Tag Archives: Edmonton theatre

Northern Light Theatre at 51: a new ‘Life Takes A Turn’ season

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At a crossroads: Northern Light Theatre turns 51 next season with a trio of plays about characters poised, or stuck, or shoved into the intersection where big life changes unexpectedly happen. The “Life Takes A Turn” … Continue reading →

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Deserters: the alternate reality of Kenneth T. Williams’ new play, at U of A Studio Theatre. A preview

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “They get to do the fun stuff!” says Kenneth T. Williams of the sparky characters, all female, in his new play, getting its world premiere Thursday at the U of A’s Studio Theatre. In Deserters, says … Continue reading →

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Violent kids, bad parents? These Words Like Daggers: A Chamber Opera For Gertrude, at Springboards

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “These words like daggers enter in mine ears….” Hamlet, III, iv, the Closet Scene What happens when you look at the world, and the violence perpetrated by kids, through the lens of their (shocked, or appalled, … Continue reading →

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‘O god, I need this job’. A Chorus Line at MacEwan, a review

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There is something so moving about seeing what 17 talented young theatre up-and-comers under an expert director bring to a classic. And the 50-year-old musical that’s the season finale and showcase for MacEwan University theatre arts’ … Continue reading →

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We are haunted by our losses: Phantom Limbs at Expanse

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I want to tell you about a haunting and mysterious play I saw last weekend at the Expanse Fest. Phantom Limbs is one of those experiences that move into your mind and lodge there. It’s a … Continue reading →

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What I did for love: A Chorus Line, Jim Guedo’s farewell production at MacEwan

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The musical that opens tonight on MacEwan University’s Triffo stage takes us into the individual lives, the hopes, the desperate dreams, the sacrifices of Broadway dancers, that anonymous ensemble of high-kickers who do it — or … Continue reading →

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Two years and 51 servings later … The Butter Chicken Odyssey at Springboards New Play Festival, a preview

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a vision quest. It’s a challenge. It’s a journey of discovery beyond the menu and into a South-Asian cultural inheritance. It’s an expedition into the woods (well, Mill Woods) to satisfy a hunger, to re-discover … Continue reading →

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Celebrating playmakers: Springboards, Workshop West’s signature new play festival, is back

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Springboards springs back this week. And with it our chance to catch new Canadian plays-in-progress, a whole bunch of them at every stage of their evolution, as they meet an audience — us! — for the … Continue reading →

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‘Gotta go make some hi-story’: The Revolutionists at Shadow, a review

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Revolutionists, a comedy (well, “mostly a comedy” as billed) by the American playwright Lauren Gunderson, on stage in the Shadow Theatre season, is bookended with a killer sound effect: the storied metallic swoosh of the … Continue reading →

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The mysterious presence of absence: Kristi Hansen’s Phantom Limbs at Expanse Fest 2026, a preview

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a great mystery at the heart of Kristi Hansen’s Phantom Limbs, opening Saturday at the Expanse Festival. It’s the uncanny way the past haunts the present. It has to do with the resonating presence in … Continue reading →

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