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Hell tour via the circus: Firefly Theatre’s Inferno

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Go to hell. That’s what Jocelyn Ahlf and Belinda Cornish have been wanting to do for years. And now they have. Firefly Theatre’s 14-performer workshop production of Inferno, that takes to the stage, and also the … Continue reading →

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Minerva, Queen of the Handcuffs: a woman trapped in a man’s world

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “In life you feel you’re trapped in a situation and there’s no out, no gap, no light. Everyone can relate to that feeling of being stuck, in some way…. There’s a real-ness to that.”  — Miranda … Continue reading →

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Hoist a pint, tell a tale: Cardiac Theatre’s KaldrSaga at The Almanac

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the dead of winter in dark northern cities, humans put on their boots and gravitate to pubs. There they congregate, hoist beer, and tell tales.  That time-honoured oral tradition is honoured in the play/ storytelling … Continue reading →

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The Malachite Macbeth haunts a church: a review

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this the mournful post-festive season, there is something more than a little unnerving about entering a vaulted dimly lit chamber, to the wail of a single violin. The shadows of a pale, spectral giant tree … Continue reading →

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They rise again: The Malachites are back with Macbeth

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “When shall we three meet again/ In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” chant the Witches in the opening moment of Shakespeare’s fleet, dark, violent Macbeth.  Or in snow? Yes, Malachite Theatre, a London/Canada collective whose mission … Continue reading →

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It’s back! The 12thnight holiday theatre quiz

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

On the brink of a new year, hoist a glass to our unstoppable theatre artists, check out our 12thnight review of 2018 theatre highlights, and take our annual holiday theatre quiz. By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Which of the following productions … Continue reading →

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The year in Edmonton theatre: looking back on 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Neil Grahn’s The Comedy Company, an infantry division of First World War fighting men, amidst the nightmare of unremitting horrors,  are ordered to create light-hearted musical comedy They are a hit; they tour the Western … Continue reading →

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Abandon your grinch, all ye who enter here: holiday shows on E-town stages this week

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Give yourself a holiday treat this week. This week on E-town stages, you can feel the holiday spirit in a live radio play (It’s A Wonderful Life), a Christmas panto (Little Red Riding Hood), or a … Continue reading →

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Hanging our obsessions on the tannenbaum: Oh! Christmas Tree. A guest review by Todd Babiak

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Todd Babiak Those who love Christmas tend to have trouble empathizing with those who — for no solid religious or cultural reasons — don’t feel it. From Charlie Brown and The Grinch to Ebenezer Scrooge and the incontinent drunk … Continue reading →

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The double-optic on Christmas: meet the real-life couple starring in Oh! Christmas Tree

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If Lora Brovold and Collin Doyle, the real-life couple who star in Oh! Christmas Tree, have a special rapport with the characters in Conni Massing’s new comedy (opening Thursday at Theatre Network), it’s not surprising. They’ve … Continue reading →

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