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A fizzy offshore reunion: Destination Wedding, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Destination Wedding (Westbury Theatre) Like the drinks at a tropical all-inclusive — where you have no serious cultural obligations except buying jewelry with seashells in it and having fun — the clues keep coming in this … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2021, Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Trevor Schmidt, Whizgiggling Productions
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Through the looking glass: The Ugly Duchess, streaming at Northern Light Theatre. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the start of The Ugly Duchess, a woman seen from the back walks away from us to approach an elaborate golden altar constructed of mirrors. When you look in the mirror, who looks back? Trevor … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre Northern Light Theatre, Janet Munsil, Trevor Schmidt
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The Look, from Northern Light: “for the many women you are.” A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s not enough to have the look, the former face of Estelle Cosmetics tells her audience of trainees, emphatically, near the outset of The Look. “You have to live the look.” Which is exactly what Marilyn … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, streaming theatre, Trevor Schmidt
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We Had A Girl Before You: what happened to her? A new Gothic thriller opens the Northern Light season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca O no O no…. Don’t look through that keyhole. And don’t open that door. Trevor Schmidt’s new gothic thriller looks through that keyhole, and opens that door (and the Northern Light Theatre season), Friday. In We … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, gothic thrillers, Guys in Disguise, Northern Light Theatre, Trevor Schmidt, Westbury Theatre
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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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Darrin Hagen, Edmonton theatre, Guys in Disguise, radio plays, Trevor Schmidt
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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
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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
Posted in Fringe 2019, Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2019, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, NextGen Theatre, Trevor Schmidt
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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
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