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Everybody knows that the bird is the word: Class of ’63 at the Mayfield, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca OK boomer. Yes, my friends, you may have heard: There was a time when you could wear white socks with a suit in a non-ironic way. Nostalgia comes with a great band, first-rate singers, a fulsome … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Theatre, musical revues, Will Marks
The 6 wives of Henry VIII do girl-power pop (and stop by en route to Broadway): Six the Musical. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You’re gonna find out/ how we got unfriended….” sing six queens exploding out of history and into concert in their red-hot opening number. “Tonight we’re gonna do ourselves justice/ ‘cause we’re taking you to court!” Give … Continue reading
In hot pursuit of justice: The Ballad of Peachtree Rose. A review of Workshop West’s season-opener
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Welcome to the team!” says a mysterious executive (Laura Raboud), to the street kid she’s just recruited. “I really believe in you.” Team spirit: It’s music to the ears of Peach (Alexandra Dawkins), who ricochets through … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nicole Moeller, thrillers, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
Women in their 50s get sitcom Botox: The Roommate opens the Shadow season. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s impossible to know anything about the season-opening two-hander comedy at Shadow Theatre — including its title — without thinking of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple (female version). The Roommate, by the young (and multi-award-winning) American playwright … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Jen Silverman, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
Do shebangs come in partials? Simone et le whole shebang opens the L’UniThéâtre season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a certain heat-seeking rom-com engine driving Simone et le whole shebang, the raucous, tart-tongued season-opener at L’UniThéâtre, Edmonton’s francophone theatre. At the centre is an unexpected encounter between two hostile, elderly characters, who are up … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Eugénie Beaudry, L'UniThéâtre, La Cité francophone, Quebec theatre
Type A fabulous: Baroness Bianka’s Bloodsongs at Northern Light. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The chandeliers give off a lurid red glow. The bandstand will make you smile; a sparkly set of outsized teeth with pointy incisors, the inspiration of director/ set and costume designer Trevor Schmidt. The stage accoutrements? … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Elizabeth Bathory, Halloween, Northern Light Theatre
A rare backstage pass: E Day takes you behind the scenes of an election. A review of Jason Chinn’s new political comedy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Welcome! Thanks for volunteering your time,” says a bright young woman with a smile and a clipboard as you enter the theatre. You’ve wandered into a cluttered makeshift office (designer: Beyala Hackborn, lighting by Scott Peters), … Continue reading
Fight Night gets the vote out, in a fun and disconcerting way
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Uncanny. It’s all about us. Sorry to be self-centred, but it’s hard to believe that Fight Night, a fascinating five-year-old show from the innovative Belgian collective Ontroerend Goed, wasn’t custom-made for us, right now. So here … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian federal election, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Highwire Series, Ontroerend Goed
Capturing the screwball effect: Vidalia, the larky Teatro season finale. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you’ve ever had the feeling that chaos was a mere blink away — and really, who hasn’t? — the screwball comedy is your go-to form. The unnerving sense that the fabric of modern life could … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, screwball comedy, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina
“I’m beautiful. And I’m here”: The Color Purple at the Citadel. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I believe I have inside of me/ Everything that I need to lead a bountiful life,” sings a confident woman in the last moments of the heart-grabbing musical currently on the Citadel mainstage. The heroine of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alice Walker, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Kimberley Rampersad, The Color Purple
