts, Cirque du Soleil, Corteo, Edmonton theatre, Rogers Place
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2023: The year in Edmonton theatre, part 2
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2023 (part 2). Here’s a small assortment (in no particular order) of highlights — moments, performances, bright ideas, experiences — of the year of live theatre on Edmonton stages. Home sweet home. 2023 was the year.… … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, In Arms Collective, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, RISER 2023, Shadow Theatre, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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2023: The year in Edmonton theatre, part 1, the play’s the thing
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2023. It was the year a small Edmonton theatre company with new artistic directors and an affirmative declaration for a name, devised an original way to remind us of the remarkable breadth of the performance scene … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, In Arms Collective, Northern Light Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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‘Chwismuss will never be the same’: Die Harsh The Christmas Musical from Grindstone Theatre, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you think the frozen-hearted Mr. Scrooge is a hard sell for Christmas cheer — “are there no workhouses; are there no prisons?” — just you wait till you meet the “hero” of Die Harsh: The Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Christmas Carol, Die Hard, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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Get your festive on, release your inner elf: a selection of holiday shows on E-town stages this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Like holiday traditions, shows at this time of year come in every size and weight, and volume of fa-la-la-la-la. And if you’ve been resolutely festive-resistant so far, this is a week on E-town stages where you … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Theatre, Christmas pantos, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Girl Brain, Grindstone Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Theatre Network, Walterdale Theatre, Whizgiggling Productions
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