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Mieko Ouchi: meet the Citadel’s new associate artistic director
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Stepping down and stepping up … on the same day.” That’s how Mieko Ouchi describes the double-sided moment in late November when Concrete Theatre announced her departure and the Citadel announced her arrival. It was dramatic … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, Mieko Ouchi, RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Program
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A Christmas Carol for our time: the Citadel brings its production to you, at home
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Some day soon we all will be together/ If the fates allow/ Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow…. If there ever was a Christmas carol for 2020, it’s got to be Have Yourself A Merry Little … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight, A Christmas Carol, Alpacalypse Productions, Charles Dickens, Christmas shows, Citadel Theatre, Daryl Cloral, David van Belle, Edmonton theatre, Raoul Bhatt
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Three days from opening, Mary’s Wedding is on hold at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After a day of investigating the implications of the Alberta government’s perplexing new restrictions announced Tuesday afternoon, the Citadel Theatre has decided to postpone its upcoming live production of Mary’s Wedding: A Metis Love Story, which … Continue reading
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So, is he married yet? A Brimful of Asha, live at the Citadel. A 12thnight review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You are here,” the engaging title character tells us with a smile at the start of A Brimful of Asha, “to help me sort out my son.” The son smiles too, and rolls his eyes. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Ravi Jain, Why Not Theatre
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The experimental spirit lives on in Edmonton theatre, live and in unusual hybrids
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Calling the pandemic an “obstacle” to live theatre, or maybe a “challenge,” is a bit like saying COVID is the flu. The pandemic has had a devastating effect on an art whose raison d’être is the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catalyst Theatre, Catch The Keys Productions, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Girl Brain, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Fox Den Collective, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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A Brimful of Asha: a son, a mother, and a culture gap onstage at the Citadel. Meet co-creator and Canadian theatre star Ravi Jain.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of an emerging theatre career must be in want of a wife. (A wife arranged by his mother). We now take you back a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Horizon Series LIVE!, Mieko Ouchi, Ravi Jain, Tarragon Theatre, Why Not Theatre
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Hands across the border: the Citadel and a Chicago international new play festival
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Tonight at 6 p.m., Zoom brings us, live, an unusual collaboration, cross-border in both its production and subject matter. A Distinct Society, by the Canadian-born New York-based playwright/director Kareem Fahmy, who’s of Egyptian extraction, represents Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, Edmonton theatre, International Voices Project, Kareen Fahmy, Nicole St. Martin, Silk Road Rising
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A Brimful of Asha: the generation gap in living colour onstage at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Nobody knows better than your mom what you should be doing that you aren’t doing, or what you shouldn’t be doing that you are doing, or what you’re putting off doing (like getting married before it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Horizon Series LIVE!, Mieko Ouchi, Ravi Jain, Why Not Theatre
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An Exceptional Night In With Lucy Darling: get Zoomed on magic and mixology
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For an awful moment, says Lucy Darling brightly, “I thought this was one of those terrible juice box events!” No fear, my (socially distanced) friends. When you’re a guest at L.D.’s magic comedy show An Exceptional … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Carisa Hendrix, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, fire eating, Lucy Darling, magic shows
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The Horizon Series LIVE! At the Citadel, the return to live continues
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Lights up. Gather ‘round (in a socially distanced way, of course). The Citadel continues its return to live in-person performance with the three-show series announced Thursday. Horizon Series LIVE! is a trio of small-cast productions programmed … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Horizon Series LIVE!, live theatre, Ravi Jain, Silk Road Rising, Stephen Massicotte
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