Category Archives: Reviews

Bill and Ted are back in the ’80s, rockin at the Mayfield

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The scene: Tuesday night, and a packed house at the Mayfield. The last time we met them — hey, last year around this time at the Mayfield —  Bill and Ted were erupting from a time-travelling … Continue reading →

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The Citadel’s A Christmas Carol: a new addition to the Scroogian gallery

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When a frozen man declares, with some heat, that “Christmas, sir, is a cheat!” you’re in the presence of a Christmas tradition. And there’s magic to it: Ebenezer Scrooge, the poster boy for last-minute heart thaws, … Continue reading →

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Nuns get down, and raise your spirits: Sister Act at MacEwan’s snazzy new theatre

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s something pretty sweet about christening a new theatre with a musical that includes an all-inclusive singing benediction like the one you’ll hear in Act II of Sister Act: “Bless the songs we’re gonna sing./ Bless … Continue reading →

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Fun with espionage: Our Man In Havana, a review

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The turquoise paint is fading picturesquely, the shuttered windows are open, laundry is hanging, the light feels warm. Musica cubana is in the air. Batista’s Havana in the ‘50s — as conjured festively by designers Chantel … Continue reading →

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The road to hell is paved in song: Hadestown at the Citadel, a review

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

  By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hell … yes! If you get yourself a ticket to the Underworld — and really you must! and soon! — you’ll be going to hell and back wrapped in a ravishing dream of love and … Continue reading →

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And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? A haunting new show from The Old Trouts at Theatre Network: a review

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the start of Jabberwocky there’s a momentous drum roll, and a classic old-school red velvet theatre curtain parts — to reveal another. Which parts to reveal … another. Which…. Ah yes, layers of anticipation and further … Continue reading →

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Reimagining our own lost history: John Ware Reimagined at Workshop West, a review

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca John Ware could do many things in life. He could ride horses too wild for any other man. He could wrestle any rampaging steer into submission, organize a cattle drive, run a ranch, walk through a … Continue reading →

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Monday nite special: seductive looks, upward mobility in CAL-gry, as Die-Nasty soaps return

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Welcome to the archive of lingering glances and lip-quivering gazes: troubled, dreamy, steamy, wistful, reflective, yearning, sultry, moody, sultry-moody crossover. Yes, the new season of Die-Nasty — “Die-Nasty does Dynasty,” makes Edmonton’s award-winning live improvised weekly … Continue reading →

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Another another side to the story: The Testament of Mary, a review

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the absorbing Northern Light Theatre season opener, a woman peers out at us warily through the twinkling strands of a light-up fence. We’re close enough for her to eyeball us; this is the tiny PCL … Continue reading →

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Higher physics into rom-com: a review of Constellations at Shadow Theatre

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You’ve had this feeling, I know you have. You instinctively review your life to date (and maybe throw in your future prospects). And, like the heat-seeker you are, you can’t help thinking of the moments it … Continue reading →

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