Tag Archives: Guys in Disguise

And back at the castle: a radio play version of Guys in Disguise’s Dragula

Posted on August 18, 2020 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It sounds like a sublime punchline: a drag show, in all its be-wigged glam-frocked glory, as a radio play? True, there’s a certain captivating perversity about the Guys in Disguise revival of their hit Fringe show … Continue reading →

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Can the future be gender-free? Nick Green’s new comedy Happy Birthday Baby J wonders. Meet the playwright.

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When Nick Green moved to Toronto 10 years ago this month, Edmonton theatre sustained a double loss. There was Green the charismatic young actor (and U of A theatre grad) we’d seen in Catalyst’s Frankenstein musical … Continue reading →

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Don we now our gay apparel: With Bells On is back, in festive mode

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The glamorous lives of drag queens (to be cont’d….). It’s Sunday morning. And Darrin Hagen is in an unheated garage in Belgravia looking for a disco ball, the official Guys in Disguise disco ball. “We must … Continue reading →

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Back in the fairy ring: Flora & Fawna Have Beaver Fever (and so does Fleurette). A Fringe review

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Flora & Fawna Have Beaver Fever (and so does Fleurette), Stage 12 (Varscona Theatre) “Thank you and welcome for coming,” says Fawna, gamely trying to overcome natural melancholy and achieve stage vivacity. She’s one of the … Continue reading →

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Put on your bridal face. Don’t Frown At The Gown, a Fringe review

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Don’t Frown At The Gown (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) A monster mother stands like a Colossus (in size 13 pumps) astride the latest from Guys in Disguise, Don’t Frown At The Gown, by the team of … Continue reading →

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The Tudor period: heads of state in wigs. 2 Queens & A Joker: A Fringe review

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2 Queens & A Joker (Stage 17, The Roxy on Gateway) It’s been a while (OK, a decade) since Guys in Disguise, those flamboyant cultural historians, applied themselves to the Tudor period, famous for its strong … Continue reading →

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Puck Bunnies: a guest Fringe review by Marc Horton

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Puck Bunnies (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) By Marc Horton Do not confuse a puck bunny with a buckle bunny. The former is sexually obsessed with hockey players while the latter feels the same way about rodeo cowboys. Badge bunnies want to … Continue reading →

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