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Say Yes to flight: Slight of Mind takes us through the secret caverns of the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What goes up must come down. In the multi-pronged flight of fancy that opens Friday at the Citadel, you’ll do a little of both as Slight of Mind takes you on a journey into the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Beth Graham, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, immersive theatre, promenade theatre, Theatre Yes
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Small Mouth Sounds and the silent scream: a unique challenge comes to the Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “When you see the ocean, you may not be able to return. To the well.” – Small Mouth Sounds The play that gets its Canadian premiere tonight in Theatre Network’s Roxy Performance Series is a theatrical … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bess Wohl, Canadian premieres, Edmonton theatre, silent retreats, Wild Side Productions
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On the road again: Mesa is a trip across the border, and the generations
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You know what they say (it’s probably somewhere in the extra-fine print on the AMA website, just kidding): You never really know someone till you travel together. The buddy pic/ road trip through America that opens … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Atlas Theatre Collective, Doug Curtis, Edmonton theatre, Varscona Theatre, Varscona Theatre Ensemble
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“A little bit naughty”: Matilda rewrites her story in the hit musical opening at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We are revolting children/ living in revolting times. We sing revolting songs/ using revolting rhymes. Kicking, punching, and stomping are de rigueur in the rehearsal rooms of the Citadel these days. “We talk about fighting, not about … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Kimberley Rampersad, Matilda, Roald Dahl, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre
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Close encounters with Damien Atkins: We Are Not Alone at Theatre Network
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “If you tell someone you are thinking of writing a play about UFO’s, usually there will be a little silence, and then a little laugh.” – We Are Not Alone It comes with the territory. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2b theatre company, Crow's Theatre, Damien Atkins, Edmonton theatre, Segal Centre, Theatre Network, UFO sightings
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Happy Valentine’s champagne and a show: where to take your date to celebrate
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Of all the high holidays, the one that shares a name with a variety of massacres and martyrdoms is coming up. It’s also the ultimate date night. So in order to celebrate romance, there are a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Capitol Theatre, Chinook Series, Citadel Club, Citadel Theatre, Damien Atkins, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Festival, Farren Timoteo, Fort Edmonton Park, Girl Brain, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, Send in the Girls Burlesque, Studio Theatre, Theatre Network
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Ins Choi at Chinook: the Kim’s Convenience creator goes solo
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It’s pretty much what I’ve always wanted to do!” says a genial, amused voice on the phone from Toronto. “Talk directly to the audience about my life. And make people laugh….” That double-barrelled thought has propelled … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Chinook Series, Edmonton theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Ins Choi, Kim's Convenience, Soulpepper
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A new Ellen Chorley play is the centrepiece of the upcoming Northern Light season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The centrepiece of Northern Light Theatre’s upcoming season, announced Saturday, is a new play by one of Edmonton’s most unusual artists. Ellen Chorley, the director of Nextfest since 2016, is an award-winning playwright, actor, director, dramaturg, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Northern Light Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
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Songs My Mother Never Sung Me: an opera for a hearing son and a deaf mom
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I learned to sign before I could speak,” says Dave Clarke, who’s highly articulate, to say the least, in his second language. There’s an intriguing contradiction built right into the architecture of Clarke’s multi-angled theatre career … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Caroline Howarth, Chinook Series, Concrete Theatre, Dave Clarke, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mieko Ouchi, opera, sound design, Sound Off: A Deaf Theatre Festival
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How to feel the breeze at Chinook
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If there ever was a town that needed a chinook … an E-town story. And yes, we’re having one. The Chinook Series, which opens tonight, is a resource-pooling experience between arts groups with a view to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Azimuth Theatre, Black Arts Matter, Canoe Festival, Chinook Series, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Movement Arts Festival, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Sinergia, Sound Off: A Deaf Theatre Festival, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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