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Theatre heartbreak: a summer without the Edmonton Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s the saddest of theatre news: brace yourself, Edmonton, for a summer without the Fringe. The upcoming 39th edition of our mighty Fringe, slated for Aug. 13 to 23, has been cancelled. The (250) shows cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre
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How does it feel to have your face misrepresented? Whiteface, the play and now the film
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the outset of Whiteface, a smug chalky-faced couple chat over dinner about their culinary and entertainment options.“Here we go,” sighs the woman, overcome with ennui and exasperation. “We’re always the monsters….” The man rolls his … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton film, Edmonton theatre, Everett Sokol, Indigenous film, indigenous theatre, Telus StoryHive, Whiteface
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Can live theatre live online? Ask improv and video expert Matt Schuurman
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a strange moment in history when live theatre has been struck down by the lack of its traditional venue (and raison d’être) — the room where people gather, and actors and audiences connect, in person. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Die-Nasty, Edmonton theatre, Matt Schuurman, Rapid Fire Theatre
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The year in podcast dramas: The Alberta Queer Calendar Project
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Lately I feel like I’m constantly on the edge of a vortex. Swimming. Trying to keep my head above water.” — Local Diva, Liam Salmon In January when his “one-person drag queen drama” premiered in podcast … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta queer writing, Cardiac Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest, The Alberta Queer Calendar Project, What It Is Productions
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A time for dreaming: we asked theatre artists what roles and plays they’d love to do
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Live theatre hasn’t disappeared. It’s just on hold, suspended like time and probability, until we can all be together again in person: artists and their audiences, people sharing stories in a room. Along with the human … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton actors, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network
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Shadow Theatre focuses on local writers next season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Shadow Theatre will finish its current season — but not until the fall. The Wrong People Have Money, the Shadow season finale with the resonant title (I can see you nodding), was to have premiered at … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Conni Massing, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Reed McColm, Shadow Theatre, The Mountaintop, Varscona Theatre
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‘Hello. My name is Jamie Cavanagh. And I want to be Wolverine’.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a mapless, chaotic universe, it’s kind of reassuring to find a goal, and a campaign, to get behind. Here’s one, and it even has clarity and showbiz sense on its side: Jamie Cavanagh wants to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Disney, Edmonton theatre, Jamie Cavanagh, Marvel Comics, Outside The March, Wolverine
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The Digital Fringe: Chase Padgett’s bright idea for tough times
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Fringe has always been a lab for bright ideas. That’s why the people love it; that’s what it’s for, this bright idea hatched in Edmonton 38 summers ago. So here’s a new one, from Fringe … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian Fringe festivals, Chase Padgett, Digital Fringe, digital theatre, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre
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Zoom in on Shakespeare: Malachite Theatre bridges the gap
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a stressful moment when a virus is conspiring to make borders, to divide us from each other, what is live theatre to do? It is, after all, an art devoted by very definition to creating … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Henry IV Part One, Malachite Theatre, Shakespeare theatre, Zoom
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