Category Archives: Previews

A different show every night: Request Programme, the wordless 50th anniversary finale at Northern Light, a preview

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When the director says “it’s not really directing,” you know something’s up. “It’s more like supervision, or guidance, or something … or air traffic control?” says Trevor Schmidt of his production of Request Programme, the highly … Continue reading →

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”I started to see rhymes everywhere!” Jessy Ardern talks about her new verse adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, at the Citadel

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “All the fun stuff,” says Edmonton actor/playwright Jessy Ardern says of her initial attraction to Cyrano de Bergerac. “Sword fights, and romance, and war, and arrogant rich people getting their comeuppance….” Ah yes, and a famously … Continue reading →

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Two self-portraits onstage: Beth Graham & Brian Webb at Theatre Network

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One of the season’s most unusual collaborations happens Thursday (through Saturday) at Theatre Network when two of the country’s most accomplished and adventurous artists take to the stage. Together. But apart. Beth Graham and Brian Webb … Continue reading →

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‘Come for the AI, stay for the human drama’: Trunk Theatre brings Marjorie Prime to the Varscona

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Amy DeFelice didn’t know this. When you phone her cell, as I did this week, a glossy automated voice intervenes, to ask you to state your name and the reason for your call. “And I’ll see … Continue reading →

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Rat-free? No way. Fingers and Shrimp are back in a Rat Academy double-feature: a big week of openings in E-town

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a self-proclaimed rat-free province they’re scrappy outliers, up against it in a hostile world. But the rat underground persists (call it a rodent infestation but only if you’re classist). In an unusual cross-town double-feature Batrabbit … Continue reading →

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A princess takes off the gloves: the Diana Effect. Nick Green’s Casey and Diana at the Citadel. Meet the playwright.

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In 1991, as the AIDS crisis gained momentum, Princess Diana visited the residents of Casey House, Toronto’s groundbreaking AIDS hospice. And everything about that visit, including Diana’s very public display of compassion and warmth, helped move … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the bunny? See a show: the startling variety of Edmonton theatre this weekend

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca While you’re waiting for the Easter bunny to show up, there’s live theatre, and lots of it, in town this weekend. This weekend is your last chance to catch The Revolutionists at Shadow Theatre. Lauren Gunderson’s … Continue reading →

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Northern Light Theatre at 51: a new ‘Life Takes A Turn’ season

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a crossroads: Northern Light Theatre turns 51 next season with a trio of plays about characters poised, or stuck, or shoved into the intersection where big life changes unexpectedly happen. The “Life Takes A Turn” … Continue reading →

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Deserters: the alternate reality of Kenneth T. Williams’ new play, at U of A Studio Theatre. A preview

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “They get to do the fun stuff!” says Kenneth T. Williams of the sparky characters, all female, in his new play, getting its world premiere Thursday at the U of A’s Studio Theatre. In Deserters, says … Continue reading →

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Violent kids, bad parents? These Words Like Daggers: A Chamber Opera For Gertrude, at Springboards

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “These words like daggers enter in mine ears….” Hamlet, III, iv, the Closet Scene What happens when you look at the world, and the violence perpetrated by kids, through the lens of their (shocked, or appalled, … Continue reading →

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