Tag Archives: Varscona Theatre

The Boo! Revue: the new Varscona Theatre Ensemble says hello Sunday

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Three of Edmonton’s most inventive little indie theatre companies are forming a trio — in a new umbrella ensemble that will produce a subscription season of shows at the Varscona Theatre. Together, Plain Jane Theatre, Bright … Continue reading →

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Higher physics into rom-com: a review of Constellations at Shadow Theatre

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You’ve had this feeling, I know you have. You instinctively review your life to date (and maybe throw in your future prospects). And, like the heat-seeker you are, you can’t help thinking of the moments it … Continue reading →

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Oil money, glamour, seduction, betrayal … the new season of Die-Nasty starts Monday

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s 1983. And world-class cities don’t come any world-classier than the one down the road. Yes, it’s in the gleaming cloud-capp’d towers of Calgary, that fabled Shangri-La of wealth and power and world classiness, oiled by, … Continue reading →

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A funny and wistful season finale at Teatro La Quindicina: Shocker’s Delight!, a review

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’m concerned about our ability to function outside the academic world,” says Julia, a ballroom dance major at the University of Continental North America, to her childhood friend Markus, who’s in philosophy. The college pals are … Continue reading →

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The 25th anniversary edition of the Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon is sudsing up

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

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 →

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Dream on! A Midsummer Night’s Fringe has holdovers!

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

  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 →

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I Heard About Your Murder: a new Lemoine comedy reinvents the who-dunnit

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

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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Getting away with murder? Stewart Lemoine’s new mystery-comedy I Heard About Your Murder premieres at Teatro

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

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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Going, Going, Gone! a sparkly new Teatro screwball from Jana O’Connor, reviewed

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

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 →

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A festive spirit prevails in E-Town tonight: 2 festivals and a screwball comedy set to open

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

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 →

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