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An all-star weekend of choices in Edmonton theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca An all-star weekend of choices in Edmonton theatre. Here’s a selection. •At the Citadel, First Métis Man of Odesa, created by and starring real-life husband and wife theatre artists Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova, is a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Collider Festival, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Theatre Network, Walterdale Theatre
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A gay sitcom with a dark undertow: Darrin Hagen’s 10 Funerals at Shadow Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The stage (designer: Even Gilchrist) is hung with rows of black jackets, in every style and shape, bling-ed up or classic. It’s the fashion item of necessity in 10 Funerals. In each of the 10 scenes … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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After the funeral: Darrin Hagen’s dark comedy 10 Funerals premieres at Shadow Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Funerals,” says the booming baritone voice on the phone, “are so weird.” Darrin Hagen is something of an expert. And if there ever was a year to confirm it, it’s been this one, allegedly (but only … Continue reading
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Tagged Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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Coming of age in a warming world: meet Dayna Lea Hoffmann, the star of A Hundred Words For Snow
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It doesn’t feel that long ago since I was 15,” says Dayna Lea Hoffmann. “I look back and it was nearly 10 years ago….” “This is me kissing my youth goodbye,” she says at the advanced … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre
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The dizzying optic of All The Little Animals I Have Eaten, a new Karen Hines satire at Shadow. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You won’t have seen anything quite like All The Small Animals I Have Eaten, the play that’s now running in the Shadow Theatre season. And because it’s by Karen Hines, a brilliant original of a satirist, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, High Performance Rodeo, Karen Hines, One Yellow Rabbit, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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All The Little Animals I Have Eaten: a carnivorous Karen Hines satire, at Shadow Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca My name is Frankie, and I will be your server tonight…. All The Little Animals I Have Eaten, the dark and intricate Karen Hines comedy that unsheaths its cutlery tonight at Shadow Theatre takes us to … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmonton theatre, High Performance Rodeo, Karen Hines, Mump and Smoot, One Yellow Rabbit, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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Fresh Hell: Career women Joan of Arc and Dorothy Parker hit the stage together (really!) in a new Conni Massing play
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The new play that premieres in the Shadow Theatre season this week has a premise that’s bound to make you smile. Conni Massing’s Fresh Hell brings together on one stage two women who not only didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Conni Massing, Dorothy Parker, Edmonton theatre, Joan of Arc, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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Wait, there’s more…. Act II of the theatre season is about to begin
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Stay tuned; face forward. There’s more! Intermission’s over, my friends, and Act II of the Edmonton theatre season is about to begin. Freaky Green Eyes, Emma Houghton’s original adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel, premieres … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Ground Zero Productions, Invisible Practice, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Thou Art Here Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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2022: the year in Edmonton theatre, part 2
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a small sampling, in no particular order, of assorted highlights from a year when live theatre on Edmonton stages rose to the occasion, and did what theatre can do best, conjure worlds through other eyes, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, AI theatre, Catch The Keys Productions, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Pyretic Productions, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Straight Edge Theatre, Teatro Live!, The Maggie Tree, Theatre Network, Tiny Bear Jaws, Tom Peacocke, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Face the dusk: off the couch everyone, and into the theatre this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Our outdoor colour scheme has gone monochromatic; something weird has happened to the evening lighting. There is an obvious fix: face the gathering darkness, arise from the couch and go to the theatre. There’s been a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concordia University, Edmonton theatre, GAL Productions, Hit & Myth, Mayfield Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Thousand Faces Festival, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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