Tag Archives: Guys in Disguise

Tips for your final weekend fling with Fringe Unforgettable

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Fringe Unforgettable goes into its final weekend with news as sunny as the weather’s supposed to be. Mid-week, the 45th annual edition of our mighty summer theatre bash had sold 4,500 more tickets to its 209 … Continue reading →

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The passing of the crown: the 30th anniversary revival of The Edmonton Queen, a Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

The Edmonton Queen (Stage 31, Nancy Power Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Every once in a while a queen in born. Whether through osmosis or immaculate misconception is still mostly a mystery….” At 19, a gay kid … Continue reading →

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The remarkable origin story of a Canadian drag legend: Go West, Young Man, a Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Go West, Young Man (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The sheer fabulosity of drag queens can dazzle you into assuming that they aren’t born and “emerge,” but somehow spring to life fully formed, be-gowned and sparkling. And … Continue reading →

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A June week on E-town stages: two festivals, a multi-character solo show, a drag queen extravaganza, a Pride party …

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A June week in Edmonton theatre: for starters, two festivals, a virtuoso solo show in which one extremely agile actor plays 40 (!) characters, an evening with local drag royalty, a big Pride block party. •The … Continue reading →

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A princess takes off the gloves: the Diana Effect. Nick Green’s Casey and Diana at the Citadel. Meet the playwright.

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In 1991, as the AIDS crisis gained momentum, Princess Diana visited the residents of Casey House, Toronto’s groundbreaking AIDS hospice. And everything about that visit, including Diana’s very public display of compassion and warmth, helped move … Continue reading →

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Elbows up with the NaturElles. Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears, a Fringe review

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears, the latest from the Guys in Disguise team of Trevor Schmidt and Darrin Hagen, the two earnest 10-year-old founders … Continue reading →

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Are you lost in the stars? What to see at Fringe Full Of Stars: a little survey to get you started

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Starting Thursday, Edmonton’s best idea ever is back in action to screw up your bedtime, and make life more exciting. The 44th annual edition of our 11 day-and-night theatre bash, the biggest and oldest Fringe on … Continue reading →

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Opening a portal into the dark world: Microwave Coven from Guys in Disguise, a Fringe review

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Liz Nicholls

Microwave Coven (Stage 11, Varscona Theatre) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At Maxine’s “contemporary split-level,” the suburban matrons of Placid Place are counting down to the stroke of 12, noon that is (much more convenient for scheduling than midnight). It’s 1977 … Continue reading →

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With Bells On! A new musical dons its gay apparel for the festive season, at Theatre Network. A review

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Ask not for whom the bells toll, my festive-seeking friends. They toll for thee in the spirited new holiday musical getting its premiere in an elevator at Theatre Network. The elevator, which has a Grinchian mind … Continue reading →

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Fun (really!) with Hamlet: The Play’s The Thing, an inspired Theatre Yes 2-night production

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Well, THAT was fun!. A word that is only rarely (I need hardly remind you) applied to productions of Hamlet. The first night of The Play’s The Thing, Theatre Yes’s two-night production of Shakespeare’s longest, most … Continue reading →

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