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Looking back: Edmonton theatre in 2017
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Shakespeare In Love, the playful, sumptuously romantic opening gambit of Daryl Cloran’s first season as the Citadel’s new artistic director, took us into the world of 17th century London theatre. Crazy deadlines, fraught rehearsals, fragile egos, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broken Toys Theatre, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Hadestown, Hope and Hell Theatre, Impossible Mongoose, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University, MadFandango, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Theatre Network, Triffo Theatre, What It Is Theatre, Workshop West
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Holiday traditions in every size and shape
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Edmonton theatre knows that holiday traditions come in every size and shape, layer on layer, reimagined or reinvented. Have a gander at these: PANTO AND POST-PANTO PANTO At Fort Edmonton, starting tonight in the vintage Capitol … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Capitol Theatre, Christmas pantos, Citadel Club, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton holiday shows, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Rapid Fire Theatre, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network at the Roxy, Yednist, Zeidler Hall
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The Citadel’s A Christmas Carol: a new addition to the Scroogian gallery
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When a frozen man declares, with some heat, that “Christmas, sir, is a cheat!” you’re in the presence of a Christmas tradition. And there’s magic to it: Ebenezer Scrooge, the poster boy for last-minute heart thaws, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Christmas Carol, Bob Baker, Citadel Theatre, Ebenezer Scrooge, Edmonton theatre, Tom Wood, Wayne Paquette
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The road to hell is paved in song: Hadestown at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hell … yes! If you get yourself a ticket to the Underworld — and really you must! and soon! — you’ll be going to hell and back wrapped in a ravishing dream of love and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anaïs Mitchell, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Hadestown, New York Theatre Workshop, Rachel Chavkin
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Meet the god of the underworld himself: Patrick Page talks about Hadestown
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “And the wall keeps out the enemy/ And we build the wall to keep us free/ That’s why we build the wall….” In Hadestown, the Anaïs Mitchell musical that opens at the Citadel Thursday en route to Broadway, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anaïs Mitchell, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Hadestown, musical theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway, Orpheus and Eurydice, Patrick Page, Rachel Chavkin
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The high line to Hadestown
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “How to get to Hadestown/ You’ll have to take the long way down….” And as the world-weary god/narrator Hermes sings “there ain’t no compass, brother, ain’t no map.” Yes, the road to Hadestown is long, uncharted, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anaïs Mitchell, Broadway musicals, Citadel Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, folk opera, Hadestown, Natasha Pierre And The Great Comet Of 1812, New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway musicals, Orpheus and Eurydice, Rachel Chavkin
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Music, stories, cabaret, ‘infotainment’, opera, and plays: a weekend of trick and treat on Edmonton stages
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a musical journey that cuts to the soul of a turbulent history. In Freedom Singer, which arrives at the Citadel Club starting tonight as part of a cross-country tour, the Detroit-born Canadian musician Khari Wendell … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Club, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Khari Wendell McClelland, Roxy on Gateway, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network
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See “something Edmonton never gets to see” this week: Bibish de Kinshasa at L’UniThéâtre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Well, Edmonton, your theatre week is full of intriguing shows that “Edmonton never gets to see,” as L’UniThéâtre’s Brian Dooley puts it. *Starting Wednesday, L’UniThéâtre, our hospitable francophone theatre, is hosting a cabaret/play like no other. … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Annie Baker, Catch The Keys Productions, Citadel Theatre, Dead Centre of Town, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, L'UniThéâtre, La Cité francophone, Productions Hôtel-Motel, Roxy Performance Series, Studio Theatre, Theatre Network, ubuntu
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Igniting connections: a review of Ubuntu at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A son dreams nightly of his father. That’s how it starts. But what sets Ubuntu: The Cape Town Project on its zigzag course through two time periods 30 years apart is an inspired perpetual motion scene, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town theatre, Citadel Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, ubuntu
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