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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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The marriage of drag and theatre: Guys in Disguise celebrates 35 years at the Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You do know this is a theatre festival, right? You can’t just do a drag show….” Words that would have a major impact on the civic culture and the theatre scene in this town. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, drag theatre, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, queer theatre, Theatre Network, Varscona 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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We are approaching our Destination: Fringe tickets go on sale today at noon
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s been a long pandemical journey — uphill, full of stops and re-starts and detours, on a bumpy road, with skimpy signage, in the dark. Sometimes it seemed as if we’d never get there; sometimes we … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton theatre, Garneau Theatre, Grindstone Comedy Theatre, KidsFringe, La Cité francophone, péhonán, Theatre Network, Varscona Theatre
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Four decades of playing without a script: the Rapid Fire Theatre story is now a book
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The thing you’ve just got to love about Rapid Fire Theatre is that everything that makes you anxious (if not out and out crazy) in life is delightful to them. It’s their high-octane fuel, their motivation, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton improv, Edmonton theatre, Patti Stiles, Rapid Fire Theatre, Theatre Network, Varscona Theatre
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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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Creation and destruction: the story of an artist in Stone and Soil, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Gabby Bernard
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s not random chance that the role Gabby Bernard wrote for herself in her first full-length solo play is an artist character. It’s a sign of the age. After all, theatre artists have had two years … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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