Tag Archives: Varscona Theatre

After the funeral: Darrin Hagen’s dark comedy 10 Funerals premieres at Shadow Theatre

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Funerals,” says the booming baritone voice on the phone, “are so weird.” Darrin Hagen is something of an expert. And if there ever was a year to confirm it, it’s been this one, allegedly (but only … Continue reading →

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Portrait of an artist: putting time on hold in Dead in the Water, a new solo play (with music). A review

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening moment of Dead in the Water, an exuberant woman bursts through a door and onto the stage. She’s dressed for showbiz, white silk suit and red lipstick but minus shoes, oddly. And she … Continue reading →

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A new play and a new chapter for Theatre Yes: Dead in the Water at the Varscona

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “There are things that need to be said. And I’m going to say them,” says Ruth Alexander, who has the kind of husky laugh people notice right through Saturday din at an Italian cafe. The actor/ musician/ … Continue reading →

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The dizzying optic of All The Little Animals I Have Eaten, a new Karen Hines satire at Shadow. A review

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You won’t have seen anything quite like All The Small Animals I Have Eaten, the play that’s now running in the Shadow Theatre season. And because it’s by Karen Hines, a brilliant original of a satirist, … Continue reading →

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All The Little Animals I Have Eaten: a carnivorous Karen Hines satire, at Shadow Theatre

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca My name is Frankie, and I will be your server tonight…. All The Little Animals I Have Eaten, the dark and intricate Karen Hines comedy that unsheaths its cutlery tonight at Shadow Theatre takes us to … Continue reading →

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Getting the jump on time: Love Is For Poor People and The Exquisite Hour, a Lemoine double-bill at Teatro Live!

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “So, tonight we’re going to be remembering my glorious future….” declares the glamorous and worldly star ‘Her’ we meet in Love Is For Poor People. In the new Stewart Lemoine that premieres Friday as half of … Continue reading →

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Judy Unwin: curious, feisty, fun, and tirelessly passionate about theatre. A big loss for Edmonton theatre

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Hi. It’s me, Judy. Listen, I’m at the theatre; I’ll meet you there….”  She was outspoken, opinionated, generous, and funny — an artist herself who stood up fiercely and in all kinds of ways for live … Continue reading →

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Fresh Hell: Career women Joan of Arc and Dorothy Parker hit the stage together (really!) in a new Conni Massing play

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The new play that premieres in the Shadow Theatre season this week has a premise that’s bound to make you smile. Conni Massing’s Fresh Hell brings together on one stage two women who not only didn’t … Continue reading →

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Sad news in Edmonton theatre: Judy Unwin, a theatre pioneer with the public service gene, is gone

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the start of the new year, there’s very sad news today in Edmonton theatre.  With the untimely death, at 76, of Judy Unwin, we’ve lost a bona fide arts pioneer, a public-spirited artist who played … Continue reading →

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Wait, there’s more…. Act II of the theatre season is about to begin

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Stay tuned; face forward. There’s more! Intermission’s over, my friends, and Act II of the Edmonton theatre season is about to begin. Freaky Green Eyes, Emma Houghton’s original adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel, premieres … Continue reading →

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