Tag Archives: Varscona Theatre

‘Chwismuss will never be the same’: Die Harsh The Christmas Musical from Grindstone Theatre, a review

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you think the frozen-hearted Mr. Scrooge is a hard sell for Christmas cheer — “are there no workhouses; are there no prisons?” — just you wait till you meet the “hero” of Die Harsh: The Christmas … Continue reading →

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Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical, a new holiday tradition from Grindstone Theatre

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Along with the fa-la-la-la’s, it’s villain redemption season. And nothing says Christmas like the Grinch, Ebenezer, and … Hans Gruber? It takes a certain insurrectionist appetite for comedy that sings and dances on the dark side … Continue reading →

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‘Concert and vacation’: Teatro season-opener Far Away and Long A-Gogo! A review.

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Far Away And Long A-Gogo, the “concert and vacation” that launches the new Teatro Live season starts, quite hilariously, in the kind of impasse that showbiz is designed to trounce. It’s a medley, slowed to lugubrious … Continue reading →

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There’s no cure like travel: Far Away and Long A-Gogo! launches the Teatro Live season

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Oh, there’s no cure like travel/ To help you unravel/ The worries of living today…. “ — Anything Goes, Cole Porter Ah, wanderlust. The journey as antidote to what ails you. “When the poor brain is … Continue reading →

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How did we get here? the question, the cabaret, the new play, the anniversary production

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Consider for a moment the question that’s been asked — in every tone of voice, every degree of exasperation or relief, bemusement or amazement, wonder or perplexity — by every one of us, especially in the … Continue reading →

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Finding harmony: stories from inside the choir. Crescendo! at Shadow Theatre, a review

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What exactly is it about singing, and especially singing with other people, that lures people into choirs to make music together? That’s the question at the heart of Sandy Paddick’s Crescendo!. And not only is it … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

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

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

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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The Answer Is Fringe! The 42nd annual edition of our Fringe signs off: more tickets sold, more take-home for artists

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If The Answer Is Fringe, as we’ve long suspected, our giant summer theatre festival has arrived at the last day of exploring, and playing with, the Questions. After 11 days and nights of sun, smoke, flood … Continue reading →

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Five Fringe Holdovers at the Varscona Theatre

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the Varscona Theatre (aka BYOV stage 11), an intriguing lineup of five Fringe shows are held over Aug. 29 to 31. The Cabin on Bald Dune, the only one of the five I’ve seen, is … Continue reading →

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