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How did it all go wrong? Civil Blood: A Treaty Story, a review
By Liz NIcholls, 12thnight.ca On a sunny afternoon in the Edmonton river valley, the old Fort looks positively benign. And when we gather in the courtyard for a performance of Civil Blood: A Treaty Story, happy endings, love stories, alliances, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, Found Festival, Nextfest, Old Fort, Romeo and Juliet, Thou, Thou Art Here Theatre
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A hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy: what to see at The Answer Is Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Starting Thursday you can take ownership of The Great Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Yes, in an amazing summer telescoping of time, the Fringe is back in Old Strathcona, with the 42nd annual edition … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2023, News/Views, Previews
Tagged Bright Young Things, Dammitammy Productions, Dead Rabbits Theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2023, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, kapinsku enterprises, Nextfest, Tiny Bear Jaws, Trunk Theatre
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What is a guilty pleasure anyhow? Is it bad to like popular things? Meet the creators of (Taylor’s Version) at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Anyone who’s ever looked a bit furtive while ordering a pumpkin spice latte knows this: you don’t get credit for liking what’s popular or ‘girly’. Au contraire. Cayley Wreggit and Samantha Ketsa, the engaging Calgary-based creators … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged #yegdance, 12thnight.ca, Calgary theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest, Roxy Theatre, Swifties, Taylor Swift, Theatre Network
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Boy Trouble: a new play about growing up the hard way, queer and without role models
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The teenage characters we meet in Boy Trouble are growing up the hard way: queer and on the Prairies. Coming-of-age, the universal struggle for identity, is harder times 100 when you’re figuring out your sexuality for … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amoris Projects, Edmonton Fringe Spotlight Series, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest
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Coming of age in a warming world: meet Dayna Lea Hoffmann, the star of A Hundred Words For Snow
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It doesn’t feel that long ago since I was 15,” says Dayna Lea Hoffmann. “I look back and it was nearly 10 years ago….” “This is me kissing my youth goodbye,” she says at the advanced … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre
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What’s on at Another F!*#@$G Festival at Theatre Network? Hey, Jesus and Shakespeare will be there
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Yes, Edmonton, Another F!*#@$G Festival is coming at you. Find the festivities — multi-disciplinary, adult, contemporary — at Theatre Network, in their beautiful new Roxy on 124th St. starting Tuesday And here’s big-shot validation: Shakespeare and … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital City Burlesque, Cutis Trent, Dammitammy Productions, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, House of Hush Burlesque, Larry Louie, Marv 'N Berry, Nextfest, Ryan Parker, The Daisy Theatre, The Pansy Craze, The Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Theatre Network
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Wait, there’s more…. Act II of the theatre season is about to begin
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Stay tuned; face forward. There’s more! Intermission’s over, my friends, and Act II of the Edmonton theatre season is about to begin. Freaky Green Eyes, Emma Houghton’s original adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel, premieres … Continue reading
Posted in Features
Tagged Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Ground Zero Productions, Invisible Practice, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Thou Art Here Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Creation and destruction: the story of an artist in Stone and Soil, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Gabby Bernard
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s not random chance that the role Gabby Bernard wrote for herself in her first full-length solo play is an artist character. It’s a sign of the age. After all, theatre artists have had two years … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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