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A beautiful day in the neighbourhood: Laurel Canyon and the ‘California Sound’ in Rock The Canyon at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When the poet Joni Mitchell referred in song to “pouring music down the canyon,” the image attaches its mythical reverb to a real locale in a real city — and a real, remarkably expansive five-year period … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, California Sound, Edmonton theatre, Laurel Canyon, Mayfield Dinner Theatre
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‘A new bounce in its step’: The Importance of Being Earnest at the Citadel relocates to the ’50s. A preview
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The last time the distinguished director Jackie Maxwell was in town — working at the Citadel for the first time, amazingly, in 2018 — she brought to the stage a darkly funny, disturbing group portrait of … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Oscar Wilde, Shaw Festival
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We’ve lost a giant: celebrating the life of Thomas Peacocke, the small-town kid who changed Canadian theatre
Last fall, theatre here and across the country sustained a huge blow with the passing ot Tom Peacocke at 89. It still seems hard to believe. In him the much diluted term “legacy” is restored to its full lustre and … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views
Tagged Canadian theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Genie Awards, National Theatre School, Studio Theatre, Torches Theatre, U of A drama department
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‘ClownProv’ headliners: Play The Fool is back to send in the clowns
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Two of the country’s most energetic, hyperkinetic clown stars are the headliners of this year’s eighth annual Play The Fool Festival, returning Thursday for four days. Toronto’s Isaac Kessler and Ken Hall, who have evidently never … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Batrabbiot Productions, bouffon, clowning, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton theatre, Play The Fool Festival, SNAFU Productions
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Bienvenue: a new artistic director and a new season for L’UniThéâtre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’m pretty stoked!” declares Steve Jodoin, the (perfectly bilingual) new artistic director of L’UniThéâtre, Edmonton’s only professional francophone theatre company. In these post-pandemic times he has the sense that the venerable company has emerged into the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton francophone theatre, Edmonton theatre, L'UniThéâtre, La Cité francophone, Théâtre La Seizième, Théâtre Niveau Parking
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Close encounters in the borderlands: Workshop West announces a new season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a cross-country vision to Workshop West Playwright Theatre’s upcoming 45th season, Borderlands, Encounters on the Outskirts, announced Monday from their Strathcona headquarters, the Gateway Theatre. The trio of 2023-2024 mainstage productions at Workshop West, a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Centaur Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Gateway Theatre, Springboards New Play Festival, The Shoe Project, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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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
Posted in Fringe 2023, News/Views
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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