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We need a little Christmas, right this very minute: the Varscona’s first-ever Virtual Holiday Gala
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a daunting year for live theatre, when the sound of Cheers! has rarely been heard across the land (and the sound of even one hand clapping is now a faint echo in the imagination), the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
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Mary’s Wedding: a new Métis version of the Canadian classic at the Citadel (online)
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Tonight is just a dream. I ask you to remember that. It begins at the end and ends at the beginning…. Mary’s Wedding, available for streaming to cross-country audiences from the Citadel Dec. 22, takes us … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mary's Wedding, Stephen Massicotte
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Mieko Ouchi: meet the Citadel’s new associate artistic director
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Stepping down and stepping up … on the same day.” That’s how Mieko Ouchi describes the double-sided moment in late November when Concrete Theatre announced her departure and the Citadel announced her arrival. It was dramatic … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, Mieko Ouchi, RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Program
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Three days from opening, Mary’s Wedding is on hold at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After a day of investigating the implications of the Alberta government’s perplexing new restrictions announced Tuesday afternoon, the Citadel Theatre has decided to postpone its upcoming live production of Mary’s Wedding: A Metis Love Story, which … Continue reading
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Waiting for … everything: a couple of online shows for our time
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Waiting and wondering in the weird no-man’s land between past and present: that would be us, in late 2020. Samuel Beckett is the playwright of choice for this moment. If there ever was a time to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bill Irwin, Edmonton theatre, Heidi Schreck, Irish Repertory Theater, Samuel Beckett
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The complicated world of university theatre: Too Much Zoom Makes Us All Go Blind
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You can learn to use the subjunctive, make meringues, prune junipers, do a downward-facing dog, tour the Prado, or say screw you in Gaelic … online. No problem. And theatre? You can attend a lecture on … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Concordia University of Edmonton, Dave Horak, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan University, Neo-Futurists, University of Alberta drama department
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Listen to the music: Keep Calm and Rock On at the Mayfield. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “What the people need is a way to make ‘em smile,” declared astute social commentators The Doobie Brothers in Listen to the Music in 1972. Hear hear. The Mayfield takes this sage counsel to heart by … Continue reading
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Tagged '70s rock, 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Van Wilmott
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Doing musical theatre in 2020? It’s an intricate challenge: the making of Keep Calm and Rock On at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You’ve got to be ingenious to make live theatre. And no one (sane) ever said it was slam-dunk easy money. But bringing a musical live to the theatre stage in late 2020 in the middle of … Continue reading
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