Tag Archives: Theatre Network
Just in time: on Edmonton stages this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •Last chance this weekend for the Theatre Network production of Hannah Moscovitch’s fascinating Infinity — a smart, accessible and strangely affecting play about time — the shortage of it, the meaning of it, the misuse of … Continue reading
“Changing time for you”: Infinity at Theatre Network, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The downside of infinity, as the odd comic has noted, is that it’s really long getting to the end. But when does infinity start? That’s one of the intriguing questions that engages us in the highly … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Hannah Moscovitch, Infinity, science and theatre, Theatre Network
Capturing time for the theatre: Hannah Moscovitch talks about Infinity
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Time. It surrounds us, envelopes us, embeds us in a present that’s gone before you know it. It accumulates when you don’t want it and dwindles to nothing when you do. It keeps the past and … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Hannah Moscovitch, Infinity, science and theatre, Theatre Network
Can life move forward after great trauma? Poison, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The unexpected thing about Poison isn’t its intensity. After all, its starting point is unimaginable loss. No, the unexpected thing about Poison, as you’ll see in this stunningly acted Wild Side production directed by Jim Guedo, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Jim Guedo, Lot Vekemans, Roxy Performance Series, Theatre Network, Wild Side Productions
Métis Mutt: Sheldon Elter’s journey beyond the punch lines
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Hello. My name is Sheldon Elter. And I’ll be your Native comedian for this evening.” Sheldon Elter, the startlingly multi-talented Métis actor/ playwright/ screenwriter/ musician/ director, shudders when he thinks of the jokes he told as … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Métis Mutt, Network, One Little Indian, Sheldon Elter, solo shows, Theatre Network
What light through yonder window breaks? Shakespeare’s R & J is back, a 12thnight review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Directors with concept envy have always been hot to get their mitts on Romeo and Juliet. And you can see why. The defiance, the crazy courage, the valiance of hot-blooded young lovers up against generational hostilities … Continue reading
And the theatre season continues: take your seats people, Act II is about to begin
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE.… The theatre season isn’t ending; that’s not how the calendar works. There’s still Act II, and it’s about to begin. It’s the moment to cast aside regrets and look forward. What looks … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brian Webb Dance Company, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Kill Your Television Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Shadow Theatre, Skirts AFire Festival, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network
Looking back: Edmonton theatre in 2017
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Shakespeare In Love, the playful, sumptuously romantic opening gambit of Daryl Cloran’s first season as the Citadel’s new artistic director, took us into the world of 17th century London theatre. Crazy deadlines, fraught rehearsals, fragile egos, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broken Toys Theatre, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Hadestown, Hope and Hell Theatre, Impossible Mongoose, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University, MadFandango, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Theatre Network, Triffo Theatre, What It Is Theatre, Workshop West
“The hottest show in town”: the unmissable Burning Bluebeard brings its strange magic back for the holidays
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s playful, it’s dark, it’s magical. Dave Horak’s production of Burning Bluebeard is back on the Roxy stage. And what a strange and wonderful Christmas show it is. You won’t see anything like it anywhere. I … Continue reading
