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The Answer Is Fringe: the upcoming 42nd edition of our summer theatre bash, and a curated season of shows, too

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We’ve long suspected it. And now it’s official. “The answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” is … the Fringe.  The Answer is Fringe, the upcoming 42nd annual edition of Edmonton’s summer … Continue reading →

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An all-star weekend of choices in Edmonton theatre

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca An all-star weekend of choices in Edmonton theatre. Here’s a selection. •At the Citadel, First Métis Man of Odesa, created by and starring real-life husband and wife theatre artists Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova, is a … Continue reading →

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‘A dream within a dream’: Catalyst’s Nevermore, in a 15th anniversary concert version

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” Consider it a haunting (a subject on which Edgar Allan Poe is something of an authority). Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death … Continue reading →

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The Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s new home for the summer: a vintage spiegeltent at Edmonton EXPO Centre

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For their resident playwright, it’s the big 4-5-9. For the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, it’s season 34, and full of mid-play dramatic developments. Evicted from their home stage by the lunatic City plan of a three-YEAR closure … Continue reading →

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A new play and a new chapter for Theatre Yes: Dead in the Water at the Varscona

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “There are things that need to be said. And I’m going to say them,” says Ruth Alexander, who has the kind of husky laugh people notice right through Saturday din at an Italian cafe. The actor/ musician/ … Continue reading →

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By the light of the moon: Northern Light Theatre announces its upcoming 48th season

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The moon, in all its feminine mystery, figures prominently in the trio of plays — one British, one American, one Canadian — announced by  Northern Light Theatre Monday for their upcoming 48th season. “Under The Same … Continue reading →

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It’s World Theatre Day: make plans!

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca On World Theatre Day, your thoughts naturally drift to the exciting prospect of the human connection of live theatre. Hey, it’s a theatre town, and there are choices. •Trouble in Mind, the play that opens Thursday … Continue reading →

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SOUND OFF, the groundbreaking Deaf theatre fest, dances back for a seventh annual edition

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Across the country, and the continent, there isn’t anything quite like the groundbreaker of a festival, born in this fair theatre town, that’s back for a seventh annual edition Tuesday. SOUND OFF, Canada’s unique and influential … Continue reading →

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Expanse Fest is back to celebrate the body in motion

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The 10-day movement arts festival that returns Thursday for an 19th annual edition starts with the body in motion. All bodies in motion. And then it expands. That’s Expanse, the nimble, elasticized (and well-named) festival of … Continue reading →

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‘Musicians gone wild’: the Mayfield’s upcoming five-show season

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The air of creative nostalgia floats over the upcoming 2023-2024 season at the Mayfield Theatre announced by artistic director Van Wilmott Tuesday. The five-show line-up capitalizes on the strength, stylistic versatility, and expertise of the theatre’s … Continue reading →

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