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A musical window into a tragic world: Children of God, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There have been musicals before now that explored the effects of bi-polar disorder, of bullying, of cultural imperialism and racism, of homophobia, of domestic abuse. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel is still controversial; it was written … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Corey Payette, Edmonton theatre, Indigenous drama, residential schools, Truth and Reconciliation, Urban Ink
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Gimme gimme gimme … the past! How can I resist you? Mamma Mia! at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We’ve done it all before, now we’re back to get some more….” Mamma Mia! There: you’re looking at two words that, just on sight, will weasel their way into your brain, and unlock an entire archive … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, ABBA, Ashlie Corcoran, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, jukebox musicals, Mamma Mia!
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A coming-of-age play called Métis Mutt comes of age: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s always started with jokes. A lot of jokes. “What do you call an Indian on a bike?” And since the man onstage is remembering his time as a teenage stand-up comic, empowered by audience laughter, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Métis Mutt, Ron Jenkins, Sheldon Elter, solo shows, Theatre Network at the Roxy
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The Plain Janes get dizzy in Madrid: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Welcome to the edge, the verge, the ledge….” sing five agitated women who find themselves thrown together, teetering crazily, in the Act I finale of the riotous musical screwball that the Plain Janes have brought to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane, Edmonton theatre, Kate Ryan, Pedro Almodóvar, Plain Jane Theatre, Varscona Theatre Ensemble, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
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The Ladies Foursome: the short game goes long. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hitting a tiny ball with a skinny stick? A long long way into the distance into a hole you can’t even see? To the non-golfer especially, the whole point of that particularly maddening game — alluded … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Jim Guedo, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Norm Foster, The Ladies Foursome
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When you meet a grizzly…. Matthew MacKenzie’s Bears
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you run into a grizzly, keep the following in mind: They have an aversion to authority. They never back down. And there’s no use playing dead. “There’s no such thing as neutral in the bear … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts, Edmonton theatre, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Punctuate! Theatre, Rubaboo Festival
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Remembering dad: Empire of the Son is an artful memoir of a tempestuous father-son relationship. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “For a long time I did not like my father,” says the puckish, elegantly moustached figure before us in Empire of the Son. Like? Hmmm.… Who among us hasn’t felt the disconcerting ripple of a thought … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Club, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, stage memoirs, Tetsuro Shigematsu, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre
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Where did the time go? Nighty-night at the Slumberland Motel: a review of Collin Doyle’s comedy, premiering at Shadow Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What is a salesman but a teller of stories and a purveyor of dreams? Willie Loman knew it. And so does Edward, the more optimistic half of the pair of travelling vacuum cleaner salesmen who find … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Playwriting Competition, Collin Doyle, Edmonton theatre, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre, vaudeville comedy
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What light through yonder window breaks? Shakespeare’s R & J is back, a 12thnight review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Directors with concept envy have always been hot to get their mitts on Romeo and Juliet. And you can see why. The defiance, the crazy courage, the valiance of hot-blooded young lovers up against generational hostilities … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Joe Calarco, Kevin Sutley, Kill Your Television Theatre, Romeo and Juliet, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network
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The sounds of revolution: The Listening Room, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If there ever was a piece of theatre that owed star billing to the sound designer, it’s Cardiac Theatre’s premiere production of The Listening Room, by Calgary-based Michaela Jefferey. Everything about the premise depends on sound: … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Azimuth Theatre, Calgary theatre, Cardiac Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Harley Morison, Michaela Jeffery, speculative fiction, The Alberta Emerging Company Showcase
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