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‘I sing my sorrow and I paint my joy’. Joni Mitchell: Songs of a Prairie Girl at Theatre Network, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’m not a weeper, I’m a snarler,” Joni Mitchell in old age tells us in the “theatrical collage” in her honour at Theatre Network. “I put the weeping in the songs…. I sing my sorrow, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network, Wild Side Productions
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Little Willy: the great marionettist Ronnie Burkett is back, with the raucous Daisy Theatre ensemble, and Shakespeare
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Ronnie Burkett is back. Call it a reunion, or maybe a homecoming. The show that opens Wednesday at the Roxy for four performances marks the return to this theatre town, and to Theatre Network, of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, High Performance Rodeo, One Yellow Rabbit, Roxy Theatre, The Daisy Theatre, The Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Theatre Network
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Another F!*#@$G Festival! It’s at Theatre Network and the headliner is the Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Not Another F!*#@$F Festival! You say that, Edmonton, but you know you love them. Theatre Network is launching a new festival at the Roxy, of the adult contemporary multi-disciplinary stripe, Feb 7 to 12. You get … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Roxy Theatre, The Cultch, The High Performance Rodeo, Theatre Network
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The fascinating journey of painter Agnes Martin: The Innocence of Trees premieres at Theatre Network’s new Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I would like my pictures to represent beauty, innocence, and happiness…. I would like them all to represent that. Exaltation.” — Agnes Martin Theatre Network formally launches the beautiful new Roxy on 124th Street, and their … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Agnes Martin, Edmonton theatre, Eugene Stickland, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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‘Everyday horror’ mined for comedy: that’s Girl Brain, and they’re back
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s nothing like a pandemic to make a sketch comedy trio revel in being together again — in person, in a spanky theatre, rehearsing a new show, with a fog machine. “Where are we?” says Ellie … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, Roxy Theatre, sketch comedy, Theatre Network
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Theatre Network at 48: a new season for a new building
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There are many firsts attached to Theatre Network’s 48th season, announced Thursday. The trio of mainstage productions is led by Jim Guedo’s innovative all-new Joni Mitchell musical, and includes a powerful drama by Canadian star Hannah … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Agnes Martin, Edmonton theatre, Hannah Moscovitch, Joni Mitchell, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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Inner critics be gone! Ellie Heath takes charge in Fake n’ Bake, a Fringe review
Fake n’ Bake (Stage 28, Lorne Cardinal Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a solo show for a likeable, vivacious woman, who arrives onstage to tell us a story, wow, trailing her own personal Greek chorus. They’re … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2022, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Girl Brain, Roxy Theatre
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The underwater world of depression: Pressure, a Fringe review
Pressure (Stage 28, Lorne Cardinal Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Grace has somehow lost her footing on terra firma. She’s underwater, immersed in another element, fathomless, paralyzing, pressurized, where the ordinary rules of engagement do not apply. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2022, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton Internation Fringe, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy Theatre
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Turning life experience into theatre: Ellie Heath goes solo at the Fringe in Fake n’ Bake
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Five years ago, Ellie Heath’s life changed, dramatically. Who changed it? Ellie Heath. “It was the moment I took charge of my life,” declares the engaging actor/ playwright/ sketch comedian and the creator of the Fringe … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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Celebrating the Edmonton theatre season that returned to live, part one
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It began in some trepidation, cautiously, experimentally, with complicated logistics, under constant threat of delays and cancellations. But this was the season that live theatre actually returned to live and in-person. Yes, the pivot pivoted. We … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catch The Keys Productions, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Comedy Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Play The Fool Festival, Punctuate! Theatre, Pyretic Productions, Rapid Fire Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Roxy Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Tiny Bear Jaws, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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