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Focus, people! The Fringe rolls into its last weekend, already a record-busting edition

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Fringe Full of Stars goes into its final weekend with shiny news to share. As of Friday noon, the 11-day and night) 44th annual edition of our big 223-show summer theatre bash is already a record-buster. … Continue reading →

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Wait, there’s more…. Fringe holdovers next week

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Did it just dawn on you that Fringe Full of Stars ends Sunday night? And your big plans to navigate your way to the Fringe and its 223-show galaxy of possibilities just haven’t materialized so far? … Continue reading →

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It’s Fringe Eve, and Edmonton’s biggest opening night is coming up: five shows I’ve enjoyed before

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A year has been weirdly compressed. And somehow, magically, it’s the eve of the Fringe, the 44th annual edition of Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre bash. When the curtains go up Thursday night at 8 p.m., they … Continue reading →

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Fringe Full Of Stars, the 44th annual edition of our big summer theatre bash. Tickets go on sale today

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your star has risen, fellow Fringe travellers. It’s August, and Fringe Full Of Stars is yours for the exploring. Tickets and passes go on sale today at 10 a.m. (in person) and noon (online) for the … Continue reading →

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A new season, and a new artistic director, for Teatro Live! Farren Timoteo brings his blue-chip Teatro cred home

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Teatro Live! has a new season — and, starting Sept. 1,  a new artistic director. “Comedy is powerful…. That’s my place in the universe!” declares Farren Timoteo, looking delighted (his at-rest expression) after a day auditioning … Continue reading →

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Toasting the season on Edmonton stages: the 37th annual Sterling Awards, led by Brick Shithouse

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A wave of indie creativity prevailed at the 36th annual Sterling Awards bash Monday night hosted by Luc Tellier and Nadien Chu, as the theatre community put on lipstick and dancing shoes at the Westbury Theatre … Continue reading →

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The season in Edmonton theatre: the 2024-2025 Sterling Award nominations

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A large-scale jukebox musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s most popular comedy and a small-scale bruisingly physical indie production proved the top choices of jurors as the 36th annual Sterling Award nominations were announced Monday. Named for the … Continue reading →

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A Fringe Full Of Stars: the upcoming 44th annual Edmonton Fringe Festival has a theme, and shows

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Where theatre meets astronomy (by starlight): the upcoming 44th annual Edmonton Fringe has its theme. A Fringe Full of Stars, this year’s edition of Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre festival, running Aug. 14 to 24, was christened … Continue reading →

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Once more unto the park in 2026? Freewill Shakespeare Festival launches a ‘save the fest’ campaign

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For 35 summers the Freewill Shakespeare Festival has been banishing the winters of our discontent (not to mention, bringing on joy and mirth, and generally inspiring a holiday humour). Summer Shakespeare à la Freewill is a … Continue reading →

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The curtain comes down on Find Your Fringe: more tickets sold, bigger artist payout.

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After 11 days and nights of sunshine and stars (and also wind, smoke, rain both horizontal and vertical), the 43rd annual edition of our monster summer theatre bash is about to exit the stage tonight. “Our … Continue reading →

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