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Fun (really!) with Hamlet: The Play’s The Thing, an inspired Theatre Yes 2-night production
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Well, THAT was fun!. A word that is only rarely (I need hardly remind you) applied to productions of Hamlet. The first night of The Play’s The Thing, Theatre Yes’s two-night production of Shakespeare’s longest, most … Continue reading
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Tagged Batrabbit Collective, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Guys in Disguise, L'UniThéâtre, Marv 'N Berry, Rapid Fire Theatre, Ready Go, Shadow Theatre, Theatre Yes, Workshop West
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A matter of death (and life): a quirky rom-com en route to the Underworld: A Phoenix Too Frequent at Northern Light, a review
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Christopher Fry, Edmonton theatre, Edmonton theatre season, Northern Light Theatre, verse drama
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The delectable fun of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a glum age where the things to be serious about are piling up by the second, there is something inspirational about launching a season with a comedy whose airy architecture is built, rock solid, on … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Oscar Wilde, Shaw Festival, The Importance of Being Earnest
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A beautiful day in the neighbourhood: Laurel Canyon and the ‘California Sound’ in Rock The Canyon at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When the poet Joni Mitchell referred in song to “pouring music down the canyon,” the image attaches its mythical reverb to a real locale in a real city — and a real, remarkably expansive five-year period … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, California Sound, Edmonton theatre, Laurel Canyon, Mayfield Dinner Theatre
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O for a muse of ice! Kenneth Brown explores the bond between art, life, and puck in Life After Life After Hockey, a Fringe review
Life After Life After Hockey (Stage 13, La Cité francophone) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “O for a muse of fire!” as Rink Rat Brown did not say under a prairie winter night sky in Life After Hockey. No, as Rink … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2023, Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, THEATrePUBLIC
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Rockin’ around the Christmas tree: the dark hilarity of Krampus: A New Musical, a Fringe review
Krampus: A New Musical (Stage 13, La Cité francophone) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is something quintessentially Fringe about the midsummer madness of watching a packed house watching a macabre new Christmas musical comedy. At noon. In August. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Christmas musicals, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Edmontyon Fringe reviews, Straight Edge Theatre
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Into the woods, where longing takes shape: Lia & Dor, a Fringe review
Lia & Dor (Stage 3 (Nordic Studio Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Dreams and memories, not fairies, are caught in the web of “once upon a time” spun by Lia & Dor. In Cristina Tudor’s artful tale, inspired by Romanian … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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On the intricate loop of time: The Approach, a Fringe review
The Approach (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This unsettling, mysteriously intricate play by the Irish playwright/screenwriter Mark O’Rowe, is brought to the Fringe by Trunk Theatre, an Edmonton indie with an archive full of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Trunk Theatre
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Under the skin and into the bone: Anatomica, a Fringe review
Anatomica: A Comedy about Meat, Bones & The Skin You’re In (Stage 22, Holy Trinity Anglican Church) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a pinch you could call Anatomica standup. Maybe. In their weirdly captivating solo comedy, Portland’s Amica Hunter seems … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Little Bit Off, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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The siren call of a thriller, built inside a comedy: The Cabin on Bald Dune, a Fringe review
The Cabin on Bald Dune (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this adept new thriller by Jezec Sanders, the set-up is comedy, with a slight undertow of mystery and a ripple of unease that play under its … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, DogHeart Theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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