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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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Christmas Carol, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre
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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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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Girl Brain, Grindstone Theatre, LightningCloud Productions, MacEwan University theatre arts, Mayfield Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Paper Crown Theatre, Puddle of Mud, Rapid Fire Theatre, Teatro Live!, Varscona Theatre, Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
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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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, CBC Radio, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, The Vinyl Cafe
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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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, CBC Radio, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Stuart McLean, The Vinyl Cafe
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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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Tagged Biederman Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton Repertory Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mile Zero Dance, Persistent Myth Productions, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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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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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Persistent Myth Productions, RISER, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Grindstone Theatre, Shadow Theatre
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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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Playwrights Network, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada
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