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KaldrSaga: the secret lives of gods and heroes in Cardiac’s genial storytelling pub show. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Tell me a story” (preferably “funny but dark”). And make it snappy. Hey, what are friends for? In KaldrSaga: A Queer Tavern Drama For A Midwinter’s Night, Harley Morison’s free-wheeling new pub show for Cardiac Theatre, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12tnight.ca, Cardiac Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Harley Morison, Norse mythology, The Almanac
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Minerva, Queen of the Handcuffs: a woman trapped in a man’s world
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “In life you feel you’re trapped in a situation and there’s no out, no gap, no light. Everyone can relate to that feeling of being stuck, in some way…. There’s a real-ness to that.” — Miranda … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, Edmonton theatre, escapology, Ghostwriter Theatre, magic shows, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network
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Hoist a pint, tell a tale: Cardiac Theatre’s KaldrSaga at The Almanac
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the dead of winter in dark northern cities, humans put on their boots and gravitate to pubs. There they congregate, hoist beer, and tell tales. That time-honoured oral tradition is honoured in the play/ storytelling … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Cardiac Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Norse mythology, storyteller theatre, The Almanac
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The Malachite Macbeth haunts a church: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this the mournful post-festive season, there is something more than a little unnerving about entering a vaulted dimly lit chamber, to the wail of a single violin. The shadows of a pale, spectral giant tree … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Benjamin Blyth, Edmonton theatre, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Macbeth, Malachite Theatre, Shakespeare tragedies
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They rise again: The Malachites are back with Macbeth
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “When shall we three meet again/ In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” chant the Witches in the opening moment of Shakespeare’s fleet, dark, violent Macbeth. Or in snow? Yes, Malachite Theatre, a London/Canada collective whose mission … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Benjamin Blyth, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Macbeth, Malachite Theatre, Norns, William Shakespeare
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It’s back! The 12thnight holiday theatre quiz
On the brink of a new year, hoist a glass to our unstoppable theatre artists, check out our 12thnight review of 2018 theatre highlights, and take our annual holiday theatre quiz. By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Which of the following productions … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, holiday quiz
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The year in Edmonton theatre: looking back on 2018
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Neil Grahn’s The Comedy Company, an infantry division of First World War fighting men, amidst the nightmare of unremitting horrors, are ordered to create light-hearted musical comedy They are a hit; they tour the Western … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, top shows of 2018
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Abandon your grinch, all ye who enter here: holiday shows on E-town stages this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Give yourself a holiday treat this week. This week on E-town stages, you can feel the holiday spirit in a live radio play (It’s A Wonderful Life), a Christmas panto (Little Red Riding Hood), or a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Blunt Entertainment, Capitol Theatre, Christmas pantos, Christmas shows, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Grindstone Theatre, It's A Wonderful Life, live radio plays, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network, Theatre of the New Heart, Whizgiggling Productions
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Hanging our obsessions on the tannenbaum: Oh! Christmas Tree. A guest review by Todd Babiak
By Todd Babiak Those who love Christmas tend to have trouble empathizing with those who — for no solid religious or cultural reasons — don’t feel it. From Charlie Brown and The Grinch to Ebenezer Scrooge and the incontinent drunk … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blunt Entertainment, Brian Deedrick, Christmas shows, Conni Massing, Edmonton theatre, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network, Theatre of the New Heart
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Merry Merry quite contrary: the Christmas spirit up against resistance, 4 festive shows on E-town stages this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Merry Merry quite contrary. Some are born with the festive spirit; some achieve it, and some have it thrust upon ’em. And sometimes, as you know, seasonal high spirits have to be released (or wrestled down) … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight, Backstage Theatre, Ballet Edmonton, Christmas pageants, Edmonton dance, Edmonton theatre, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre, Whizgiggling Productions
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