Tag Archives: Theatre Network

Dear mom, I’m fine, or I will be. The agony and the ecstasy of being someone’s mother, Parenthood: It’s A Mutha. A Fringe review

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

Parenthood: It’s A Mutha (Stage 32, Lorne Cardinal Theatre at the Roxy) By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This show by the warm, charismatic Michelle Todd isn’t really shaped like a play. It’s a free-form memoir, a personal confessional that starts in … Continue reading →

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Playing around in the 209-show universe: further thoughts on what to see at this year’s Fringe

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Take a chance! The 209-show Fringe universe is yours to play around in, starting Thursday. And this is no time to be daunted by the choice. Be tickled instead, and curious. Did you peek at 12thnight’s … Continue reading →

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Fringe Unforgettable, the 45th annual edition of our big summer theatre binge: Tickets go on sale today!

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Today’s the day, fellow fringers. Your Fringe memory vault opens for advance deposits. It’s August, amazingly. And tickets and passes for go on sale this very day for Fringe Unforgettable, the 45th annual edition (Aug. 13 … Continue reading →

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The season on Edmonton stages, highlights part two

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a tumultuous season, Edmonton theatre got shaken and stirred: big changes, big news,  big anniversaries celebrated, experiments, a homecoming…. Start with that. After years in exile, the Freewill Shakespeare Festival came home to Heritage Amphitheatre … Continue reading →

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Where the human and animal worlds meet: The Bin, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Lexi House

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’ve never written a play before,” says Lexi House. It’s a declaration of artistic intent that weaves itself through the fabric of Nextfest like a golden thread. Innovative (by very definition), Edmonton’s multi-disciplinary festival of emerging … Continue reading →

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All grown up at 31, and forever young: Nextfest, the festival of emerging artists, is back this week

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca All grown up, and forever young. That’s Nextfest, the 11-day multi-disciplinary festival of emerging artists that’s been asking “what’s next?” ever since it got dreamed up at Theatre Network in 1996. It’s back Thursday at the … Continue reading →

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Two self-portraits onstage: Beth Graham & Brian Webb at Theatre Network

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca One of the season’s most unusual collaborations happens Thursday (through Saturday) at Theatre Network when two of the country’s most accomplished and adventurous artists take to the stage. Together. But apart. Beth Graham and Brian Webb … Continue reading →

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Rat-free? No way. Fingers and Shrimp are back in a Rat Academy double-feature: a big week of openings in E-town

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a self-proclaimed rat-free province they’re scrappy outliers, up against it in a hostile world. But the rat underground persists (call it a rodent infestation but only if you’re classist). In an unusual cross-town double-feature Batrabbit … Continue reading →

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Snow, whatever. Get yourself to a theatre this weekend: a wealth of choices

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A great weekend to be in Edmonton if you’re at the theatre. So many choices, so little time…. A celebratory occasion at Teatro Live!. I Meant What I Said is Stewart Lemoine’s first new full-length comedy … Continue reading →

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Theatre Network’s best-of-Fringe ‘February Festival Weekend’: the lineup

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Theatre Network is throwing a bash, a five-show February Festival Weekend, at the Roxy. Thursday through Sunday they present a quintet of productions — four of them from last summer’s Fringe — on the Nancy Power … Continue reading →

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