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Mapping the frontier of empathy: Bea at Shadow Theatre, a review

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Varscona stage is dominated by a bed. And in the opening moments of Bea, we see a young girl using it the time-honoured kid way — bouncing on and off it, dancing, singing along with … Continue reading →

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The theatre of big questions: playwright Mick Gordon talks about Bea, his most produced play, in this preview

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz NIcholls, 12thnight.ca “Death,” says the pleasant Irish voice on the phone from across the Atlantic, “is the great unifier.” The voice belongs to the much-awarded Northern Ireland writer/director Mick Gordon, whose his most-performed play Bea is now running … Continue reading →

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The improbable magic of theatre (as discovered by goblins) in Goblin: Macbeth. A review.

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Three striking, masked figures — pointy ears, black topcoats — stride through the Citadel box office lobby from … the Lee Pavilion? the parking lot? the cosmos? And they instinctively know how to gather an audience … Continue reading →

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Meet a man with a grievance, and the actor who plays him: Cody Porter in Angry Alan at Northern Light

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “For the first time in a really long time I feel like someone is speaking to me in a language which I completely understand … something which makes me feel good about myself.” Roger in Angry … Continue reading →

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Nevermore, now evermore on film: a week of the macabre in Edmonton theatre

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a big week for the (deliciously) macabre in Edmonton. Catalyst Theatre premieres a new film of their signature musical play cum gothic fantasia Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe at … Continue reading →

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Fair is foul and foul is fair. Goblin: Macbeth comes to the Citadel Highwire Series

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’d only ever say this in Edmonton,” declares the amused voice on the phone. “Blame Mark Meer!” If that Edmonton actor/improv star with the encyclopedic knowledge of action figures, fantasy lore and wizardly disguises, immersive games … Continue reading →

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The fun of not one but two redemption stories. Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical at the Orange Hub, a review

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Nothing says Christmas like a villain redemption story, I think we can all agree. Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical, Grindstone Theatre’s very funny contribution to seasonal cheer, has two. And, in this original creation by the … Continue reading →

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A holly jolly “Christmas horror musical” at Workshop West: Krampus, a review

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you’ve cracked your sweet tooth on the hard candied nut of family togetherness, or you’re blinded by the glare from your neighbour’s seasonal light display, there’s gruesome fun waiting for you at Workshop West. Straight … Continue reading →

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Fascinating, and nerve-wracking: Cycle pedals a provocation. A review

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is something valiant, energizing, and scary as hell, about the show that’s currently spinning its wheels faster and faster at Mile Zero Dance. The man we meet in Cycle does something we all know how … Continue reading →

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Goin’ on holiday with Girl Brain: Weekend at Girlies, at Theatre Network

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If the view from the collective snowbank is getting you down, your moment to escape is at hand. In their new holiday show Weekend at Girlies, opening Thursday in Theatre Network’s Phoenix Series, the hit sketch … Continue reading →

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