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Out of the footnotes and onto the stage: the wild women of the Wild West get revealed in Send In The Girls’ new burlesque
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Wild West. Where men were men. And women were…. well, who were they anyhow, besides wearers of gingham or garters? That’s what Send In The Girls is for. They don’t just roll up their sleeves … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, burlesque, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Send in the Girls Burlesque, Wild West
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Onegin: the country’s hottest new rock musical arrives at Catalyst. Meet the team who created it
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca An original Canadian indie rock musical arrives on Catalyst’s home stage Thursday. And it trails the kind of buzz and rapturous reviews to fight duels for — not mention a big, juicy, romantic Russian story. Onegin, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amiel Gladstone, Arts Club Theatre, Canadian musicals, Catalyst Presents, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Onegin, Veda Hille
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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? Kill Your Television returns with Shakespeare’s R&J
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Meet Daphne.” A quartet of Edmonton’s hottest young actors, all in their early 20s, did the introductions last week at the end of a rehearsal day at the Roxy. Their director was amused. In the course … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Braydon Dowler Coltman, Corben Kushneryk, Edmonton theatre, Joe Calarco, Kill Your Television Theatre, Luc Tellier, Oscar Derkx, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
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Did you hear the one about the two salesmen? Collin Doyle’s Slumberland Motel premieres, at Shadow
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I always seem to write old guys,” laughs playwright Collin Doyle. Now just into his 40s, Doyle wonders if he’s getting to be one. Doyle, whose keynote in conversation is a self-deprecating blend of wry and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Collin Doyle, Edmonton playwrights, Edmonton theatre, John Hudson, Shadow Theatre, Slumberland Motel
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The terrors of family life: Jackie Maxwell directs The Humans at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I thought I’d be settled by my age, but, man, it never ends…. Dontcha think it should cost less to be alive?” Now there’s an open-ended question for the angsty existentialists among you. It’s put to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival, Stephen Karam, The Humans
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From melancholy to mirth: The Malachites are back with Twelfth Night
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “What country, friends, is this?” This is Canada, lady — as someone in these parts might have informed Viola, the shipwrecked heroine of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night who asks the question near the outset. But The Malachites … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Malachite Theatre, Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night
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Holiday traditions in every size and shape
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Edmonton theatre knows that holiday traditions come in every size and shape, layer on layer, reimagined or reinvented. Have a gander at these: PANTO AND POST-PANTO PANTO At Fort Edmonton, starting tonight in the vintage Capitol … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Capitol Theatre, Christmas pantos, Citadel Club, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton holiday shows, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Rapid Fire Theatre, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network at the Roxy, Yednist, Zeidler Hall
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Burning Bluebeard: out of the flames and into the festive season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the resolutely cheery world of holiday entertainments, where the halls (and not your relatives) get decked and grinches see the errors of their ways, there is nothing quite like the macabre, strangely joyful circus/vaudeville that … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bluebeard, Burning Bluebeard, Dave Horak, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton theatre, The Neo-Futurists
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