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The rats are back in a new show! Rat Academy 2: Gnaw and Order at Nextfest, a preview

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a way to have yourself an existential crisis (or at least an emotional breakdown): be a rat, in Alberta. When we last met the stars of Rat Academy, a pair of rats on the lam … Continue reading →

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A clown in the gender war: Larry. A Fringe review.

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Larry (Stage 36, La Cité Auditorium) Larry is one of those shows that will make you laugh, out loud and often, for reasons that you will never be able to quite explain to others. Or even to … Continue reading →

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A legendary clown guru returns to the stage … in a box: Over Her Dead Body at Fringe Theatre Adventures

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’ve been spending a lot of time in a coffin lately,” says Jan Henderson cheerfully. “Talk about rubbing your nose in mortality.”  As a way to celebrate a return to the stage after 25 years, the … Continue reading →

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