Category Archives: News/Views

What I learned at this year’s Fringe: thoughts of a Fringed brain

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I want to go to the beautiful place and enjoy the view and then come back. I think we all do.” — Leo in Stewart Lemoine’s The Margin of the Sky  You can’t go off to … Continue reading →

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A last weekend at the Fringe: how did THAT happen? See some shows!

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca How on earth did it happen? Amazingly, it’s the final weekend of Destination Fringe. So much theatre, so little time. True, the Fringe has been unfailing creative, non-stop, about not vanishing during The Great Pause. But … Continue reading →

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And there’s more … Fringe holdovers next week in two locations

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Oh no, it’s true. The Fringe ends Sunday. But if your GPS went wonky and you haven’t managed to arrive at Destination Fringe yet, or your might-have-seen’s haven’t quite materialized, regrets are premature. You’ve had a … Continue reading →

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Be a patron, please support theatre coverage!

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

Hello theatre friends! Did we just imagine the last two years? Suddenly, magically, it’s the opening day of the Fringe. Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre festival, the oldest on the continent, is back — not epic in size but BIG.   And … Continue reading →

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We are approaching our Destination: Fringe tickets go on sale today at noon

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s been a long pandemical journey — uphill, full of stops and re-starts and detours, on a bumpy road, with skimpy signage, in the dark. Sometimes it seemed as if we’d never get there; sometimes we … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet? Sneak peeks of Destination Fringe, at the 3rd annual Fringe Telethon Wednesday

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Destination Fringe, edition #41 of Edmonton’s game-changer city-definer of a summer theatre extravaganza, is within sight, live and unpredictable. First, before the fringing begins Aug. 11, there’s a … Continue reading →

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Get down and festive, at an Edmonton festival this week

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a festive week in Edmonton live entertainment. The moment, both historically and seasonally, is at hand for you to venture forth and join in. It’s a choose-your-festival week; sample widely: the Found Festival, the New … Continue reading →

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Let the journeying begin: Northern Light Theatre announces a new season

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The journey. After two years of our collective fretfulness — isolation, scrambling on the ground, pivoting on one foot, running on the spot as the world crumbles — theatre’s favourite metaphor gathers new dimensions. Journeys, and … Continue reading →

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Art will prevail: a change of venue for L’UniThéâtre’s season finale

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If the last two years have taught us anything it’s that art will prevail. And so will Art, the, er, art-ful 1994 Yasmina Reza hit comedy that is  L’UniThéâtre’s season finale.  Last Friday night’s storm and … Continue reading →

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Destination Fringe: Edmonton Fringe Theatre is back with a moniker, a live festival, and a curated season of productions

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Edmonton Fringe is back, live, this summer, for a big 41st edition, in a place where that really matters. And its name speaks volumes: Destination Fringe. Yes, fellow travellers, as live theatre emerges from the … Continue reading →

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