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‘Ya gotta spin to win’: Rumpelstiltskin, Alberta Musical Theatre. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Ya gotta spin to win,” sings the be-sequinned hustler TV host (Jayden Leung) in the opening number of Rumpelstiltskin. And, hey, it turns out that if you’ve already got a good thing going, you gotta spin … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Musical Theatre Company, Brothers Grimm, Edmonton theatre, Rumpelstiltskin, theatre for young audiences, Varscona Theatre
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A new musical for the mouthy red-haired orphan from Green Gables: Bridget Ryan’s OH, ANNE! at Theatre Network
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The original musical comedy that launches the new ‘Roxy Remixed’ season at Theatre Network this week has a heroine for our Moment: optimistic, fanciful, plucky, un-squelchable. Anne with an ‘e’, the mouthy red-haired orphan from P.E.I, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anne of Green Gables, Canmore, Carter-Ryan Gallery and Live Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Jason Carter
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Charm (and 32 hits from the ’60s and ’70s): The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On, at the Mayfield, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The frothy musical currently running at the Mayfield is one of those fizzy, light-headed entertainments that remind you what fun it can be to have an evening at the theatre ruled by charm. Charm and hit songs … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Wonderettes
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It’s play time in Edmonton theatres: the new season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey Edmonton, it’s time to come out and play! The new theatre season is starting. And it enters buoyed by cheering news from our grand-slam summer theatre festival: the 45th annual Fringe sold a heart-lifting 142,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Musical Theatre Company, Carter-Ryan Theatre, Catalyst Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan Theatre Arts, Mayfield Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, NUOVa Vocal Arts, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre
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SWAN? returns home, to the festival where it hatched, to celebrate its hundredth performance
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca SWAN? has flown the world. Lauren Brady’s dark bouffon/ballet clown comedy has alighted at the world’s biggest fringe festivals, in Edinburgh and Adelaide, twice, and won awards from the High Commission of Canada and the Beaverbrook … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Knees Studios, clown theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre
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It’s a record-breaker! The curtain comes down on Fringe Unforgettable, the 45th annual edition of our big crazy summer theatre festival
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After 11 days and nights Fringe Unforgettable, the 45th annual edition of our big insomniac summer theatre binge, will exit the stage (all 38 of its stages, to be precise) Sunday night. And it will take … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2026, News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Dirty Fish Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe 2026, Rapid Fire Theatre
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Tips for your final weekend fling with Fringe Unforgettable
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Fringe Unforgettable goes into its final weekend with news as sunny as the weather’s supposed to be. Mid-week, the 45th annual edition of our mighty summer theatre bash had sold 4,500 more tickets to its 209 … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Fringe 2026
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Andrea House, Cousins in Law Productions, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe 2026, Grindstone Theatre, Guys in Disguise, Rua Theatre, Staged Theatre Productions, Stardust Players, Thought Train, Trunk Theatre, Uniform Theatre, Walters & Watt
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And this just in … update on Fringe holdovers, in four locations including Grindstone Comedy Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The might-have-seen wistfulness that always accompanies the end of the Fringe (which comes Sunday night) is giving you some relief next week. As already announced (read about it here), some of the Fringe’s hot-ticket shows will … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe 2026, Fringe holdovers, Grindstone Comedy Theatre
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The clowns from corporate head office are here: GERALD, a Fringe review
Gerald (Stage 20, Mile Zero Dance Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The outreach department of Gerald Corp, one of the galaxy’s biggest energy companies, has sent two recruiters through space to find us humans. Please stand by. Lucky us! We’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight, Bad Knees Studios, clown theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe 2026, HEYwire Theatre
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