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Richard Gishler: Edmonton theatre has lost part of its story and its heart
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A hard year in theatre got harder still in December. With the passing this month of actor/ playwright Richard Gishler, at 74, this theatre town has lost some of its lustre: part of its origin story, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Stage West, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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2021: the year in Edmonton theatre, part two
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2021 was the year a mystery box, gift-wrapped in silver with a Do Not Open warning, arrived at the house. At showtime three days later, it turned out to contain cues for a play — no, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta Musical Theatre, AZ-MAP, Azimuth Theatre, Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, EPCOR Heart + Soul, Grindstone Comedy Theatre, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, RISER, Teatro La Quindicina, The Plain Jane Theatre Company, Thou Art Here Theatre, Vrscona Theatre
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2021: the year Edmonton theatre returned to live (part one)
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In theatre, 2021 is a year that isn’t ending as it began. It was more than half over when The Pivot pivoted. Live performance gradually, cautiously ventured out of its online exile, where it had creatively … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, best of theatre 2021, Citadel Theatre, Dana Wylie, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Grindstone Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, Pyretic Productions, Skirts AFire Festival, Teatro La Quindicina, The Major Matt Mason Collective, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Merry, merry … further suggestions for your holiday entertainment this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This is the week you can get Santa to say Merry Christmas to you in a language of your choice — for $4.38 (including fees). It’s also the week you can go backstage in the notoriously … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Ballet Edmonton, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Festival Players, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shumka, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Prospero, Varscona Theatre, Whizgiggling Productions
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A bona fide hit with Jason in the title? Say, what? The second, third, and fourth wave of Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca C’mon, who could have predicted that the hottest ticket in the first half of the Edmonton theatre season would be a show with “Jason Kenney” in the title? Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer is a bona … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton improv, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre
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What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Have a peek
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Oh, you know, the usual…. A new theatre is glowing from the inside out. Shows are ending their runs, a live season of Die-Nasty is about to begin, Opera … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Opera Nuova, Punctuate! Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Varscona Theatre, Walterdale Theatre
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It’s the theatre season, and you have options this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey, there’s a Theatre Season (now, there’s a term that’s gotten a little rusty) going on in this town. There’s live theatre in your weekend — two openings Friday night alone — and you have options. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Geoffrey Simon Brown, Northern Light Theatre, Pyretic Productions, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
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Workshop West: the playwrights’ theatre is back, live, with a new season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre turns 43 this season with a live, all-Canadian lineup, dubbed “Daring Greatly,” that includes two premieres by Edmonton playwrights, the return after a decade to a signature WWPT new play development festival, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Playwriting Competition, Conni Massing, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Springboards New Play Festival, The Shoe Project, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The artist as work-in-progress: Azimuth Theatre has a new program for that
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the creative world of what-if’s where theatre lives, here’s an alluring one: “Wouldn’t it be great if … instead of a part-time job to pay for your … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, AZ-MAP, Azimuth Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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EDMONten is back, to showcase full-length 10-minute plays
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca They’re new, they’re full-length, and, impossibly, they’re 10 minutes long, curtain up to curtain down. EDMONten is back this week, live and online from the Grindstone Comedy Theatre, for a second annual showcase of six original … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, EDMONten, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, The Short & Suite Collective
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