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Couch dwellers arise! It’s a crazy week in Edmonton theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a week in Edmonton theatre that’s crazy with possibilities. Which is to say this is no time to be thinking of staying home, much less renewing your dibs on the couch. Two Edmonton theatres launch their … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, Karen Hines, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Theatre Network, U of A Studio Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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The delectable fun of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a glum age where the things to be serious about are piling up by the second, there is something inspirational about launching a season with a comedy whose airy architecture is built, rock solid, on … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Oscar Wilde, Shaw Festival, The Importance of Being Earnest
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‘A new bounce in its step’: The Importance of Being Earnest at the Citadel relocates to the ’50s. A preview
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The last time the distinguished director Jackie Maxwell was in town — working at the Citadel for the first time, amazingly, in 2018 — she brought to the stage a darkly funny, disturbing group portrait of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Oscar Wilde, Shaw Festival
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We’ve lost a giant: celebrating the life of Thomas Peacocke, the small-town kid who changed Canadian theatre
Last fall, theatre here and across the country sustained a huge blow with the passing ot Tom Peacocke at 89. It still seems hard to believe. In him the much diluted term “legacy” is restored to its full lustre and … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Genie Awards, National Theatre School, Studio Theatre, Torches Theatre, U of A drama department
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Play time! Prospects to intrigue you in the new season on Edmonton stages
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Answer Is Fringe, the 42nd annual edition of our giant summer theatre bash, with its 114,000 or so tickets sold, was a sign. Theatre is getting its groove back, after three hard years that have … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway Across Canada, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University theatre arts, Northern Light Theatre, Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Shadow Theatre, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Some things I learned at the Sterlings
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here are some things I learned at the sold-out 35th annual Sterling Awards bash Monday night, celebrating the season just past in Edmonton theatre. Written by April Banigan with co-hosts Matt Schuurman and Sue Goberdhan, directed by … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023 Sterling Awards, Azimuth Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Gordon's Big Bald Head, Grindstone Theatre, Guys in Disguise, Northern Light Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Tiny Bear Jaws, U of A drama department, Varscona Theatre
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And the 2022-2023 Sterling Awards go to …
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The season on Edmonton stages was toasted live and in person Monday night at the 35th annual Sterling Awards gala, for the first time at Edmonton Fringe Theatre headquarters — directed by Kate Ryan and hosted … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2023 Sterling Awards, Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Scona Alumni Theatre Company, Tiny Bear Jaws, Uniform Theatre
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The season in Edmonton theatre, part 2
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2022-2023 in Edmonton theatre (post-Fringe) was the season of … … a new home: Rapid Fire Theatre, Edmonton’s longest-running improv comedy, moved into spiffy, beautifully located, new place in Strathcona, the Exchange on 83rd Ave. … … Continue reading
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Tagged AuTash Productions, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Festival, Gender? I Hardly Know Them, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Pyretic Productions, RISER 2023, Shadow Theatre, SOUND OFF Festival, Theatre Network, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The season in Edmonton theatre, part 1
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2022-2023. It’s been a complicated season on Edmonton stages. That Destination Fringe last summer sold 95,000 tickets to shows was a tip-off that live theatre was gradually getting its mojo back. And in the fall, post-Fringe … Continue reading
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Tagged Amoris Projects, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Hit & Myth Productions, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Punctuate! Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Wild Side Productions, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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