Tag Archives: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Things I learned at the Sterling Awards gala: a coda
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Thoughts from the Sterling gala (directed by Kate Ryan and written by Shannon Blanchet and Belinda Cornish). •For openers: Co-hosts Rachel Bowron and Hunter Cardinal were sparklers. They opened the show with Beauty, a witty and … Continue reading
Nostalgia for a lost age: Forever Plaid at the Mayfield, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In their one review ever, in The Wiltsburg Times Chronicle, a nameless writer delivered the opinion that The Plaids’ sound “is to modern music what Formica is to marble.” It is a measure of their infinite … Continue reading
Just in time: on Edmonton stages this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •Last chance this weekend for the Theatre Network production of Hannah Moscovitch’s fascinating Infinity — a smart, accessible and strangely affecting play about time — the shortage of it, the meaning of it, the misuse of … Continue reading
All Shook Up shakes up the jukebox at the Mayfield: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Finally. A jukebox musical with an actual jukebox. And it’s busted. Which should tell you something about the sassy, light-hearted self-awareness of All Shook Up, currently at the Mayfield cavorting its way through the Elvis canon … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, All shook Up, Edmonton theatre, Elvis Presley, Joe DiPietro, jukebox musicals, Kate Ryan, Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Onstage: a weekend theatre update
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your weekend could include a musical. There’s a couple to choose from, and though both are a challenge (for very different reasons) for the form, they’re at opposite ends of the musical spectrum •One of the … Continue reading
Three musicals and two plays: a new season announced at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the course of next season on the Mayfield Dinner Theatre stage, announced this week by artistic director Van Wilmott, audiences will find themselves watching one of the great contemporary farces, as well as a hit … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, dinner theatre, Edmonton theatre, Elton John, Ken Ludwig, Lend Me A Tenor, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Sister Act, Sleuth, Tom Jones, Van Wilmott
The Ladies Foursome: the short game goes long. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hitting a tiny ball with a skinny stick? A long long way into the distance into a hole you can’t even see? To the non-golfer especially, the whole point of that particularly maddening game — alluded … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Jim Guedo, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Norm Foster, The Ladies Foursome
Looking back: Edmonton theatre in 2017
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broken Toys Theatre, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Hadestown, Hope and Hell Theatre, Impossible Mongoose, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University, MadFandango, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Theatre Network, Triffo Theatre, What It Is Theatre, Workshop West
Bill and Ted are back in the ’80s, rockin at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The scene: Tuesday night, and a packed house at the Mayfield. The last time we met them — hey, last year around this time at the Mayfield — Bill and Ted were erupting from a time-travelling … Continue reading
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Tagged 12tnight.ca, 80s rock, Dave Horak, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Van Wilmott
