Tag Archives: Straight Edge Theatre

2022: the year in Edmonton theatre, part 2

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

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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A smart, fun, dark new ‘relationship’ musical: Conjoined, a Fringe review

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

Conjoined: A New Musical (Stage 13, Servus Theatre, La Cité francophone) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s always someone to block your sun. And, be honest, wouldn’t your heart feel lighter, your spirits rise, your life be just better without that … Continue reading →

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Where do new musicals come from? Meet the creators of The Erlking and Conjoined at the Fringe

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Where do new musicals come from anyhow? The 2022 Fringe has a surprising number. What sort of theatre  artists are moved to complicate their lives immeasurably by channelling their storytelling through music and lyrics? 12thnight caught … Continue reading →

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‘A post-pandemic brain scrubber’: what to see at Destination Fringe

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your Destination is on the right (also on the left and straight ahead). And this late-pandemic world seems … possible and ready to be lively. Yes, the Fringe is back, starting Thursday, in the town where … Continue reading →

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New faces in theatre: six up-and-comers you’ll be watching when the doors open. Here’s actor Josh Travnik

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

They’re young. They shine brightly. And their talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. 12thnight talked to six starry and sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, will have a big impact on theatre here when the … Continue reading →

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New faces in theatre: six bright newcomers. The series continues with triple-threat Bella King

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

They’re young. They shine brightly. And their talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. 12thnight talked to six starry and sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, will have a big impact on theatre here when the … Continue reading →

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Laughter … and something sinister in Imaginary Friend: A New Musical, a guest 12thnight Fringe review by Alan Kellogg

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

Imaginary Friend: A New Musical (Venue 35, La Cité francophone Theatre) By Alan Kellogg It’s been a good year for original Edmonton musicals at the Fringe. And here is another local production worthy of your notice, written by Stephen Allred … Continue reading →

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