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Portrait of an artist: putting time on hold in Dead in the Water, a new solo play (with music). A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening moment of Dead in the Water, an exuberant woman bursts through a door and onto the stage. She’s dressed for showbiz, white silk suit and red lipstick but minus shoes, oddly. And she … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Theatre Yes, Varscona Theatre
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Spring up and out, to E-town theatre this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Spring forward (and out) to the theatre this weekend. You’re in the right city for that…. See a new play (with music). See a Broadway musical (two different vintages, two different stages). See a See a … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre
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A new play and a new chapter for Theatre Yes: Dead in the Water at the Varscona
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “There are things that need to be said. And I’m going to say them,” says Ruth Alexander, who has the kind of husky laugh people notice right through Saturday din at an Italian cafe. The actor/ musician/ … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Theatre Yes, U of A drama department, Varscona Theatre
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Unsung: Tales From The Front Line, real-life stories from health care workers in a new ‘performance installation’
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There are dramatic schisms in history that divide our lives into the Before and the After. 9-11 was one. The pandemic is another, says Heather Inglis. “It’s the defining moment of our lifetime.” “Something significant happened … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Gateway Theatre, Ground Zero Productions, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Wait, there’s more…. Act II of the theatre season is about to begin
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Stay tuned; face forward. There’s more! Intermission’s over, my friends, and Act II of the Edmonton theatre season is about to begin. Freaky Green Eyes, Emma Houghton’s original adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel, premieres … Continue reading
Posted in Features
Tagged Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Ground Zero Productions, Invisible Practice, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro Live!, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Thou Art Here Theatre, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Workshop West announces a new season devoted to Canadian plays and their creators
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Workshop West Playwrights Theatre bookends its upcoming 44th “Persistence of Vision” season, announced Thursday, in a way that has always characterized a theatre company devoted to the development and showcasing of new Canadian plays and their … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Edmonton theatre 2022-2023 season, GAL Productions, High Performance Rodeo, Hit & Myth, One Yellow Rabbit, The Gateway Theatre, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights 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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A night walk through Strathcona: Workshop West launches season with ‘an adventure into the unknown’
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Workshop West Playwrights Theatre is back in action next week — live, on its feet, and in motion. And it’s with an original promenade adventure that takes you on a nocturnal walk through Old Strathcona. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton theatre, guerrilla theatre, Northern Light Theatre, promenade theatre, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Back to live theatre: are you game? That’s the question as E-town theatres make (and re-make) plans for the fall
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Lessons from the pandemic: “Phases” may come (and go). But a great triple-sided mystery remains. You can throw open theatre doors. But will people want to return? Under what conditions? And when? The good news is … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Yes, Varscona Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The year in Edmonton theatre: looking back on 2019
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Social media, video games, pop culture, the 2-D screen world … “all worthless, and we don’t even watch the same worthless things together,” rages Vanya, letting loose an elegiac full-blooded rant on the modern devaluation of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blarney Productions, Bright Young Things, Broken Toys Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Kat Sandler, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Punctuate! Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Wildside Productions, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, You Are Here Theatre
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