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Portrait of an artist: putting time on hold in Dead in the Water, a new solo play (with music). A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening moment of Dead in the Water, an exuberant woman bursts through a door and onto the stage. She’s dressed for showbiz, white silk suit and red lipstick but minus shoes, oddly. And she … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Theatre Yes, Varscona Theatre
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Spring up and out, to E-town theatre this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Spring forward (and out) to the theatre this weekend. You’re in the right city for that…. See a new play (with music). See a Broadway musical (two different vintages, two different stages). See a See a … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre
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A new play and a new chapter for Theatre Yes: Dead in the Water at the Varscona
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “There are things that need to be said. And I’m going to say them,” says Ruth Alexander, who has the kind of husky laugh people notice right through Saturday din at an Italian cafe. The actor/ musician/ … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Theatre Yes, U of A drama department, Varscona 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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The spirit of mirth, brought to you live: Lodestar Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I have had a most rare vision,” says Bottom, a stage-struck weaver with boundless enthusiasm for theatrical pursuits, late in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I had one of those, too. Friday night I dreamed I found … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Shakespeare comedy
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