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The thrill of the unpredictable: Improvaganza is back at Rapid Fire Theatre

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The only truly predictable thing about Improvaganza, besides laughter (yours), is that it returns, every June — with an international array of improv talent who are all about spontaneity. I’m not making this up. Making stuff … Continue reading

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The Blank Who Stole Christmas: Rapid Fire Theatre’s original Christmas musical is back, with a different villain every show

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You’re a mean one, Mr. (Blank)… You’re as cuddly as a cactus/ You’re as charming as an eel….” They’ve always wanted a holiday tradition to call their own, a special Christmas show that, as Matt Schuurman … Continue reading

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How To Ruin The Holidays, a new feature film from improv stars Kevin Gillese and director Arlen Konopaki

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “At Christmas all roads lead home.” As the stand-up comedian heroine (Amber Nash) of How To Ruin The Holidays discovers, evasionary tactics may stall this inevitable Yuletide GPS, but it will not change the destination. There’s … Continue reading

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Excitement in a theatre town: you have to be there. Theatre possibilities this week

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca More proof, as if you needed any, that Edmonton is a theatre town: A week of exciting possibilities for your nights out. A Quebec thriller. A musical about the struggle to write a musical about the … Continue reading

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A world of uncertainty: a playground for improv. Dungeons, Dragons, and Die-Nasty

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a world of uncertainty, improv makes perfect sense. It’s no coincidence that in a crisis, award-winning artists in this improv-crazy theatre town have stepped up to the challenge, and improvised new ways to take performance … Continue reading

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What to see at Improvaganza: thoughts from sampler night

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Improvaganza is back — and with it the chance to be with people, onstage and off- who are making it up as they go along.  Rapid Fire Theatre’s 18th annual international extravaganza, which assembles top improv … Continue reading

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