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Fun with Greeks: Orestes, “a live online mythic adventure” from Tarragon Theatre. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Home Sweet Homepage.” In a new and witty Orestes, premiering in a livestream production by Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, the House of Atreus, world’s most famous dysfunctional family is online with you (hey, just like your own … Continue reading
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The Look, from Northern Light: “for the many women you are.” A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s not enough to have the look, the former face of Estelle Cosmetics tells her audience of trainees, emphatically, near the outset of The Look. “You have to live the look.” Which is exactly what Marilyn … Continue reading
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Mary’s Wedding: inside Mary’s dream in a new Métis version of the classic, streaming from the Citadel. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It is no surprise that the land acknowledgment at the outset of Mary’s Wedding, delivered by one of its characters, has a particular resonance in the Citadel production that opened its digital streaming run Dec. 22 … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mary's Wedding, Stephen Massicotte, Tai Amy Grauman, Todd Houseman
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‘Light during the longest nights’: the Citadel’s film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Light!” declares the twinkly old man at a piano on the stage of a big dark empty theatre. “Light during the longest nights.” It’s what every ghost wants, he says. And he’s got the ghost story … Continue reading
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Listen to the music: Keep Calm and Rock On at the Mayfield. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “What the people need is a way to make ‘em smile,” declared astute social commentators The Doobie Brothers in Listen to the Music in 1972. Hear hear. The Mayfield takes this sage counsel to heart by … Continue reading
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Tagged '70s rock, 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Van Wilmott
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Antidotes to a gruesome week: here’s a couple of surprising beautiful theatre “concerts” on film
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Looking for an antidote? It’s been a gruesome nail-biter of a week on multiple fronts; everyone knows what exactly what that question means. So, the doctor is IN. I caught a couple of truly original and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broadway theatre, Crow's Theatre, David Byrne, Edmonton theatre, online theatre, Spike Lee, Talking Heads
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Meanwhile, back at the Varscona … a homecoming for Teatro
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca General rule of thumb: On any joyful occasion you can never really go wrong with dancing. If there’s singing, so much the better. It frames Welcome Home, a celebration of the re-opening of the Varscona Theatre … Continue reading
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So, is he married yet? A Brimful of Asha, live at the Citadel. A 12thnight review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You are here,” the engaging title character tells us with a smile at the start of A Brimful of Asha, “to help me sort out my son.” The son smiles too, and rolls his eyes. In … Continue reading
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