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An intriguing week in Edmonton theatre: go see a show
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s an intriguing week in Edmonton theatre. An influential festival that’s all about getting splashed by the next wave. Not one but two productions, from two vastly different companies, that tap into the rich and weird … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, ArtsHub Ortona, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest 2025, Rising Sun Theatre, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network
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Taking Wagner on a wild ride into the theatre: Andy Moro talks about designing Die Walküre at Edmonton Opera
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When we last saw them, a year ago in Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold on the Citadel’s Maclab stage, the gods were poised uneasily on the doom-laden threshold of their new home, Valhalla. The Rhine maidens were … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Die Walküre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Richard Wagner, Ring Cycle
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Get your festival on (and other theatre, too) this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a three-festival week in this theatre town (in addition to a much anticipated theatre revival and an intriguing opera experiment).The festive season is here, and the moment is at hand for you to venture forth … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Collider Festival, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Kids Fest, Nextfest 2024, St. Albert International Children's Festival, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Workshop West
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Your invitation into a world of dreams: Peter Hinton-Davis directs a chamber version of Das Rheingold at Edmonton Opera
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The dream is as epic as the world, and as small as … a ring. Das Rheingold, the opening gambit in Richard Wagner’s monumental four-opera Ring Cycle, is the grand finale of Edmonton Opera’s 60th anniversary … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Shaw Festival, The Ring Cycle, Wagner operas
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Merry, merry … further suggestions for your holiday entertainment this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This is the week you can get Santa to say Merry Christmas to you in a language of your choice — for $4.38 (including fees). It’s also the week you can go backstage in the notoriously … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Ballet Edmonton, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Festival Players, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shumka, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Prospero, Varscona Theatre, Whizgiggling Productions
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Look up! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s an opera singer on the roof: drive-in opera and other experiments from Edmonton Opera
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The thrill of live: it’s undeniable, yes, both for artists and their audiences who thrive on connection, the charge of closeness, of being part of a gathering. If we hadn’t fully realized it before, by default … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Jubilee Auditorium, Tim Yakimec
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When the curtain doesn’t open: strange nights without theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a strange feeling. I’ve spent most of my adult life encouraging people to go to live theatre. Exhorting people to share the excitement, the fun, the surprise, the laughter and the tears, the shared gasp, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bottom Line Productions, Broadway, Die-Nasty, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, Northern Light Theatre, Steppenwolf Theater, The Social Distancing Festival, Time Out New York, Varscona Theatre
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Nun but the brave: for your theatre habit, a grand assortment on E-town stages this weekes this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What is it with all the nuns on Edmonton stages this week? It’s a bumper crop, second to nun. In The Candidate at the Citadel, you will see two different heavenly examples, (in a sense … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Firefly Theatre and Circus, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Mayfield Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Script Salon
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