Tag Archives: Fringe theatre

Expanse 2021, the festival of bodies in motion, moves online

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Creating more space.” It’s a phrase that recurs like a mantra, and an invitation, when Azimuth Theatre’s two new co-artistic producers Sue Goberdhan and Morgan Yamada talk about this year’s Expanse Festival, opening tonight on an … Continue reading →

Posted in Previews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Expanse 2021, the festival of bodies in motion, moves online

Making indie theatre just got less lonely: RISER goes national and comes to Edmonton

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Even at the best of times (which I think we can all agree this is not) It’s hard, high-risk work producing indie theatre. Bright creative innovative ideas that find their natural habitat in independent theatre arrive … Continue reading →

Posted in Features | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Making indie theatre just got less lonely: RISER goes national and comes to Edmonton

Eager-beaver thespians at the manger: two Christmas shows from Dammitammy and Whizgiggling Productions

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Holiday shows come in all shapes and sizes (and degrees of fa-la-la-la-la and levity), as well you know. And since this year you’ll be home decking the  halls (and not your irritating second-cousins, after 3 eggnogs), … Continue reading →

Posted in Previews | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Eager-beaver thespians at the manger: two Christmas shows from Dammitammy and Whizgiggling Productions

We Had A Girl Before You: what happened to her? A new Gothic thriller opens the Northern Light season

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca O no O no…. Don’t look through that keyhole. And don’t open that door. Trevor Schmidt’s new gothic thriller looks through that keyhole, and  opens that door (and the Northern Light Theatre season), Friday. In We … Continue reading →

Posted in Previews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on We Had A Girl Before You: what happened to her? A new Gothic thriller opens the Northern Light season

Canada as a work-in-progress: All That Binds Us at Azimuth Theatre

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight There has likely never been a more all-inclusive welcome to a piece of theatre than the one we get from Kit (Sheldon Elter), our “guide of sorts,” in the opening moments of All That Binds Us. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Canada as a work-in-progress: All That Binds Us at Azimuth Theatre

All That Binds Us: a new Azimuth Theatre creation ponders connection in a fragmented world

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a thought with special reverb in a world of fragmentation, enforced distance, separation, isolation: “People don’t want perfection; they want connection,” declares Reneltta Arluk, director of All That Binds Us, premiering Friday in a live … Continue reading →

Posted in Previews | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on All That Binds Us: a new Azimuth Theatre creation ponders connection in a fragmented world

Tracks: choose your route in an online theatre adventure from Amoris Projects

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It started out as an ambulatory theatre adventure. Tracks let its audiences loose to wander in an unexpected assortment of rooms and spaces — a theatre box office, dressing rooms, bathrooms, the playwright’s car — to … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Previews | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Tracks: choose your route in an online theatre adventure from Amoris Projects

Theatre heartbreak: a summer without the Edmonton Fringe

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s the saddest of theatre news: brace yourself, Edmonton, for a summer without the Fringe. The upcoming 39th edition of our mighty Fringe, slated for Aug. 13 to 23, has been cancelled. The (250) shows cannot … Continue reading →

Posted in News/Views | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Theatre heartbreak: a summer without the Edmonton Fringe

The Digital Fringe: Chase Padgett’s bright idea for tough times

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Fringe has always been a lab for bright ideas. That’s why the people love it; that’s what it’s for, this bright idea hatched in Edmonton 38 summers ago. So here’s a new one, from Fringe … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, News/Views | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Digital Fringe: Chase Padgett’s bright idea for tough times

It’s show time in Edmonton theatre: what to not miss this season on E-town stages

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “That was what had been missing from his life all these years. His career, his city, this bonehead province. Mythic Power.” — The Garneau Block. In Todd Babiak’s wry and funny novel The Garneau Block, reborn … Continue reading →

Posted in News/Views, Previews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on It’s show time in Edmonton theatre: what to not miss this season on E-town stages