lizonstage
@lizonstage.bsky.social
Liz Nicholls writes on theatre for 12thnight.ca — especially Edmonton theatre.
The magic of ... stuff and a lovable show about that: Big Stuff, Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus at the Citadel Theatre. A 12thnight REVIEW: tinyurl.com/4yxvvs4y. Photos by Nanc Price. #yegtheatre, #yegcomedy, #yegimprov, #yegarts
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The magic of ... stuff and a lovable show about that: Big Stuff, Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus at the Citadel Theatre. A 12thnight REVIEW: tinyurl.com/4yxvvs4y. Photos by Nanc Price. #yegtheatre, #yegcomedy, #yegimprov, #yegarts
What fun to talk to the (married) comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus for this 12thnight.ca PREVIEW of Big Stuff, at the Citadel: tinyurl.com/3s4m49nj. Photos by @dahliakatz.bsky.social.
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What fun to talk to the (married) comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus for this 12thnight.ca PREVIEW of Big Stuff, at the Citadel: tinyurl.com/3s4m49nj. Photos by @dahliakatz.bsky.social.
For the love of the kid: meet @Patricia Zentilli, star of The Pink Unicorn, launching @nltyeg.bsky.social's 50th anniversary season Friday. Meet her in this 12thnight.ca PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/mwb34c24. Photo by @trevorschmidt69.bsky.social. #YEGtheatre, #yegarts
September 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
For the love of the kid: meet @Patricia Zentilli, star of The Pink Unicorn, launching @nltyeg.bsky.social's 50th anniversary season Friday. Meet her in this 12thnight.ca PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/mwb34c24. Photo by @trevorschmidt69.bsky.social. #YEGtheatre, #yegarts
Nostalgia in sight and sound: The Simon & Garfunkel Story opens the season at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre. A 12thnight REVIEW: tinyurl.com/ryw6bwe2. Photo by @marctivist.bsky.social.
September 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Nostalgia in sight and sound: The Simon & Garfunkel Story opens the season at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre. A 12thnight REVIEW: tinyurl.com/ryw6bwe2. Photo by @marctivist.bsky.social.
And now with updated stats! The curtain comes down on Fringe Full of Stars Sunday night, with starshine stats and records broken. Read all about it on 12thnight here: tinyurl.com/mufcez7c.
September 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And now with updated stats! The curtain comes down on Fringe Full of Stars Sunday night, with starshine stats and records broken. Read all about it on 12thnight here: tinyurl.com/mufcez7c.
It's Fringe Eve, and Edmonton's biggest opening night is coming up: here are five shows I've enjoyed before. Fringe-y thoughts from 12thnight.ca: tinyurl.com/mvuy9uxk. @guysindisguise.bsky.social, #yegtheatre, #yegfestivals, #yegarts
August 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It's Fringe Eve, and Edmonton's biggest opening night is coming up: here are five shows I've enjoyed before. Fringe-y thoughts from 12thnight.ca: tinyurl.com/mvuy9uxk. @guysindisguise.bsky.social, #yegtheatre, #yegfestivals, #yegarts
Two sensational celebrity trials inspire two new plays at the Fringe: The Cult of the Clitoris and Cadaver Synod, a preview 12thnight.ca/2025/08/12/t...
August 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Two sensational celebrity trials inspire two new plays at the Fringe: The Cult of the Clitoris and Cadaver Synod, a preview 12thnight.ca/2025/08/12/t...
Bomb: "It encompasses everything the Fringe is all about ... subversive, weird, edgy." An explosive dark comedy to introduce us to contemporary Ukrainian theatre. 12thnight talks to director Lianna Makuch for this Fringe PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/ytx8esmh. Poster by Amelia Scott.
August 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Bomb: "It encompasses everything the Fringe is all about ... subversive, weird, edgy." An explosive dark comedy to introduce us to contemporary Ukrainian theatre. 12thnight talks to director Lianna Makuch for this Fringe PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/ytx8esmh. Poster by Amelia Scott.
