Tag Archives: Impossible Mongoose

Concrete Theatre’s Sprouts Festival grows new plays, online

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Edmonton’s Concrete Theatre, a company with a national profile in theatre-for-young-audiences, is into its mid-30s with a new pair of co-artistic directors — and in this strange pandemic time, the need to re-invent one of its … Continue reading →

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Welcome back! Act II of the Edmonton theatre season is about to begin

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I know what you’re thinking — post-festivity regret, punishing resolutions, the sense of finale. But cast off these thoughts: the theatre season isn’t ending. It’s only intermission. And intermission is over. Welcome back; Act II is … Continue reading →

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It’s show time in Edmonton theatre: what to not miss this season on E-town stages

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

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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The ultimate in home births: The Alien Baby Play, a Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Alien Baby Play (Stage 3, Walterdale Theatre) “Thank you so much for coming!” beams the cordial, slightly breathless woman we meet in The Alien Baby Play, the latest from Impossible Mongoose. “It means a lot … Continue reading →

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Looking back: Edmonton theatre in 2017

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Shakespeare In Love, the playful, sumptuously romantic opening gambit of Daryl Cloran’s first season as the Citadel’s new artistic  director, took us into the world of 17th century London theatre. Crazy deadlines, fraught rehearsals, fragile egos, … Continue reading →

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Fringe review: Prophecy

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Prophecy  (Stage 31, Strathcona Baptist Church) “Ignorance can be bliss, but knowledge is not power,” Prophecy tells us in this vivid meditation on a violent male world seen through the eyes of women. They see destruction … Continue reading →

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