Category Archives: Reviews

What possessed him? Hannah Moscovitch’s clever Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes wonders about that. A review

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The man we meet in Sexual Misconduct in the Middle Classes has a lot going for him. At 42, Jon is a talented professor who gives good class. He’s a famous author. He has celebrity, good … Continue reading →

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Love and art in the time of war: First Métis Man of Odesa, at the Citadel. A review

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Is this real?” In love and in art it’s the smelling-salts of questions. It can get your attention, startle you, give you a pinch, make you cautious. And it gets asked, at every possible angle, with … Continue reading →

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An incandescent performance in the kingdom of ice: A Hundred Words For Snow, a review

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We surround an ice floe that seems to float in a sea of white. It’s overhung by translucent icicles. And there on a pillar of ice, lit from within, is an urn. Alison Yanota’s design for … Continue reading →

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Can you use it in a sentence? The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee spells f-u-n

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We hear the word. We breathe. We Wait. Unlike idiots we ideate….” — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Don’t you love it when there’s ideation? Enough, though, of omphaloskepsis. You can have a lot of … Continue reading →

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Living a love story in real life, with real-life obstacles to a happy ending: First Métis Man of Odesa, at the Citadel

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca First Metis Man of Odesa, opening at the Citadel April 27, is at its heart a love story, ignited by a chance spark — a “something between us” — in a theatre across the world from … Continue reading →

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A romcom fantasy in need of songs: Pretty Woman The Musical at the Jube, a review

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Pretty Woman the Musical, that arrived Tuesday at the Jube in a Broadway Across Canada touring production, there are two characters you can’t take your eyes off. There’s fun to be had when they’re onstage; … Continue reading →

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Feelin the noize: Rock of Ages at the Mayfield, a review

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the immortal words of Whitesnake “I don’t know where I’m going. But I sure know where I’ve been….” And, hey, there’s a big-ass Broadway musical at the Mayfield to take you there. Back to the … Continue reading →

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Portrait of an artist: putting time on hold in Dead in the Water, a new solo play (with music). A review

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening moment of Dead in the Water, an exuberant woman bursts through a door and onto the stage. She’s dressed for showbiz, white silk suit and red lipstick but minus shoes, oddly. And she … Continue reading →

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The startling topicality of Trouble in Mind, at the Citadel. A review

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s 1957, day 1 of rehearsal for a new Broadway melodrama with an anti-lynching message. And in the opening scene of Trouble in Mind a veteran Black actress is giving pre-rehearsal pointers to a young Black … Continue reading →

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Feel your ribs vibrate: Carbon Movements at SOUND OFF, a review

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca To say that I’ve never seen anything remotely like Carbon Movements doesn’t really tell you anything about the fascinating theatre/dance performance/experience that opened the 7th annual SOUND OFF festival of deaf theatre Tuesday night. It’s out-of-body, … Continue reading →

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