Fringe Full of Stars: further thoughts from 12thnight.ca on how to get intrigued, and what to see, at this year's big Fringe theatre bash: tinyurl.com/6c276fxs.
August 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fringe Full of Stars: further thoughts from 12thnight.ca on how to get intrigued, and what to see, at this year's big Fringe theatre bash: tinyurl.com/6c276fxs.
Are you lost in the stars? What to see at Fringe Full of Stars, the close-at-hand 44th annual edition of our big summer theatre extravanza. Here's a little 12thnight.ca survey of a dozen intriguing shows to get you started: tinyurl.com/bdh2r7kf.
August 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Are you lost in the stars? What to see at Fringe Full of Stars, the close-at-hand 44th annual edition of our big summer theatre extravanza. Here's a little 12thnight.ca survey of a dozen intriguing shows to get you started: tinyurl.com/bdh2r7kf.
A big day in Fringe World! Tickets go on sale today - 10 a.m. in person, noon online — for Fringe Full of Stars, the 44th annual edition of Edmonton's BIG summer theatre bash. Get all the details on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/325df6td.
August 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A big day in Fringe World! Tickets go on sale today - 10 a.m. in person, noon online — for Fringe Full of Stars, the 44th annual edition of Edmonton's BIG summer theatre bash. Get all the details on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/325df6td.
Keeping it Canuck: a summer theatre trip east, this side of the border.!Thoughts from 12thnight: tinyurl.com/yc6ejsjb. @stratfest.bsky.social. Photos by David Hou.
July 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Keeping it Canuck: a summer theatre trip east, this side of the border.!Thoughts from 12thnight: tinyurl.com/yc6ejsjb. @stratfest.bsky.social. Photos by David Hou.
Wakey Wakey! Summer theatre choices on E-town stages, including three in their last week. A little 12thnight.ca survey: tinyurl.com/ykub7vfs @teatrolive.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Wakey Wakey! Summer theatre choices on E-town stages, including three in their last week. A little 12thnight.ca survey: tinyurl.com/ykub7vfs @teatrolive.bsky.social
Lifting the veil between the living and the dead: Louise Casemore's Lucky Charm, a little 12thnight REVIEW of a very cool show: tinyurl.com/453ksd3n.
July 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Lifting the veil between the living and the dead: Louise Casemore's Lucky Charm, a little 12thnight REVIEW of a very cool show: tinyurl.com/453ksd3n.
A vintage '60s comedy done up deluxe(ly) at @teatrolive.bsky.social. The nostalgic fun of The Odd Couple, a 12thnight REVIEW: tinyurl.com/ycy3us6t. Photos by @marctivist.bsky.social.
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A vintage '60s comedy done up deluxe(ly) at @teatrolive.bsky.social. The nostalgic fun of The Odd Couple, a 12thnight REVIEW: tinyurl.com/ycy3us6t. Photos by @marctivist.bsky.social.
Get festive, people! It's a four-festival weekend on (and above) Edmonton stages. Check them out on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/yyr9467p.
June 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Get festive, people! It's a four-festival weekend on (and above) Edmonton stages. Check them out on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/yyr9467p.
The season in Edmonton theatre: the 2024-2025 Sterling Award nominations, led by two (very) high-contrast productions. Check it all out on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/27mt9873.
June 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The season in Edmonton theatre: the 2024-2025 Sterling Award nominations, led by two (very) high-contrast productions. Check it all out on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/27mt9873.
A Fringe Full Of Stars: the upcoming 44th annual Edmonton Fringe Festival has a theme, — and shows, 223 of them! Read all about the starry starry nights (and days) to come this summer, on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/35p8mcke. Edmonton Fringe Theatre. Poster design by Yu-Chen (Tseng) Beliveau.
