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In the touch of a hand, a window on the world opens: Casey and Diana at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the big, expansive heart of Nick Green’s Casey and Diana is a haunting mystery. Where does hope come from, really? What form can it possibly take, in the final countdown of life? Green’s exquisitely crafted … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, AIDS crisis, Alberta Theatre Projects, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nick Green
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Rat-free? No way. Fingers and Shrimp are back in a Rat Academy double-feature: a big week of openings in E-town
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a self-proclaimed rat-free province they’re scrappy outliers, up against it in a hostile world. But the rat underground persists (call it a rodent infestation but only if you’re classist). In an unusual cross-town double-feature Batrabbit … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Theatre Projects, Batrabbit Collective, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Theatre Network, Trunk Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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A princess takes off the gloves: the Diana Effect. Nick Green’s Casey and Diana at the Citadel. Meet the playwright.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In 1991, as the AIDS crisis gained momentum, Princess Diana visited the residents of Casey House, Toronto’s groundbreaking AIDS hospice. And everything about that visit, including Diana’s very public display of compassion and warmth, helped move … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, AIDS crisis, Alberta Theatre Projects, Casey House, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Guys in Disguise, Princess Diana, Stratford Festival
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A crime caper steals onto the stage: Arun Lakri’s Heist at the Citadel, a preview.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The play that starts previews this weekend at the Citadel defies the laws of probability, or teases them, in all kinds of ways. Heist, as you can’t not know from the title, is a crime caper, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Theatre Projects, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grand Theatre, Vertigo Theatre
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The Citadel announces their upcoming 60th anniversary season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Edmonton’s largest playhouse, which entered the scene 60 years ago, celebrates this anniversary — and an expanding repertoire of local, national, and international connections — in the 2025-2026 season unveiled Monday. At the centre of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2024-2025 season, Alberta Theatre Projects, Arts Club Theatre Company, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Stratford Festival, The Second City, Theatre Calgary
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Playwright Stephen Massicotte talks about Stars On Her Shoulders, his latest, premiering at Workshop West
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In 2002, a story of first love, a dreamscape looped against the horrific backdrop of World War I, changed the life of the graphic designer-turned-actor who’d “jumped into theatre cold.” as he puts it. Since its … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Theatre Projects, Edmonton theatre, Mary's Wedding, Stephen Massicotte, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, World War I history
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