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A gay sitcom with a dark undertow: Darrin Hagen’s 10 Funerals at Shadow Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The stage (designer: Even Gilchrist) is hung with rows of black jackets, in every style and shape, bling-ed up or classic. It’s the fashion item of necessity in 10 Funerals. In each of the 10 scenes … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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After the funeral: Darrin Hagen’s dark comedy 10 Funerals premieres at Shadow Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Funerals,” says the booming baritone voice on the phone, “are so weird.” Darrin Hagen is something of an expert. And if there ever was a year to confirm it, it’s been this one, allegedly (but only … Continue reading
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Tagged Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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What I learned at this year’s Fringe: thoughts of a Fringed brain
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I want to go to the beautiful place and enjoy the view and then come back. I think we all do.” — Leo in Stewart Lemoine’s The Margin of the Sky You can’t go off to … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Fringe 2022, News/Views
Tagged Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Grindstone Comedy Theatre, Guys in Disguise, Rapid Fire Theatre, Scona Alumni Theatre Company, SNAFU, Teatro La Quindicina
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Celebrating a vibrant culture erased by homophobia: The Pansy Cabaret from Guys in Disguise, a Fringe review
The Pansy Cabaret (Stage 27, Nancy Power Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You just can’t go through the world assuming that drag shows will have overtures that are collections of vintage jaunty Edwardian songs played from a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2022, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Guys in Disguise, The Pansy Craze
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The quest for the inner goddess: Guys in Disguise’s Crack in the Mirror, a Fringe review
Crack in the Mirror (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In honour of their 35th year at the Fringe, Guys in Disguise, who cast their sharp-eyed long-lashed gaze on women’s roles, make a return to suburbia, the traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2022, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise
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The marriage of drag and theatre: Guys in Disguise celebrates 35 years at the Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You do know this is a theatre festival, right? You can’t just do a drag show….” Words that would have a major impact on the civic culture and the theatre scene in this town. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, drag theatre, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, queer theatre, Theatre Network, Varscona Theatre
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‘A post-pandemic brain scrubber’: what to see at Destination Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your Destination is on the right (also on the left and straight ahead). And this late-pandemic world seems … possible and ready to be lively. Yes, the Fringe is back, starting Thursday, in the town where … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmonton festivals, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Guys in Disguise, Rapid Fire Theatre, RibbitRePublic, SNAF, Straight Edge Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina
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‘That piano arrived in my life for a reason’: Metronome, a new Darrin Hagen solo show premieres at Workshop West
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Have you ever tried something new, and instantly thought ‘O! I feel like I’ve been doing this my whole life?’” That’s how Darrin Hagen remembers the exact day when everything changed for the small-town Alberta trailer … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, The Edmonton Queen, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The play that haunts Darrin Hagen: the debut edition of Theatre Network’s new online book club (for plays)
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In February of 1983, a kid from Rocky Mountain House, newly arrived in town, went with a pal to the theatre. The play Darrin Hagen saw that winter night would linger in his mind over the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Pride week, Edmonton theatre, Flashback, Guys in Disguise, MacEwan University, Michel Tremblay, Pisces Bathhouse raid, The Queer History Project, Theatre Network, U of A Arts, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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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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