Tag Archives: Plain Jane Theatre

And so it begins, the new theatre season. Edmonton has play dates, and here’s a teaser!

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “If you’re stuck in your story and want to get out … sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty….” Matilda. In Matilda, the joyously subversive musical spun from Roald Dahl’s novel, our activist eight-year-old … Continue reading →

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The Plain Janes get dizzy in Madrid: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. A review

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Welcome to the edge, the verge, the ledge….” sing five agitated women who find themselves thrown together, teetering crazily, in the Act I finale of the riotous musical screwball that the Plain Janes have brought to … Continue reading →

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Taking a taxi through ’80s Madrid: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, the musical

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the first song of the musical comedy cum romantic screwball that ricochets across the Varscona stage Thursday, a Madrid taxi driver apostrophizes his beloved home town in the ‘80s.  “Give me directions straight into the … Continue reading →

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I spy with my little eye: Our Man In Havana launches the Varscona Theatre Ensemble

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the comical spy thriller that opens Thursday on the Varscona stage, you’ll see two worlds that (to my knowledge) rarely meet actually collide: the world of espionage and the world of vacuum cleaner sales. In … Continue reading →

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The Boo! Revue: the new Varscona Theatre Ensemble says hello Sunday

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Three of Edmonton’s most inventive little indie theatre companies are forming a trio — in a new umbrella ensemble that will produce a subscription season of shows at the Varscona Theatre. Together, Plain Jane Theatre, Bright … Continue reading →

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Fringe review: The Apple Tree

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Apple Tree (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) Contrary to popular Fringe belief, God is not a Scottish drag queen. He’s a man in a natty white suit, who lets there be light and then immediately repairs … Continue reading →

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