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Elbows up with the NaturElles. Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears, a Fringe review
Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears, the latest from the Guys in Disguise team of Trevor Schmidt and Darrin Hagen, the two earnest 10-year-old founders … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2025, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise
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A sensational trial with a contemporary reverb: The Cult of the Clitoris, a Fringe review
The Cult of the Clitoris (Stage 21, The Sanctuary Stage at Holy Trinity Anglican Church) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In The Cult of the Clitoris, from Empress of Blandings Productions, playwright Celia Taylor steps up to the drama, the absurdities, … Continue reading
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A ghost story about stories, told by a ghost: brilliant solo prairie gothic. Where Foxes Lie, a Fringe review
Where Foxes Lie (Stage 32, Lorne Cardinal Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Years ago, in a small town….” The man we meet in this unnerving, impressively intricate horror show by and starring Jezec Sanders is standing amidst … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2025, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest Arts Company, Ready Go Theatre
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Vatican: Cadaver Synod, a 12thnight review
Cadaver Synod (Stage 31, Nancy Power Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I don’t know about you, but when I’m looking for comedy, I turn first to ecclesiastical history. The premise of Cadaver Synod, a new satire by … Continue reading
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Is a home sweet home too much to ask? The hilarity of Rat Academy 2 – Gnaw and Order, a 12thnight Fringe review
Rat Academy 2 – Gnaw and Order (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The last time we saw them, the last two rats in Alberta, Fingers (Dayna Lea Hoffmann) and Shrimp (Katie Yoner), were in a back alley, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Batrabbit Collective, Edmonton Fringe 2025, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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In ‘the boneyard of dreams’, high on pixie dust: The Peter Pan Cometh, a Fringe review
The Peter Pan Cometh (Stage 4, Fine Arts Walterdale Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It seems to be the particular, and way-off-centre, genius of Minnesota’s Clevername Theatre to re-imagine dark and weighty American theatre hits with characters from childhood classics. … Continue reading
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The ticking explosive within! Bomb, a Fringe review
Bomb (Stage 4, MacEwan Fine Arts Walterdale Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a visceral absurdity about this clever, very dark multi-loaded stinger of a comedy that Pyretic Productions (well-named for its inflammatory proclivities), brings to the Fringe. And it’s … Continue reading
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The plight of the single, in a couples world: the nutty hilarity of The Lost Sock Rescue Society, a Fringe review
The Lost Sock Rescue Society (Stage 28, Roots on Whyte) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this nutty and inspired latest from the physical comedy and clown company Small Matters Productions (For Science!, The Spinsters), we’re at a volunteer recruitment session … Continue reading
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Lifting the veil between the living and the dead: Lucky Charm, a little review of a very cool show
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I’m coming very late to this (a week away in the east is to blame, more about this later). But I went a séance Friday night. It was in an unexpected place, a bungalow on a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Common Ground Arts Society, Defiance Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Found Festival, Houdini, site-specific theatre, Theatre Yes
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