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Raising funds for Ukraine: theatre steps up. A play, a playwright, Pyretic Productions, and the Blyth Festival

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It started with the discovery of a hand-written diary, the journal in which Lianna Makuch’s grandmother recorded her flight, on foot, from war-ravaged Ukraine in 1944.  That wrenching chronicle, and an anniversary of the full-scale Russian … Continue reading →

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What we inherit, what we imagine: Makram Ayache’s audioplay The Hooves That Belonged To The Deer

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You have until Wednesday to catch a startlingly ambitious audioplay by Makram Ayache. And you shouldn’t miss the chance. The Hooves That Belonged To The Deer is on a grand, not to say epic, scale. Cultures, … Continue reading →

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Old Strathcona here they come: for the first time in Workshop West history, a theatre of their own

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Workshop West Playwrights Theatre is moving.   Come March 1 you’ll find the venerable company, age 43, in their own theatre, in the heart of Edmonton’s entertainment district. Welcome to the newly christened Gateway Theatre in … Continue reading →

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A home of their own, in the entertainment ‘hood: Rapid Fire Theatre at 41

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca They’ve dreamed it for years. Now, at age 41, Rapid Fire Theatre finally has a home of their own. And it’s in the ‘hood that’s their  traditional home base, Old Strathcona.  Edmonton’s premier improv company is … Continue reading →

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Richard Gishler: Edmonton theatre has lost part of its story and its heart

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

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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2021: the year in Edmonton theatre, part two

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

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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2021: the year Edmonton theatre returned to live (part one)

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

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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Merry, merry … further suggestions for your holiday entertainment this week

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

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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A bona fide hit with Jason in the title? Say, what? The second, third, and fourth wave of Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

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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What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Have a peek

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

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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