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By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Five weeks before opening night Players de Novo and Workshop West Playwrights Theatre announced their decision Wednesday to replace David Belke’s Forsooth My Lovely as their upcoming fundraising production.  This is their statement: “After careful consideration, … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Edmonton theatre community has been shocked by sad bad news today. Playwright/designer/sometime comic improviser David Belke was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Belke “has resigned from Shadow Theatre,” where he was a … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The seductions of entertainment to call your own: Edmonton’s theatres have to be creative in their unceasing efforts to generate funds to do what they were born to do … put on shows.  This spring you … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The dramatic theatre news of the day comes from the Citadel: executive director Penny Ritco has announced she’s leaving the company after 13 years. One of the country’s most accomplished, astute, and respected theatre leaders, Ritco … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Tonight, 23 of the city’s outstanding artists, both up-and-coming and established, of every discipline and original fusion, will receive awards from the Edmonton Arts Council. Nasra Adem, the multi-displinary artist/ slam poet/ whose work is devoted … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Edmonton largest playhouse turns 52 next season — with a new artistic director, unusual international partnerships, and cultural/ethnic diversity initiatives on the mainstage and its trio of “add-on’s.”       Daryl Cloran, newly arrived at … Continue reading →