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And so it begins, the new theatre season. Edmonton has play dates, and here’s a teaser!
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Azimuth Theatre, Brian Webb Dance Company, Broadway Across Canada, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Hardline Theatre, L'UniThéâtre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Roxy Performance Series, Shadow Theatre, Studio Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Thou Art Here, Wild Side Productions, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The Plain Janes get dizzy in Madrid: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. A review
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane, Edmonton theatre, Kate Ryan, Pedro Almodóvar, Plain Jane Theatre, Varscona Theatre Ensemble, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
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Taking a taxi through ’80s Madrid: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, the musical
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, musical theatre, Pedro Almodóvar, Plain Jane Theatre, Varscona Theatre Ensemble, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
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I spy with my little eye: Our Man In Havana launches the Varscona Theatre Ensemble
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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Tagged Atlas Theatre, Bright Young Things, Edmonton theatre, Plain Jane Theatre, Varscona Theatre Ensemble
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The Boo! Revue: the new Varscona Theatre Ensemble says hello Sunday
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Atlas Theatre, Bright Young Things, Edmonton theatre, Halloween, Plain Jane Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Varscona Theatre Ensemble
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Fringe review: The Apple Tree
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
Posted in Fringe 2017
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Mark Twain, Plain Jane Theatre, The Apple Tree
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