Tag Archives: Citadel Theatre

Behind the razzle, a haunting tale of the Jazz Age dreamer foiled: The Great Gatsby at the Citadel. A review

Posted on November 6, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Citadel is throwing a bash, a veritable explosion of sequins, feathered headdresses, sparkly fringes, champagne cocktails — and an onstage band that plays “Let’s misbehave!” like they mean it. As Nick Carraway, our wry, appealingly … Continue reading →

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What to see: Edmonton, you have stellar choices onstage this weekend

Posted on November 5, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You can’t be thinking about staying home, not this weekend. Edmonton, you have a stellar array of choices for nights out at the theatre this weekend. A much anticipated new stage adaptation of The Great Gatsby, … Continue reading →

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Read the chicken bones: A big opening night in Edmonton theatre

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Let’s start with what you say….You say I fly in a mortar and pestle, sweeping a broom behind me to cover my tracks, eating naughty children, their fingers, legs, and guts, their earlobes, and, best of all, … Continue reading →

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All your questions answered: Edmonton theatre this weekend

Posted on September 25, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This is the week you can have your most persistent, long-standing questions answered from the stage. Here’s an introductory short-term small-scale answer to a question it may not have occurred to you to ask: where has … Continue reading →

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It’s play time in Edmonton theatres: the new season

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey Edmonton, it’s time to come out and play! The new theatre season is starting. And it enters buoyed by cheering news from our grand-slam summer theatre festival: the 45th annual Fringe sold a heart-lifting 142,000 … Continue reading →

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The season on Edmonton stages, highlights part two

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a tumultuous season, Edmonton theatre got shaken and stirred: big changes, big news,  big anniversaries celebrated, experiments, a homecoming…. Start with that. After years in exile, the Freewill Shakespeare Festival came home to Heritage Amphitheatre … Continue reading →

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The season on Edmonton stages, highlights part one

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Life of Pi, which launched the Citadel’s 60th anniversary season, the Indian teenager who finally washes ashore after an ocean-crossing with a Royal Bengal tiger, gets grilled by skeptics about his amazing story of survival. … Continue reading →

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And the 2025-2026 Sterling Awards go to …

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Two high-contrast fairy tales — one a small-scale, whimsical musical love story with Fringe origins and the other a large-scale, fizzy 20-year-old Broadway musical —  proved the top choice of jurors at the 37th annual Sterling … Continue reading →

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Spell it, don’t sell it. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Citadel, a review

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the age of auto-correct, when the distinction between ‘their’ and ‘they’re’ has vanished into the mists of time — consider the kids in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, whose claims on glory depend … Continue reading →

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A June week on E-town stages: two festivals, a multi-character solo show, a drag queen extravaganza, a Pride party …

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A June week in Edmonton theatre: for starters, two festivals, a virtuoso solo show in which one extremely agile actor plays 40 (!) characters, an evening with local drag royalty, a big Pride block party. •The … Continue reading →

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