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Eager-beaver thespians at the manger: two Christmas shows from Dammitammy and Whizgiggling Productions
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
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Tagged 12night.ca, Christmas shows, Dammitammy Productions, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Nativity Story. Whizgiggling Productions
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We Had A Girl Before You: what happened to her? A new Gothic thriller opens the Northern Light season
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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, gothic thrillers, Guys in Disguise, Northern Light Theatre, Trevor Schmidt, Westbury Theatre
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Canada as a work-in-progress: All That Binds Us at Azimuth Theatre
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 12thnight.ca, Akpik Theatre, Azimuth Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Jenny Rodgers, Reneltta Arluk
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All That Binds Us: a new Azimuth Theatre creation ponders connection in a fragmented world
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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Akpik Theatre, Azimuth Theatre, Banff Centre, Chromatic Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Reneltta Arluk, Westbury Theatre
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Tracks: choose your route in an online theatre adventure from Amoris Projects
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 12thnight.ca, Amoris Projects, Catch The Keys Productions, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Nextfest
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Theatre heartbreak: a summer without the Edmonton Fringe
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 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre
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The Digital Fringe: Chase Padgett’s bright idea for tough times
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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canadian Fringe festivals, Chase Padgett, Digital Fringe, digital theatre, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre
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It’s show time in Edmonton theatre: what to not miss this season on E-town stages
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
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Tagged 2019-2020 theatre season, Azimuth Theatre, Blarney Productions, Bright Young Things, Broadway Across Canada, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Impossible Mongoose, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Todd Babiak, Varscona Theatre Ensemble, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, You Are Here Theatre
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A new adventure, fringe-style: two young actors are turning director at the Edmonton Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One of the durable strengths of the Edmonton Fringe — something that sets it apart from the legion of fringe spin-offs across the continent — is its organic rooting in the theatre community here. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2017
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brendan Gall, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Evan Hall, Fringe theatre, Kendra Connor, Matt Murray, Toronto Fringe
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