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Play time! Prospects to intrigue you in the new season on Edmonton stages
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Answer Is Fringe, the 42nd annual edition of our giant summer theatre bash, with its 114,000 or so tickets sold, was a sign. Theatre is getting its groove back, after three hard years that have … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views, Previews
Tagged Broadway Across Canada, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University theatre arts, Northern Light Theatre, Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Shadow Theatre, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The Answer Is Fringe! The 42nd annual edition of our Fringe signs off: more tickets sold, more take-home for artists
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If The Answer Is Fringe, as we’ve long suspected, our giant summer theatre festival has arrived at the last day of exploring, and playing with, the Questions. After 11 days and nights of sun, smoke, flood … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2023, News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mump and Smoot, Nextfest Arts Company, Tiny Bear Jaws, Varscona Theatre
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Five Fringe Holdovers at the Varscona Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the Varscona Theatre (aka BYOV stage 11), an intriguing lineup of five Fringe shows are held over Aug. 29 to 31. The Cabin on Bald Dune, the only one of the five I’ve seen, is … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Affair of Honor, DogHeart Theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, NextGen Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Splash Time, stage combat, Varscona Theatre
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An update: The Answer Is (still) Fringe, and four of its top shows are held over
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Answer Is Fringe, the 42nd annual edition of Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre extravaganza, might end Sunday night. But don’t be alarmed that you will be left bereft in a universe full of unanswerable questions. A … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2023, News/Views, Uncategorized
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amica Hunter, Batrabbit Productions, Dead Rabbits Theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Tiny Bear Jaws
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An update: Four top shows at The Answer Is Fringe are held over next week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Answer Is Fringe, the 42nd annual edition of Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre extravaganza, might end Sunday night. But don’t be alarmed that you will be left bereft in a universe full of unanswerable questions. A … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2023, News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Batrabbit Productions, Dead Rabbits Theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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O for a muse of ice! Kenneth Brown explores the bond between art, life, and puck in Life After Life After Hockey, a Fringe review
Life After Life After Hockey (Stage 13, La Cité francophone) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “O for a muse of fire!” as Rink Rat Brown did not say under a prairie winter night sky in Life After Hockey. No, as Rink … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2023, Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, THEATrePUBLIC
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Rockin’ around the Christmas tree: the dark hilarity of Krampus: A New Musical, a Fringe review
Krampus: A New Musical (Stage 13, La Cité francophone) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is something quintessentially Fringe about the midsummer madness of watching a packed house watching a macabre new Christmas musical comedy. At noon. In August. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Christmas musicals, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Edmontyon Fringe reviews, Straight Edge Theatre
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Into the woods, where longing takes shape: Lia & Dor, a Fringe review
Lia & Dor (Stage 3 (Nordic Studio Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Dreams and memories, not fairies, are caught in the web of “once upon a time” spun by Lia & Dor. In Cristina Tudor’s artful tale, inspired by Romanian … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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On the intricate loop of time: The Approach, a Fringe review
The Approach (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This unsettling, mysteriously intricate play by the Irish playwright/screenwriter Mark O’Rowe, is brought to the Fringe by Trunk Theatre, an Edmonton indie with an archive full of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Trunk Theatre
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Under the skin and into the bone: Anatomica, a Fringe review
Anatomica: A Comedy about Meat, Bones & The Skin You’re In (Stage 22, Holy Trinity Anglican Church) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a pinch you could call Anatomica standup. Maybe. In their weirdly captivating solo comedy, Portland’s Amica Hunter seems … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Little Bit Off, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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