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Creating ‘the impossible, mysterious sound’: The Hunchback Variations, a Fringe review

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

The Hunchback Variations (Stage 3, Studio Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A curious pair arrives onstage at the start of this smart, touching, genuinely odd, sometimes trying two-hander comedy. “Good evening and welcome …” says the brisk, professionally genial guy … Continue reading →

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Weird and wonderful, a human vaudeville under the skin: Epidermis Circus, a Fringe review

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

Epidermis Circus (Stage 18, The Luther Centre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a nutty and ingenious self-reliance built into this “spicy puppet cabaret” from Victoria’s SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles (Little Orange Man, The Merkin Sisters). Let’s just say that … Continue reading →

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Be very pumped: further thoughts on a big Fringe opening night

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Tonight’s the night: the biggest opening night in town, by a considerable margin. Come 8 p.m. Destination Fringe, with its 164 shows on 27 venues (artfully scaled down from the gargantuan 2019 edition) is up and … Continue reading →

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Be a patron, please support theatre coverage!

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

Hello theatre friends! Did we just imagine the last two years? Suddenly, magically, it’s the opening day of the Fringe. Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre festival, the oldest on the continent, is back — not epic in size but BIG.   And … Continue reading →

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‘A space of possibility’: The Péhonán Series at the Fringe

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The TeePee: there it stands, a striking 16-footer right in the heart of the Fringe, a tangible symbol of Indigenous presence at our summer festival of artists. Péhonán (Cree for gathering place, waiting place), last year’s … Continue reading →

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Where do new musicals come from? Meet the creators of The Erlking and Conjoined at the Fringe

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Where do new musicals come from anyhow? The 2022 Fringe has a surprising number. What sort of theatre  artists are moved to complicate their lives immeasurably by channelling their storytelling through music and lyrics? 12thnight caught … Continue reading →

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The marriage of drag and theatre: Guys in Disguise celebrates 35 years at the Fringe

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You do know this is a theatre festival, right? You can’t just do a drag show….”  Words that would have a major impact on the civic culture and the theatre scene in this town. It was … Continue reading →

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Turning life experience into theatre: Ellie Heath goes solo at the Fringe in Fake n’ Bake

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Five years ago, Ellie Heath’s life changed, dramatically. Who changed it? Ellie Heath.  “It was the moment I took charge of my life,” declares the engaging  actor/ playwright/ sketch comedian and the creator of the Fringe … Continue reading →

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Getting intrigued: further thoughts on what to see at Destination Fringe

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Every life coach (and no travel agent) will tell you it’s not the destination but the journey. But it’s also the Destination, since that’s the moniker of this year’s Fringe.  The exploration is yours, my friends. … Continue reading →

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We are approaching our Destination: Fringe tickets go on sale today at noon

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s been a long pandemical journey — uphill, full of stops and re-starts and detours, on a bumpy road, with skimpy signage, in the dark. Sometimes it seemed as if we’d never get there; sometimes we … Continue reading →

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