Tag Archives: Citadel Theatre

The moment of truth for a country: Children of God, a musical about the ripple effect of residential schools

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the musical that opens at the Citadel Thursday, you’ll meet a smart kid with potential and hopes, a dreamer with a sense of possibility. And then school happens. You’ll meet Tom years later, in a … Continue reading →

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Gimme gimme gimme … the past! How can I resist you? Mamma Mia! at the Citadel, a review

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We’ve done it all before, now we’re back to get some more….” Mamma Mia! There: you’re looking at two words that, just on sight, will weasel their way into your brain, and unlock an entire archive … Continue reading →

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Mamma Mia, here we go again! Meet director Ashlie Corcoran

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life… It is no surprise to find that the director of a certain big full-bodied jukebox musical — you may have heard of it — opening … Continue reading →

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“Reimagining” the Citadel: Daryl Cloran announces a new season

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Reimagine” is the rallying cry at Edmonton’s largest playhouse as it turns 53 next season. Artistic director Daryl Cloran unveiled the upcoming Citadel season, the second he’s fashioned for the company, in the Club cabaret Monday … Continue reading →

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Remembering dad: Empire of the Son is an artful memoir of a tempestuous father-son relationship. A review

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “For a long time I did not like my father,” says the puckish, elegantly moustached figure before us in Empire of the Son. Like? Hmmm.… Who among us hasn’t felt the disconcerting ripple of a thought … Continue reading →

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A wealth of choices on Edmonton stages this weekend (the groundhog needs to get out more)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The existentialists were right. Our real problem, ladies and gentlemen, isn’t hypothermia. It’s choice. There’s a wealth of possibilities on Edmonton stages: consider the weekend possibilities.  •“Now give three cheers and one cheer more for the … Continue reading →

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The complex lives of fathers and sons: Empire of the Son comes to the Citadel Club

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the hit touring show that arrives Thursday in the Citadel Club, a son tells the story of a remote, unapproachable father: his own.  Countries get adopted, and left behind; continents get crossed — and so, … Continue reading →

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In an uncertain world, The Humans takes us home for Thanksgiving dinner: a review of the Citadel/ Canadian Stage production

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I wish you had more of a view,” says a mother to her irritated younger daughter in The Humans, surveying the alley from the sole window of a run-down duplex in lower Manhattan. Later in Stephen … Continue reading →

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At the Citadel, a new focus for developing new plays

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The fun of a block party is the unpredictable  mix of people who live in proximity, get included, and show up to play. Block Party is the nickname, and “community” the theme of the inaugural edition … Continue reading →

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The terrors of family life: Jackie Maxwell directs The Humans at the Citadel

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I thought I’d be settled by my age, but, man, it never ends…. Dontcha think it should cost less to be alive?” Now there’s an open-ended question for the angsty existentialists among you. It’s put to … Continue reading →

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