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‘Everyday horror’ mined for comedy: that’s Girl Brain, and they’re back
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s nothing like a pandemic to make a sketch comedy trio revel in being together again — in person, in a spanky theatre, rehearsing a new show, with a fog machine. “Where are we?” says Ellie … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, Roxy Theatre, sketch comedy, Theatre Network
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Inner critics be gone! Ellie Heath takes charge in Fake n’ Bake, a Fringe review
Fake n’ Bake (Stage 28, Lorne Cardinal Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a solo show for a likeable, vivacious woman, who arrives onstage to tell us a story, wow, trailing her own personal Greek chorus. They’re … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2022, Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2022, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Girl Brain, Roxy Theatre
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The Grindstone is ready to crack you up: the Comedy Fest is back
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a laughter-parched land, there is hope. After a year of set-backs, re-sets, contortionist pivots and ingenious work-arounds involving the great outdoors in all kinds of weather, the Grindstone Theatre in Old Strathcona launches … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton improv, Edmonton sketch comedy, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, Grindstone Theatre and Bistro, John Dore
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The experimental spirit lives on in Edmonton theatre, live and in unusual hybrids
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Calling the pandemic an “obstacle” to live theatre, or maybe a “challenge,” is a bit like saying COVID is the flu. The pandemic has had a devastating effect on an art whose raison d’être is the … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catalyst Theatre, Catch The Keys Productions, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Girl Brain, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Fox Den Collective, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Live theatre: has it found a footing on a platform instead of a stage in Zoom-laden times?
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A lifetime ago (March 25, 2020 to be precise), Malachite Theatre’s resourceful artistic director Benjamin Blyth explained to me that the company had borrowed an interactive online platform from the business world for a new venture. … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Reviews
Tagged Amoris Productions, Citadel Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Found Festival, Gender? I Hardly Know You, Girl Brain, Hit & Myth, Le Fixe Theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Malachite Theatre, Old Vic Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, RSC, Shakespeare By The Bow, Stratford Festival, Theatre Calgary, Zoom theatre
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Girl Brain goes the (social) distance in a new series of online comedy sketches
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Proposition: there is a funny side to everything. If you approach from oblique angles. While Ellie Heath was spending a month in quarantine at her mom’s place, she overheard a rambunctious maternal Zoom cocktail get-together. “Mom … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catapult Pictures, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, sketch comedy
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“Embrace your weirdness”: the world as seen by Girl Brain, coming to the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Overheard out in the real world — a cafe maybe, or a wine bar: Three women at the next table are laughing uproariously. “That’s a sketch!” floats your way through the air, like a winged mantra. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, House Series, Roxy Performance Series, sketch comedy
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Happy Valentine’s champagne and a show: where to take your date to celebrate
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Of all the high holidays, the one that shares a name with a variety of massacres and martyrdoms is coming up. It’s also the ultimate date night. So in order to celebrate romance, there are a … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Capitol Theatre, Chinook Series, Citadel Club, Citadel Theatre, Damien Atkins, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Festival, Farren Timoteo, Fort Edmonton Park, Girl Brain, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, Send in the Girls Burlesque, Studio Theatre, Theatre Network
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