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May your days be merry and bright … thoughts on the 2025 A Christmas Carol at the Citadel

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca On the opening night of A Christmas Carol this past week at the Citadel it started to snow big time; all fall it hadn’t, not really, not till that very evening. And it felt like a … Continue reading

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There’ll be much mistletoe-ing and hearts will be glowing … the festive season begins on Edmonton stages

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Some day soon we all will be together….” This week, actually, the festive season onstage can now officially begin. •Ebenezer Scrooge (John Ullyatt), a misanthrope with a frozen heart will stride briskly onto the Citadel’s Maclab … Continue reading

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‘The perfectly imperfect holiday’: Vinyl Cafe The Musical premieres at the Citadel, a review

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Vinyl Cafe The Musical, the new Canadian holiday musical premiering at the Citadel in a Daryl Cloran production, is a cool idea bravely built on a double challenge. On one hand it’s an homage to a … Continue reading

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Vinyl Cafe: The Musical. Stuart McLean’s beloved characters come to life in the Citadel’s new holiday musical, a preview

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the new Canadian holiday musical that premieres next week at the Citadel, characters we know well do something they’ve never done before. They step out of the radio and off the page — and, for … Continue reading

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A week of bounty in Edmonton theatre, a 12thnight survey

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a week of bounty in Edmonton theatre (your biggest problem is choice). Much-awaited new plays are premiering and so is a full-bodied multi-generational dance/theatre extravaganza. A gem of a new musical continues its run. Continuing … Continue reading

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Tragedy and queer joy: Hayley Moorhouse’s Tough Guy, a preview

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Do you remember where you were when you heard …? There are moments in life when you know your answer will be instantly available in your memory, forever. Hayley Moorhouse, whose new play Tough Guy premieres Thursday … Continue reading

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The magic of … stuff and a lovable show about that: Big Stuff at the Citadel, a review

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s magic in … stuff. In the way it accumulates, for one thing. In the way it shrugs off mere utility like lint off a lapel. In the emotional alchemy that transforms junk — old pens, … Continue reading

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To keep or not to keep, that is the question: Baram and Snieckus bring Big Stuff to the Citadel, a preview

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You go through life accumulating stuff, you know you do. Stuff that looks as innocuous as a tea cup or a broken toaster but comes wrapped in emotional ribbon. Stuff that connects you to people or … Continue reading

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On the street where she lived, stories from childhood: Morningside Road, a new Celtic musical, premieres at Shadow

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The through-line of Mhairi Berg’s childhood was stories — fascinating, first-hand stories told to her by her Scottish grandmother about growing up in Edinburgh. “I didn’t realize how important they were to me,” says Berg, “But … Continue reading

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A big birthday weekend of theatre in Edmonton. A little 12thnight survey

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •Opening tonight: Northern Light’s 50th anniversary season, with a new Trevor Schmidt production of The Pink Unicorn — a solo play by the American writer Elise Forier Edie whose timeliness has only escalated in the decade … Continue reading

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