Tag Archives: U of A Studio Theatre

Intermission’s over! Act II of the theatre season, and 10 shows too intriguing to miss

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Intermission’s over, and Act II of the theatre season is about to begin. Your nights out at the theatre are in progress. Rehearsals are happening in theatres across town. At Shadow (opening Jan. 22) Michael Peng … Continue reading

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New plays, revivals, festivals, cabarets, improv, genre switcheroos: we survey an intriguing week in Edmonton theatre

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A big opening by a premier Canadian playwright, an improbable steal by big-budget theatre, a powerful verbatim-theatre production, a musical by a new-ish company — and another two-festival week on Edmonton stages, one devoted to the body … Continue reading

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Hey, wanna see a show? Look at your choices on Edmonton stages this week!

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If there ever was a week to expand your horizons at the theatre….  Don’t even think about staying home. Your choices are many: Broadway musicals of every size and personality, improv, a clown show that takes … Continue reading

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Salute the range of E-town theatre this week, a 12thnight survey

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We salute the startling range of Edmonton theatre. It’s a week when … … Métis singer-songwriter/actor/playwright Andrea Menard takes to the Citadel MainStage with Rubaboo (the Michif word for a rich stew), an original song and … Continue reading

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2023: The year in Edmonton theatre, part 1, the play’s the thing

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2023. It was the year a small Edmonton theatre company with new artistic directors and an affirmative declaration for a name, devised an original way to remind us of the remarkable breadth of the performance scene … Continue reading

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A theatre story in a dark world, like ours: Indecent at Studio Theatre. A review

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “From ashes they rise…” Monday night I saw a memorable play on the Timm’s stage, that steps in and out of time to tell a theatre story, a real one. Not only does Indecent connect us … Continue reading

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Couch dwellers arise! It’s a crazy week in Edmonton theatre

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s a week in Edmonton theatre that’s crazy with possibilities. Which is to say this is no time to be thinking of staying home, much less renewing your dibs on the couch. Two Edmonton theatres launch their … Continue reading

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Play time! Prospects to intrigue you in the new season on Edmonton stages

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Answer Is Fringe, the 42nd annual edition of our giant summer theatre bash, with its 114,000 or so tickets sold, was a sign. Theatre is getting its groove back, after three hard years that have … Continue reading

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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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A week of many choices on Edmonton stages of every shape and size

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A crazy week in Edmonton theatre is underway. (So don’t go trying to land a stage from which to deliver your own innovative modern dance movement memoir; they’re all occupied.)  •At the Citadel, the much postponed … Continue reading

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