Tag Archives: Varscona Theatre
The 25th anniversary edition of the Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon is sudsing up
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Welcome to Dystopia! The 25th annual edition of Edmonton’s venerable improv comedy tradition, the Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon, is at hand. Starting this very evening, 7 p.m. at the Varscona Theatre, the forces of the improv elite — the … Continue reading
Dream on! A Midsummer Night’s Fringe has holdovers!
It’s not time to wake up yet. Some of the hottest shows at A Midsummer Night’s Fringe, the 36th annual edition of our summer theatre bash, are being held over. FRINGE THEATRE ADVENTURES: At Fringe headquarters, the ATB Financial … Continue reading
I Heard About Your Murder: a new Lemoine comedy reinvents the who-dunnit
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca An early exchange in I Heard About Your Murder, a teasing title with its own built-in line of inquiry, is a tip-off about the mystery concoction to follow. Irritated by efforts to smooth out the awkward … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, murder mystery comedies, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
Getting away with murder? Stewart Lemoine’s new mystery-comedy I Heard About Your Murder premieres at Teatro
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Stewart Lemoine’s new murder mystery thriller comedy — a tricky theatrical category with precious few representatives — you’ll meet a married couple of Canuck urbanites with an idyllic rural retreat. Little do Howard and Dodie … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, murder mystery comedies, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
Going, Going, Gone! a sparkly new Teatro screwball from Jana O’Connor, reviewed
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I can explain….” Just guessing, but those three words have sent more screwballs hurtling into comedy space than any other phrase in the lexicon, including “I’ll get the door.” Every time you hear them in Going, … Continue reading
A festive spirit prevails in E-Town tonight: 2 festivals and a screwball comedy set to open
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!” And then let up later, for heaven’s sake! It’s opening night this very evening for not one but two of Edmonton’s summer arts festivals. AND Teatro La Quindicina’s new screwball … Continue reading
For the love of the screwball: Going, Going, Gone! by comedy star Jana O’Connor at Teatro La Quindicina
By Liz Nicholls@12thnight.ca The hero of Going, Going, Gone! Jana O’Connor’s new 30s-style screwball comedy, is an antiques dealer: “shy, uptight, uncommitted, afraid to make a wrong move in life” as the amused playwright describes him. Everything, in short, that … Continue reading
“What lies ahead?” asking the oracle in ’20s New York: a review of The Salon of the Talking Turk
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Will I be ever again be as happy as I was on the happiest day of my life so far? It’s a question that haunts all of us, on tiptoes at the hidden intersection between what’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, automata, Canadian comedy, E.T.A. Hoffman, Edmonton theatre, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
Consulting the fortune teller at Teatro: let’s ask Mark Meer
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It was a pungent, not to say eye-watering, debut. Fifteen years ago, an actor/improviser of expandable comic talents got enlisted by Teatro La Quindicina for a new screwball comedy. The play? Vidalia, named for the sweet, … Continue reading
The Shadow knows: Collin Doyle’s Slumberland Motel premieres next season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Stellar news for Edmonton theatre-goers! After 11 years of being an “exciting prospect,” Collin Doyle’s long-awaited Slumberland Motel will actually arrive on stage next season — at Shadow Theatre. Billed as “a road-weary comedy,” the 2006 … Continue reading
