Tag Archives: Thou Art Here

And so it begins, the new theatre season. Edmonton has play dates, and here’s a teaser!

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “If you’re stuck in your story and want to get out … sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty….” Matilda. In Matilda, the joyously subversive musical spun from Roald Dahl’s novel, our activist eight-year-old … Continue reading

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A jazzy new musical with a bank robber folk hero: Pretty Boy The Musical at Nextfest

The mainstage theatre lineup at Nextfest 2018 includes four productions of strikingly diverse inspirations and theatrical styles. 12thnight.ca talked to the playwrights. Meet Mark Vetsch, creator and director of Pretty Boy: The Musical, a jazzy new musical with a Depression Era … Continue reading

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Fringe review: Kill Shakespeare (well, find him first, then kill him)

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Kill Shakespeare (Stage 5 King Edward Elementary School) “Now is the winter of Hamlet’s discontent….” No more of that Danish brooding about dad’s ghost; no more moping around wondering whether to be or not to be. … Continue reading

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Psst, are you going to Brad’s party? Everyone We Know Will Be There

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Hey everybody, we’re invited to a party at Bradley Freeman’s house. He’s turning 17 and, yay, his parents are away somewhere, on a yacht. So he’s having people over. In Everyone We Know Will Be There: … Continue reading

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