Category Archives: Reviews

Backstage at the underground: Shrute and Tungsta, a Fringe review

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Shrute and Tungsta (Stage 3, Nordic Studio Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Since the ‘80s, the underground’s kinda gone … underground. Wanna know where the diehard denizens have been been holding out? In the bathroom of a big Berlin techno … Continue reading →

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F*ck off, we’re STEEPING: Erika MacDonald: Tea TIME, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

ERIKA MACDONALD: Tea TIME (Stage 28, Roots on Whyte) By Fawnda Mithrush One of life’s great comforts, tea is truly front and centre in this piece. It’s a good thing, too, because it’s a keen assurance of safety and comfort that … Continue reading →

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God is Sexy: Brother Love’s Good Time Gospel Hour sends up Jesus, Satan and Timothee Chalamet, a guest 12thnight Fringe review

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Brother Love’s Good Time Gospel Hour (Stage 20, Mile Zero Dance Stage) By Fawnda Mithrush Playwright and frontman Noam Osband leads his congregation through an evangelical hot mess and singalong hour — we say ‘hot’ here because of the persistent metaphor … Continue reading →

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Beyond books: Witch with Her Skirt on Fire brings a universe of story, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Witch With Her Skirt on Fire (Stage 28, Roots on Whyte) By Fawnda Mithrush An engaging storyteller from Orlando, Florida, Megan Markham is making her Edmonton Fringe debut with a series of tales that magically weave their way through time, space, … Continue reading →

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Do we need to talk about it? Candy Roberts embodies Big Crone Energy in QUEENAGE WASTELAND, a guest Fringe Review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

QUEENAGE WASTELAND (Stage 17, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro) By Fawnda Mithrush Known best to Fringe audiences from her much-lauded turn as LARRY, award-winning comedy artist, musician and writer Candy Roberts brings high personal stakes to this solo piece, which expounds … Continue reading →

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Reviewing The Review and other modern meta conundrums, a guest Fringe Review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Review by Martin Dockery (Stage 18, FOH Pro Stage at the Luther Centre) By Fawnda Mithrush Two lawyers spar over a performance review and a questionable photo shared with one of their wives. Straightforward enough. Add a sprinkling of … Continue reading →

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A love story by land and by sea, and quality time in the tub! The Shape of Seamen, a 12thnight Fringe review

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Shape of Seamen: a new comic opera (Stage 25, Spotlight Cabaret) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The strangest visions come your way when you go to the Fringe. I dreamed I saw a sailor, still in his slicker and sou’wester hat, … Continue reading →

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Birds of Affirmation: an unabashed splash in A Sexy Pigeon Show, a guest Fringe review by Fawnda Mithrush

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

A Sexy Pigeon Show (Stage 7, Chianti Yardbird Suite) By Fawnda Mithrush While Edmontonians may take pride in identifying with the scrappy magpie, another oft-maligned avian visitor comes to us all the way from the nation’s capital this Fringe, and it … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming cultural roots, via food: The Butter Chicken Odyssey, a Fringe review

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Butter Chicken Odyssey (Stage 5, Acacia Hall) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If this captivating solo show were just a chronicle of Ramneek Singh’s epic two-year odyssey through some 50 (!) of the city’s butter chicken joints, and what happens … Continue reading →

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Grocery shopping with clowns: Jeff and Grungled KNOW FRILLS. A Fringe review

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Jeff and Grungled KNOW FRILLS (Stage 20, Mile Zero Dance Stage) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The two perky, apple-cheeked characters we meet in this light, bright, playful diversion of a clown show, by and starring Rainier Pearl-Styles and Nicholas Chieffo … Continue reading →

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