Tag Archives: Christine Lesiak

The fine art of foolery: the return of Play The Fool, E-Town’s “festival of clown and physical comedy”

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Foolery, sir, doth walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.” – Twelfth Night III, i. Edmonton, we are about to have an outbreak — an eruption? an infiltration? invasion? effervescence? collision? conflagration? — … Continue reading →

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A legendary clown guru returns to the stage … in a box: Over Her Dead Body at Fringe Theatre Adventures

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’ve been spending a lot of time in a coffin lately,” says Jan Henderson cheerfully. “Talk about rubbing your nose in mortality.”  As a way to celebrate a return to the stage after 25 years, the … Continue reading →

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Play the Fool sends in the clowns

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Those that are fools, let them use their talents….” — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night An outbreak of clowns is at hand in this theatre town. And, as you’ll see at Play The Fool, the “festival of clown … Continue reading →

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