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A very Canadian kind of hero. Billy Bishop Goes To War: a theatre classic is back, with elbows up
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a question that threads its way through our whole history, and feels especially up front, feet planted, elbows up, at the moment: What’s different about us Canadians anyhow? Billy Bishop Goes To War, the bona … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmonton Repertory Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Set now, in Edmonton, in the political landscape of Alberta: Wildcat, Nicole Moeller’s new crime caper at Workshop West
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca FUN. In a world of anxiety and dread, it’s an elusive concept, but a seductive one, says playwright Nicole Moeller unspooling time back to her inspiration for Wildcat. Her new crime caper premieres Friday with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Gateway Theatre, Nicole Moeller, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Re-imagining your inheritance: Morningside Road, a beautiful new Canadian Celtic musical, at Shadow
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One of the haunting songs in Morningside Road, the “new Canadian Celtic musical” that blows open the Shadow Theatre season, wonders about the remarkable way the past is never black-and-white in memory. How does it get … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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On the street where she lived, stories from childhood: Morningside Road, a new Celtic musical, premieres at Shadow
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The through-line of Mhairi Berg’s childhood was stories — fascinating, first-hand stories told to her by her Scottish grandmother about growing up in Edinburgh. “I didn’t realize how important they were to me,” says Berg, “But … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Grindstone Theatre, Shadow Theatre
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Hilarity and horror: ghost stories from the dark vault of our history, improvised. Ha-Ha-Haunting returns to Rapid Fire
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Embrace your ghosts, Edmonton. This is the season when the frontier between the living and the dead is at its flimsiest, and spirits are raving (and lining up for artisan beer at the bar. And Rapid … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton improv, Edmonton theatre, Exchange Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre
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A new season, and with the departure of Bradley Moss the end of an era at Theatre Network
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Theatre Network, that storied company in the beautiful new theatre on 124th Street, turns 51 this season. And it’s with reduced programming that invites shows by diverse artistic creators onto its two stages — and news … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Moss, Edmonton theatre, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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Pinocchio: a hit AMTC musical for kids returns, a test of ingenuity and theatre magic
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Fifteen years ago, a highly eccentric, episodic 36-chapter 19th century Italian novel, a fairy tale adventure with a puppet hero who dreamed of being a real live boy, tickled the fancy of a musical theatre writing … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Musical Theatre Company, Edmonton theatre, Pinocchio, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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The reluctant activist who loves her kid: The Pink Unicorn opens the 50th birthday season at Northern Light, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the solo play that returns to Northern Light Theatre after a decade to launch the company’s 50th anniversary season, we meet a woman whose alignment with her world — and the next one too — … Continue reading
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A big birthday weekend of theatre in Edmonton. A little 12thnight survey
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •Opening tonight: Northern Light’s 50th anniversary season, with a new Trevor Schmidt production of The Pink Unicorn — a solo play by the American writer Elise Forier Edie whose timeliness has only escalated in the decade … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Playwrights Network, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada
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