Tag Archives: Edmonton theatre

Happy 4-5-9 Will! Brush up your Shakespeare with our quiz

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You get to know a lot of people in 459 years. And vice versa. It’s Shakespeare’s birthday today. And the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, evicted from their usual home in Hawrelak Park for a three-YEAR City of … Continue reading →

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An incandescent performance in the kingdom of ice: A Hundred Words For Snow, a review

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We surround an ice floe that seems to float in a sea of white. It’s overhung by translucent icicles. And there on a pillar of ice, lit from within, is an urn. Alison Yanota’s design for … Continue reading →

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Can you use it in a sentence? The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee spells f-u-n

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We hear the word. We breathe. We Wait. Unlike idiots we ideate….” — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Don’t you love it when there’s ideation? Enough, though, of omphaloskepsis. You can have a lot of … Continue reading →

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Coming of age in a warming world: meet Dayna Lea Hoffmann, the star of A Hundred Words For Snow

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It doesn’t feel that long ago since I was 15,” says Dayna Lea Hoffmann. “I look back and it was nearly 10 years ago….” “This is me kissing my youth goodbye,” she says at the advanced … Continue reading →

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Living a love story in real life, with real-life obstacles to a happy ending: First Métis Man of Odesa, at the Citadel

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca First Metis Man of Odesa, opening at the Citadel April 27, is at its heart a love story, ignited by a chance spark — a “something between us” — in a theatre across the world from … Continue reading →

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A romcom fantasy in need of songs: Pretty Woman The Musical at the Jube, a review

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Pretty Woman the Musical, that arrived Tuesday at the Jube in a Broadway Across Canada touring production, there are two characters you can’t take your eyes off. There’s fun to be had when they’re onstage; … Continue reading →

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Can you spell p-a-n-d-e-m-o-n-i-u-m? Grindstone Theatre is doing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At Grindstone Theatre they launch festivals, one after the other, indoors or out — devoted to sketch or stand-up, improv or disco, even mural painting. They celebrate Pride and Fringe in a big way, and all … Continue reading →

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Feelin the noize: Rock of Ages at the Mayfield, a review

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the immortal words of Whitesnake “I don’t know where I’m going. But I sure know where I’ve been….” And, hey, there’s a big-ass Broadway musical at the Mayfield to take you there. Back to the … Continue reading →

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Portrait of an artist: putting time on hold in Dead in the Water, a new solo play (with music). A review

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening moment of Dead in the Water, an exuberant woman bursts through a door and onto the stage. She’s dressed for showbiz, white silk suit and red lipstick but minus shoes, oddly. And she … Continue reading →

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Spring up and out, to E-town theatre this weekend

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Spring forward (and out) to the theatre this weekend. You’re in the right city for that…. See a new play (with music). See a Broadway musical (two different vintages, two different stages). See a See a … Continue reading →

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