Tag Archives: Edmonton Fringe reviews

Focus, people! The Fringe rolls into its last weekend, already a record-busting edition

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Fringe Full of Stars goes into its final weekend with shiny news to share. As of Friday noon, the 11-day and night) 44th annual edition of our big 223-show summer theatre bash is already a record-buster. … Continue reading →

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The ticking explosive within! Bomb, a Fringe review

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

Bomb (Stage 4, MacEwan Fine Arts Walterdale Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a visceral absurdity about this clever, very dark multi-loaded stinger of a comedy that Pyretic Productions (well-named for its inflammatory proclivities), brings to the Fringe. And it’s … Continue reading →

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Five Fringe Holdovers at the Varscona Theatre

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the Varscona Theatre (aka BYOV stage 11), an intriguing lineup of five Fringe shows are held over Aug. 29 to 31. The Cabin on Bald Dune, the only one of the five I’ve seen, is … Continue reading →

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An update: The Answer Is (still) Fringe, and four of its top shows are held over

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Answer Is Fringe, the 42nd annual edition of Edmonton’s mighty summer theatre extravaganza, might end Sunday night. But don’t be alarmed that you will be left bereft in a universe full of unanswerable questions. A … Continue reading →

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O for a muse of ice! Kenneth Brown explores the bond between art, life, and puck in Life After Life After Hockey, a Fringe review

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Life After Life After Hockey (Stage 13, La Cité francophone) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “O for a muse of fire!” as Rink Rat Brown did not say under a prairie winter night sky in Life After Hockey. No, as Rink … Continue reading →

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Into the woods, where longing takes shape: Lia & Dor, a Fringe review

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Lia & Dor (Stage 3 (Nordic Studio Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Dreams and memories, not fairies, are caught in the web of “once upon a time” spun by Lia & Dor. In Cristina Tudor’s artful tale, inspired by Romanian … Continue reading →

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On the intricate loop of time: The Approach, a Fringe review

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

The Approach (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This unsettling, mysteriously intricate play by the Irish playwright/screenwriter Mark O’Rowe, is brought to the Fringe by Trunk Theatre, an Edmonton indie with an archive full of … Continue reading →

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Under the skin and into the bone: Anatomica, a Fringe review

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

Anatomica: A Comedy about Meat, Bones & The Skin You’re In (Stage 22, Holy Trinity Anglican Church) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a pinch you could call Anatomica standup. Maybe. In their weirdly captivating solo comedy, Portland’s Amica Hunter seems … Continue reading →

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The siren call of a thriller, built inside a comedy: The Cabin on Bald Dune, a Fringe review

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

The Cabin on Bald Dune (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this adept new thriller by Jezec Sanders, the set-up is comedy, with a slight undertow of mystery and a ripple of unease that play under its … Continue reading →

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Feeling better in a time of feeling bad: This Won’t Hurt, I Promise You. A Fringe review

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

This Won’t Hurt, I Promise (Stage 8, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) By Liz Nicholls. 12thnight.ca “I’m sorry about, you know…. says Elena Belyea, trailing off and gesturing vaguely towards, well, everything. “There is a lot to be mad about.” … Continue reading →

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