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Why do we keep making war anyhow? The addiction to rage: An Iliad at Shadow Theatre, a review

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Every time I sing this song, I hope it’s the last time,” says the man before us, a travelling storyteller with a gift of the gab, who’s arrived on crutches (not a prop, Michael Peng has … Continue reading →

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Doomed to tell and re-tell the story of the Trojan War: Michael Peng stars as the Poet in An Iliad, at Shadow Theatre

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A traveller arrives onstage Thursday at the Varscona Theatre, suitcase in hand, with a story to tell. He’s been telling it for, oh, about three thousand years. “And every time he tells it he hopes he … Continue reading →

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Intermission’s over! Act II of the theatre season, and 10 shows too intriguing to miss

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Intermission’s over, and Act II of the theatre season is about to begin. Your nights out at the theatre are in progress. Rehearsals are happening in theatres across town. At Shadow (opening Jan. 22) Michael Peng … Continue reading →

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2025: the year in Edmonton theatre, part 2

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2025: here’s a small selection of performances, design inspirations, moments, experiences, bright ideas (in no particular order) that have stayed with me. You will have your own personal assortment (feel free to let your mind wander … Continue reading →

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2025, and live theatre as the prize human connector: the year in Edmonton theatre, part 1

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2025: What a crazy, scary year it’s been. The world seems impossibly fractious, incoherent, unrecognizable. Can anyone really say they feel at home there? But the full-throttle invasion of screens of every size by A.I. has … Continue reading →

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A week of bounty in Edmonton theatre, a 12thnight survey

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a week of bounty in Edmonton theatre (your biggest problem is choice). Much-awaited new plays are premiering and so is a full-bodied multi-generational dance/theatre extravaganza. A gem of a new musical continues its run. Continuing … Continue reading →

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Re-imagining your inheritance: Morningside Road, a beautiful new Canadian Celtic musical, at Shadow

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One of the haunting songs in Morningside Road, the “new Canadian Celtic musical” that blows open the Shadow Theatre season, wonders about the remarkable way the past is never black-and-white in memory. How does it get … Continue reading →

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On the street where she lived, stories from childhood: Morningside Road, a new Celtic musical, premieres at Shadow

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The through-line of Mhairi Berg’s childhood was stories — fascinating, first-hand stories told to her by her Scottish grandmother about growing up in Edinburgh. “I didn’t realize how important they were to me,” says Berg, “But … Continue reading →

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Edmonton, it’s time to play: here are 10 intriguing prospects in the upcoming theatre season

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey Edmonton, it’s time to come out and play.    As always our mighty summer Fringe is the tip off. And the 44th annual edition sold a spirit-lifting 140,000-plus tickets to its 221 shows, hinting at … Continue reading →

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A change in artistic leadership at Shadow Theatre: the multi-talented Lana Michelle Hughes will be the new artistic director

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca After 35 years, a torch is being passed at Shadow Theatre. At the end of the 2025-2026 season, John Hudson, a co-founder of the company and its artistic director from the start, is retiring. Stepping into … Continue reading →

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