Category Archives: Reviews

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca War can be survived (humans are extraordinarily resilient). But the experience can never be un-experienced. You’ll be carrying that thought with you out of the theatre when you see 9 Parts of Desire, the remarkable documentary/play … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “To have faith is to have wings,” declares says the earnest little smarty-pants Molly (Andrea Rankin) to a gaggle of skeptical onlookers in Peter and the Starcatcher. Faith, that is to say, in the theatre and … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A sense of absurdity hangs over the group portrait in constant motion in Colleen Murphy’s Bright Burning, currently trashing a beautiful set on the Timms Centre stage. A kid (Jake Tkaczyk) comes down a marble staircase … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Selfie opp: “I Survived The Fall Of The House Of Atreus” says the hand-lettered sign in the lobby of the Backstage Theatre. “Yee Haw!” And there’s helpful signage, too, for the confused, the bemused, the congenitally … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It’s too much for one man,” says Vladimir gloomily of the perpetual stalemate that gets to the heart of the matter in Waiting For Godot. “On the other hand what’s the good of losing heart now, … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s one of those evenings of theatre when you emerge, rattled and intrigued, asking yourself and whoever’s outside smoking “what just happened there?”. Good question. One of the oddest, eeriest, most unnerving plays of the season … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Haven’t you ever watched yourself and got the vague feeling you’re a spectator in your own life instead of a participant? Or maybe a fictional character in something kind of meandering and plotless instead of something … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Soliciting Temptation hands us a snapshot of a situation earmarked for our disapproval. Fretful middle-aged white guy in a grubby hotel room in a Third World city: He’s pacing, drinking whiskey, getting sweaty, fiddling with the … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “They kept me late at the bank but I’ve got my tap shoes on!” cries Bobby Child, a young man with a distinct career malfunction, at the start of Crazy For You. Words to live by, … Continue reading →

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It’s a grand night for singing/ The stars are bright above. / The earth is a-glow/ And to add to the show, I think I am falling in love! — Rodgers and Hammerstein, State Fair Barring … Continue reading →