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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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Strangers on a train: the real-life story that inspired Omisimawiw, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Shyanne Duquette
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Strangers on a train. Imagine the scene (with special thanks to the ETS): a young woman on the LRT, heading towards class at the university, notices another young woman on the LRT. There’s just something about … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Kenneth T. Williams, Nextfest 2022, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Network
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The building of Pressure, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Amanda Samuelson
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Amanda Samuelson remembers the moment Pressure began to build. Her play, which gets a workshop reading at Nextfest Saturday and then becomes Nextfest’s first-ever official Fringe show in August, began in the winter of 2018. In … Continue reading
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Nextfest 2022, live and under one roof, at the new Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When you ask Nextfest artistic director Ellen Chorley what’s new at the festival this year, she laughs. “Everything!” she says of the 27th annual edition of the influential multi-disciplinary festival that showcases and celebrates emerging artists. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Nextfest 2022, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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You can’t not discuss this one: As You Like It, A Radical Retelling is the first play at the New Roxy, a (very) short review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Thus we may see … how the world wags.” — William Shakespeare, As You Like It, II, vii It’s bold. It’s ballsy, a genuinely provocative theatre experiment. And — here’s a 100 per cent guarantee — … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Cliff Cardinal, Crow's Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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As You Like It, A Radical Retelling: lots of secrets about the first play to take the stage at Theatre Network’s new Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We know that the best, the truest, experience of Cliff Cardinal’s As You Like It, A Radical Retelling is to know as little as possible about it,” says Chris Abraham of the production that will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Crow's Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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The doors open, Edmonton has a stunning new theatre … and Theatre Network is home: The Roxy
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When Theatre Network opens the doors of the new Roxy on 124th St. this weekend, Edmonton will have a beautiful new $12 million theatre. Theatre Network has returned to the ‘hood after six years renting in … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Chandos Construction, Crow's Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Group2 Architecture and Interior Design, Roxy Theatre, Theatre Network
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An Indigenous prophecy and a rare birth: The Herd premieres at the Citadel. Meet playwright Kenneth T. Williams
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Herd, premiering this week at the Citadel, is powered by the rarest of rare events: the birth of twin white buffalo calves on a First Nations ranch. It comes attached to a sacred Indigenous prophecy … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Lorne Cardinal, National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Network, U of A drama department, Workshop West Theatre
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New faces in theatre, six bright up-and-comers: meet designer Beyata Hackborn
They’re young, adaptable, and creative. And as theatre returns in this late-pandemic grind, and the doors open to live audiences, we’ll be seeing the work of these theatre artists light up, and transform, the scene here, on- and backstage. Meet … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catch The Keys Productions, Edmonton theatre, Malachite Theatre, new faces in Edmonton theatre, theatre design, Theatre Network, U of A drama department, Workshop West Theatre
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Getting excited about Edmonton theatre in 2022, a how-to guide
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I sometimes have to wonder if my annual ‘what to look forward to in theatre’ piece in January has become speculative fiction in our pandemical world. A universal disclaimer seems to hang over everything like ice … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Northern Light Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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