Category Archives: Reviews

Behind the scenes in Bountiful, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

Bountiful (Stage 35 L’Unithéâtre at La Cité francophone) Surely there is a compelling theatre piece to be written and staged surrounding the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints community in Bountiful, B.C. For years, Warren Jeffs — the American “Prophet” of the … Continue reading →

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The ultimate in home births: The Alien Baby Play, a Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Alien Baby Play (Stage 3, Walterdale Theatre) “Thank you so much for coming!” beams the cordial, slightly breathless woman we meet in The Alien Baby Play, the latest from Impossible Mongoose. “It means a lot … Continue reading →

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Puzzling out the paradox of identity: Fetch, a 12thnight Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Fetch (Stage 28, The Playhouse) Two women stand before us, in identical dresses, with identical hairdos, holding identical boxes. They are both named Hannah Morgan. And in Cat Walsh’s clever new mind-bender, which turns the mystery … Continue reading →

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An experiment in other selves: Rig Pig Fantasia, a 12thnight Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Rig Pig Fantasia (Stage 1, Westbury Theatre) An eerie boreal forest of tall swaying translucent trees hangs from the sky. Sometimes they’re skeletal, backlit by an ominous red glow. Sometimes they seem to glow from within, … Continue reading →

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Truth and Fiction: Stewart Lemoine’s The Many Loves of Irene Sloane, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Todd Babiak

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

The Many Loves of Irene Sloane (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) “Chaos will yield to order,” says Irene Sloane, played by Marissa Tordoff. “Music always makes it so.” In Stewart Lemoine’s universe, this is what music does. And for audiences, this … Continue reading →

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Fun in roommate hell: Terms and Conditions, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Todd Babiak

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

Terms & Conditions (Stage 18, Sugar Swing Ballroom — Main Floor) It is terribly awkward to move in with a stranger. They don’t have the same taste in music, the same interest in cleaning, the same attitude toward houseplants. We … Continue reading →

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Something tells me it’s all happening at the zoo: The Zoo Story, a Fringe review

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Zoo Story (Stage 17, Roxy on Gateway) The struggle between what’s socialized and what’s primal about us human animals: that’s what propels the one-act that rocketed Edward Albee into the forefront of American theatre two … Continue reading →

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And the plot thickens: The Real Inspector Hound, a Fringe review

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Real Inspector Hound (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) In Tom Stoppard’s cunning 1968 comedy, you’re watching two theatre critics watch a hoary English country manor house whodunit à la Dame Agatha. “Has it started?” wonders one … Continue reading →

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A multi-cultural collision as comedy: FOB, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

FOB (Stage 10, Acacia Hall) One of the valuable aspects of any Fringe worth its salt is offering younger, less experienced — or locally less known — performers and creators the opportunity to strut their stuff (or at least try … Continue reading →

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The life and times story of a great artist: Josephine, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

Josephine (Stage 1, Westbury Theatre) Here is an entertaining, if gentle primer on the life and times of Josephine Baker, the multi-threat talent African-American performer who — generations ago — escaped the mean streets of St. Louis and became the … Continue reading →

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