June 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A Fringe Full Of Stars: the upcoming 44th annual Edmonton Fringe Festival has a theme, — and shows, 223 of them! Read all about the starry starry nights (and days) to come this summer, on 12thnight: tinyurl.com/35p8mcke. Edmonton Fringe Theatre. Poster design by Yu-Chen (Tseng) Beliveau.
Inside the punk rock scene: Televangelists opens a door into the dark labyrinth of youth culture, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Mika Boutin in this 12thnight feature: tinyurl.com/2ftr7jbf. The Nextfest Arts Company, Theatre Network #nextfest2025
June 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Inside the punk rock scene: Televangelists opens a door into the dark labyrinth of youth culture, at Nextfest. Meet playwright Mika Boutin in this 12thnight feature: tinyurl.com/2ftr7jbf. The Nextfest Arts Company, Theatre Network #nextfest2025
Alberta is rat-free? Ha! The rats are back, in a new show, at Nextfest 2025. A 12thnight PREVIEW of Rat Academy 2: Gnaw and Order, with Dayna Lea Hoffmann and Katie Yoner: tinyurl.com/5n6bza9r. The Nextfest Arts Company, Theatre Network.
June 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Alberta is rat-free? Ha! The rats are back, in a new show, at Nextfest 2025. A 12thnight PREVIEW of Rat Academy 2: Gnaw and Order, with Dayna Lea Hoffmann and Katie Yoner: tinyurl.com/5n6bza9r. The Nextfest Arts Company, Theatre Network.
Nextfest at 30: three decades of celebrating emerging artists. Edmonton's innovative festival is back tonight, all grown up and still asking 'what's next?'. Here's a 12thnight PREVIEW, with annotations by (the effervescent) festival director Ellen Chorley: tinyurl.com/mr27yfuy.
June 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nextfest at 30: three decades of celebrating emerging artists. Edmonton's innovative festival is back tonight, all grown up and still asking 'what's next?'. Here's a 12thnight PREVIEW, with annotations by (the effervescent) festival director Ellen Chorley: tinyurl.com/mr27yfuy.
Taking Wagner on a wild ride ... into the theatre. Andy Moro talks about designing Die Walküre for Edmonton Opera in this 12thnight PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/6fjh6x39.
June 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Taking Wagner on a wild ride ... into the theatre. Andy Moro talks about designing Die Walküre for Edmonton Opera in this 12thnight PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/6fjh6x39.
The moment for a screwball comedy, and a take-charge heroine: Teatro Live revives On The Banks Of The Nut. And 12thnight talks to Bella King and playwright Stewart Lemoine for this PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/5947549h. Photo of Sam Free and Bella King by Ryan Parker Photography.
May 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The moment for a screwball comedy, and a take-charge heroine: Teatro Live revives On The Banks Of The Nut. And 12thnight talks to Bella King and playwright Stewart Lemoine for this PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/5947549h. Photo of Sam Free and Bella King by Ryan Parker Photography.
Making merry with murder: A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, Grindstone Theatre is killin' it at the Orange Hub. Lethal comic virtuosity at work! A 12thnight.ca REVIEW: tinyurl.com/eu2jc899. Photos by Adam Goudreau.
May 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Making merry with murder: A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, Grindstone Theatre is killin' it at the Orange Hub. Lethal comic virtuosity at work! A 12thnight.ca REVIEW: tinyurl.com/eu2jc899. Photos by Adam Goudreau.
Getting the band back together. Cardiac Theatre is back! 'KaldrSaga: a new queer, old Norse cabaret' opens "a magic portal" at the ArtsHub Ortona. 12thnight meets up with playwright Harley Howard-Morison and director Sarah J Culkin for his PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/mt9kd4a7in.
May 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Getting the band back together. Cardiac Theatre is back! 'KaldrSaga: a new queer, old Norse cabaret' opens "a magic portal" at the ArtsHub Ortona. 12thnight meets up with playwright Harley Howard-Morison and director Sarah J Culkin for his PREVIEW: tinyurl.com/mt9kd4a7in.