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And back at the castle: a radio play version of Guys in Disguise’s Dragula
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It sounds like a sublime punchline: a drag show, in all its be-wigged glam-frocked glory, as a radio play? True, there’s a certain captivating perversity about the Guys in Disguise revival of their hit Fringe show … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, radio plays, Trevor Schmidt
Bring on the women: Northern Light Theatre’s 45th anniversary season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a certain wincing irony attached to cancelling the run of a play called Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver, to be sure. And that’s what happened, sadly, in the case of Northern Light Theatre’s season finale, … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2020-2021 season, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
The modest dreams of the grocery cashier: Check Me Out, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Check Me Out (Stage 15, Holy Trinity Anglican Church) In his new comedy, premiering in a NextGen Theatre production, Trevor Schmidt, who has written so often and so well for women, sets about capturing the dynamics … Continue reading
A new Ellen Chorley play is the centrepiece of the upcoming Northern Light season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The centrepiece of Northern Light Theatre’s upcoming season, announced Saturday, is a new play by one of Edmonton’s most unusual artists. Ellen Chorley, the director of Nextfest since 2016, is an award-winning playwright, actor, director, dramaturg, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Northern Light Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
The Cardiac Shadow, a multi-disciplinary exploration of human resilience at Northern Light
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We were the thermometers of these men. The mercury was in our veins, rising and falling with every heartbeat. Our bodies measured the temperature of death.” The Cardiac Shadow, Clay McLeod Chapman In the play the … Continue reading
A great leap forward, by excavating the past: Origin of the Species opens the NLT season. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Archaeology, says an elderly member of that profession in Origin of the Species, is “simply knowing where to look.” It would seem to have that at least in common with theatre, judging by the mysterious discoveries … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bryony Lavery, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Studio Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
The dystopian vision of Trevor Schmidt: a new season at Northern Light Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Frankly, I’ve always been more interested in women’s stories than men’s,” says Trevor Schmidt, his dander up on a break last week from rehearsals for Origin of the Species. The highly unusual feminist two-hander comedy by … Continue reading
Put on your bridal face. Don’t Frown At The Gown, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Don’t Frown At The Gown (Stage 12, Varscona Theatre) A monster mother stands like a Colossus (in size 13 pumps) astride the latest from Guys in Disguise, Don’t Frown At The Gown, by the team of … Continue reading
“Is it possible I just like sex?” Slut, at Northern Light Theatre: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca S. L. U. T. The funniest set design of the season — and the only one (to my knowledge) that actually engages in smart-ass repartee with the character onstage — is to be found in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brenda McFarlane, Edmonton theatre, Michelle Todd, Northern Light Theatre, PCL Studio Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
