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Two hauntings on Edmonton stages this week

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Get haunted, at an Edmonton theatre (a couple of options). •The sassy burlesque artists of Send in the Girls and House of Hush, have never shied away from uncovering stories from history, then uncorseting them, for … Continue reading →

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Some things I learned at the Sterlings

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here are some things I learned at the sold-out 35th annual Sterling Awards bash Monday night, celebrating the season just past in Edmonton theatre. Written by April Banigan with co-hosts Matt Schuurman and Sue Goberdhan, directed by … Continue reading →

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This year’s Sterling Award for outstanding contribution to Edmonton theatre will go to the late great Judy Unwin

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

At the start of the year we had very sad sad news in Edmonton theatre. With the untimely death, at 76, of Judy Unwin, we lost a bona fide arts pioneer, a public-spirited artist who played many roles in the … Continue reading →

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The season in Edmonton theatre, part 2

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2022-2023 in Edmonton theatre (post-Fringe) was the season of … … a new home: Rapid Fire Theatre, Edmonton’s longest-running improv comedy, moved into spiffy, beautifully located, new place in Strathcona, the Exchange on 83rd Ave. … … Continue reading →

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The season in Edmonton theatre, part 1

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2022-2023. It’s been a complicated season on Edmonton stages. That Destination Fringe last summer sold 95,000 tickets to shows was a tip-off that live theatre was gradually getting its mojo back. And in the fall, post-Fringe … Continue reading →

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Live and unscripted: the 76th Tony Awards at the United Palace Theater, 8 miles uptown from Broadway

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca History got made at the 76th Tony Awards Sunday night in an astonishing, gilt-lined vaudeville house. And, hey, it happened despite the usual sprinkling of winners thanking their agents (thankfully no mentioned their lawyer). Improv came … Continue reading →

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Happy 4-5-9 Will! Brush up your Shakespeare with our quiz

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You get to know a lot of people in 459 years. And vice versa. It’s Shakespeare’s birthday today. And the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, evicted from their usual home in Hawrelak Park for a three-YEAR City of … Continue reading →

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Spring up and out, to E-town theatre this weekend

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Spring forward (and out) to the theatre this weekend. You’re in the right city for that…. See a new play (with music). See a Broadway musical (two different vintages, two different stages). See a See a … Continue reading →

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Behind the red door: a Forever Home for Rapid Fire Theatre

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A Forever Home is for dreaming in. For feeling you have a place in the world, imagining your potential, getting creative.  At 42, Rapid Fire Theatre, Edmonton’s premier improv company and its longest running, is experienced … Continue reading →

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Judy Unwin: curious, feisty, fun, and tirelessly passionate about theatre. A big loss for Edmonton theatre

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Hi. It’s me, Judy. Listen, I’m at the theatre; I’ll meet you there….”  She was outspoken, opinionated, generous, and funny — an artist herself who stood up fiercely and in all kinds of ways for live … Continue reading →

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