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Embrace the kooky: Trout Stanley at L’UniThéâtre, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is a kind of kooky mania — or is it frazzled euphoria? — about the captivatingly weird play that’s currently running, for the first time ever in French, at L’UniThéâtre. You couldn’t go wrong calling … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton francophone theatre, Edmonton theatre, L'UniThéâtre, La Cité francophone, Théâtre Niveau Parking
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A new play by Neil Grahn launches Shadow Theatre’s upcoming season 31
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Shadow Theatre will launch its upcoming four-production 31st season with the world premiere of a new play by Edmonton’s Neil Grahn. The Two Battles of Francis Pegahmagabow chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre, World War I history
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Jabulani: a new arts festival, and a new play, to celebrate Edmonton’s African, Caribbean, and Black Albertan culture
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A new Edmonton arts festival makes its debut this week. And it’s designed to celebrate, and showcase, the rich diversity of Edmonton’s African, Caribbean, and Black Albertan culture. In the inaugural edition of the Ribbon Rouge … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Jabulani Arts Festival, Ribbon Rouge Foundation, Theatre Network
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Dear Sugar, what should I do? Tiny Beautiful Things at Shadow Theatre, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I’m confused. I’m stuck. I’m torn. I’m undecided. I’m disappointed. I’m desperate. I’m stumped…. What should I do? We the people are all up against it — in ways, big and small, expected or not, that … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Nia Vardalos, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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Grab your swords, guys, and join the brawl: The Three Musketeers swashbuckles at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The irresistible urge to pick up something pointy and dazzle someone with fancy moves, and possibly run them through, is everywhere on display in the big, entertaining production of The Three Musketeers that brings the Citadel … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alexandre Dumas, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, fight choreography, swordfighting, The Three Musketeers, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre
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En garde! The Three Musketeers at the Citadel, a fight director’s dream gig: meet Jonathan Hawley Purvis
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Never fear quarrels but seek hazardous adventures….” — The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas En garde. The actors are armed and dangerous. In the Citadel season finale (opening Thursday on the Shoctor stage), when you see light glint … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catherine Bush, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, fight director, stage combat, The Three Musketeers, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre
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Populating a world and reclaiming the past, all on a bare stage: Basic Training, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Basic Training, the impressively multi-character solo play currently running as part of the Edmonton Fringe Theatre season, Khalil Ashanti tells a fascinating story. It is his own. It’s the story of a childhood terrorized by … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edinburgh Fringe, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Montreal Fringe
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Onstage in Edmonton this weekend, choices! A survey
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your biggest problem this weekend in this theatre town is … choice. That, and the moment of truth for procrastinators. And the possibilities are high-contrast, to put it mildly, from companies of every size, aesthetic, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes
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Survival through laughter, a true-life story: Basic Training at Edmonton Fringe Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The 23 characters who we meet at the Fringe’s Backstage Theatre Friday in Basic Training — conjured by a particularly agile playwright/ performer/ comedian — have taken an unusually circuitous route to get here. They’ve crossed … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Canadian Fringe circuit, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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Back to our alma mater, for a class reunion at Rydell High. Grease at the Mayfield, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We all went to Rydell High. And none of us ever graduated. That’s the thing about Grease: every production of the 1972 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey is a class reunion, so to speak. … Continue reading
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