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“Changing time for you”: Infinity at Theatre Network, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The downside of infinity, as the odd comic has noted, is that it’s really long getting to the end. But when does infinity start? That’s one of the intriguing questions that engages us in the highly … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Hannah Moscovitch, Infinity, science and theatre, Theatre Network
The siren call of the wild: Beth Graham’s Pretty Goblins, a review
Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Something happened to me today,” says Lizzie in Pretty Goblins. “Something happens to everyone every day,” says her twin sister Laura. There it is, in a nutshell: the hard, maybe irreducible, human mystery at the crux of … Continue reading
Capturing time for the theatre: Hannah Moscovitch talks about Infinity
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Time. It surrounds us, envelopes us, embeds us in a present that’s gone before you know it. It accumulates when you don’t want it and dwindles to nothing when you do. It keeps the past and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Hannah Moscovitch, Infinity, science and theatre, Theatre Network
All Shook Up shakes up the jukebox at the Mayfield: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Finally. A jukebox musical with an actual jukebox. And it’s busted. Which should tell you something about the sassy, light-hearted self-awareness of All Shook Up, currently at the Mayfield cavorting its way through the Elvis canon … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, All shook Up, Edmonton theatre, Elvis Presley, Joe DiPietro, jukebox musicals, Kate Ryan, Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Secrets of the staff room revealed: Tales From The Teachers’ Lounge at Bonfire 2018
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Haven’t you always wanted to go backstage in the education system? Admit it. Haven’t you always wondered what goes on in the teachers’ lounge after the bell rings? What — and who — are the nation’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bonfire Festival, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Joe Vanderhelm, Rapid Fire Theatre
Bonfire: the improv festival that plays with matches
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca How’s this for a cool and crazy idea for an improv show? Lights up. Go. What if … a show was improvised from its own sequences of lighting cues? That’s Lumen, one of the 24 experiments … Continue reading
“Is it possible I just like sex?” Slut, at Northern Light Theatre: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca S. L. U. T. The funniest set design of the season — and the only one (to my knowledge) that actually engages in smart-ass repartee with the character onstage — is to be found in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brenda McFarlane, Edmonton theatre, Michelle Todd, Northern Light Theatre, PCL Studio Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
Tense negotiations over tea: Going to St. Ives at the Varscona, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The negotiations at the heart of Going To St. Ives involve a doctor and a patient, and a hard-fought exchange of favours. They have nothing to do with waiting lists. In this knotty two-hander by American … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Atlas Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Julien Arnold, Lee Blessing, Varscona Theatre Ensemble
Going Undercover with the crack improvisers of Spontaneous Theatre: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I like your thinking,” says the tough-cookie Det. Sergeant (Rebecca Northan), snapping her gum approvingly at the rookie detective from time to time in the course of Undercover. “I like your thinking” is the mantra of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blind Date, Bruce Horak, Citadel Theatre, murder mystery theatre, Rebecca Northan, Spontaneous Theatre, Undercover
“Doing it and enjoying it”: Slut is opening at Northern Light
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’m just having fun being single. Is that a crime?” In the, er, tart little solo comedy that opens Friday at Northern Light Theatre, we meet a middle-aged accountant whose zest for sex, and generous-mindedness about … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Michelle Todd, Northern Light Theatre, PCL Studio Theatre
