Tag Archives: political comedy

Farce within farce within farce: politics, celebrity and the media. Two new Kat Sandler comedies running simultaneously at the Citadel. A review

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Talk about real-life horning in on theatre (stealing punchlines, sucking up the supply of public outrage, eating all the fake cheese out of the collective fridge). Here’s the thing: It’s an age when politics (in many … Continue reading →

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A work-out for body and brain: Martha Burns is running in The Party and The Candidate at the Citadel

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There are two plays getting their world premieres simultaneously tonight in the Citadel. Martha Burns is in both of them. Burns and her nine cast-mates play characters who inhabit not one but two new Kat Sandler … Continue reading →

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The season’s craziest logistics: Kat Sandler’s two new political comedies at the Citadel happen at the same time

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s beyond, (way beyond) coincidence that 4:05 minutes into two plays that both run on the same night, with the same cast, in two different theatres at the Citadel (starting tonight in preview), a scene begins … Continue reading →

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