Author Archives: Liz Nicholls

‘Light during the longest nights’: the Citadel’s film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. A review.

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Light!” declares the twinkly old man at a piano on the stage of a big dark empty theatre. “Light during the longest nights.” It’s what every ghost wants, he says. And he’s got the ghost story … Continue reading →

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Eager-beaver thespians at the manger: two Christmas shows from Dammitammy and Whizgiggling Productions

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Holiday shows come in all shapes and sizes (and degrees of fa-la-la-la-la and levity), as well you know. And since this year you’ll be home decking the  halls (and not your irritating second-cousins, after 3 eggnogs), … Continue reading →

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The 12 Days of Christmas: a dozen nights of virtual celebration from the St. Albert Children’s Theatre

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If it were just a matter of a partridge in a pear tree, things would be so simple. But Janice Flower never thinks small. And neither does the 39-year-old St. Albert Children’s Theatre, where full-bodied Broadway … Continue reading →

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We need a little Christmas, right this very minute: the Varscona’s first-ever Virtual Holiday Gala

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a daunting year for live theatre, when the sound of Cheers! has rarely been heard across the land (and the sound of even one hand clapping is now a faint echo in the imagination), the … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Wedding: a new Métis version of the Canadian classic at the Citadel (online)

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Tonight is just a dream. I ask you to remember that. It begins at the end and ends at the beginning…. Mary’s Wedding, available for streaming to cross-country audiences from the Citadel Dec. 22, takes us … Continue reading →

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Mieko Ouchi: meet the Citadel’s new associate artistic director

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Stepping down and stepping up … on the same day.” That’s how Mieko Ouchi describes the double-sided moment in late November when Concrete Theatre announced her departure and the Citadel announced her arrival. It was dramatic … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Carol for our time: the Citadel brings its production to you, at home

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Some day soon we all will be together/ If the fates allow/ Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow…. If there ever was a Christmas carol for 2020, it’s got to be Have Yourself A Merry Little … Continue reading →

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Three days from opening, Mary’s Wedding is on hold at the Citadel

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After a day of investigating the implications of the Alberta government’s perplexing new restrictions announced Tuesday afternoon, the Citadel Theatre has decided to postpone its upcoming live production of Mary’s Wedding: A Metis Love Story, which … Continue reading →

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Le Moulin Rouge: can-cans at The Spotlight Cabaret

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It will be busy once more … give us a month!” says the co-impresario of a night club, pleading with creditors at the start of Le Moulin Rouge. “Times are tough.” Hey, a cabaret about … … Continue reading →

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Waiting for … everything: a couple of online shows for our time

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Waiting and wondering in the weird no-man’s land between past and present: that would be us, in late 2020. Samuel Beckett is the playwright of choice for this moment. If there ever was a time to … Continue reading →

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