Theatre to start off 2019...
It doesn't really ever quiet down in the #yegtheatre scene. It's a great thing for those of us who love to see a lot of varied shows! Here's what is onstage in Edmonton in January of 2019 aka "Time to fill in the brand new Calendar"!
Malachite Theatre presents Macbeth - January 4-19 at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
Last year they served up Twelfth Night and created a cozy atmosphere in the church. This year it's a little darker, so I am really wondering what the decor will be as it stays up throughout most of January!
Click here for more details or to purchase tickets.
Sweat at the Citadel Theatre - January 12 - February 3 in the Shoctor Theatre.
It was part of my former job at the Citadel to read all the scripts in advance of the new season. When I read this one, I cried. It's raw and very honest and will break your heart when you least suspect it. In the current economic climate of Alberta, with many laid off and struggling to find work, it speaks to the desperation and tensions that we see around us. Anyhow, It's my most anticipated show of the 2018-2019 season.
Click here for tickets or more more details.
Theatre Network & Ghost Writer Theatre presents The World Premiere of Minerva - Queen of the Handcuffs, January 15-27 at The Roxy on Gateway.
If you're a fan of magic and escape artists, this show might just be for you. Minerva – Queen of the Handcuffs is the true story of the world’s most famous female escape artist and her rivalry with Harry Houdini. This world premiere production features Edmonton’s own master escape artist, Miranda Allen.
Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.
Firefly Theatre and Circus presents Inferno, January 17-26 at the Westbury Theatre
It's more circus and death-defying acts in January as Firefly plunges into a modern, spectacular retelling of Dante’s epic adventure poem, Inferno. Using Aerialists, Acrobats, Actors, Contortionists, and a small dog, it's the ultimate journey through the Nine Circles of Hell.
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Miss Teen presented by Shadow Theatre from January 23 - February 10 at the Varscona Theatre
When her awkward daughter in-explicitly wins the local Miss Teen Pageant, a struggling single mother seizes the opportunity to improve her family’s difficult circumstances. Determined to help her daughter succeed, she resorts to increasingly desperate measures, even as the glare from the spotlight threatens to expose her eccentric methods and tear the family apart.
Click here for tickets or more information.
Canada 151 at the Mayfield Dinner theatre runs to January 27.
The Mayfield celebrates 151 years of Canada. They conjure up artists, performances and historical moments of the last 151 years – Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, The Guess Who, Alanis Morrisette, The Tragically Hip and dozens more for the biggest all-Canuck party of the year.
For more information or for tickets, click here.
Cardiac Theatre presents KaldrSaga A Queer Tavern Drama for A Midwinter's Night from January 11 - 26 (Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays) at The Almanac on Whyte.
Kaldr and Saga are best friends whose lives are separated by mountains. Once a year, in the dead of winter, they journey to meet each other in the middle for a pint at their favourite pub. Storytellers by trade, they conjure up tales and epics from their 365 days apart. Inspired by Norse tales and traditions, KaldrSaga finds pride in queer stories that have been silenced by history.
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Northern Light Theatre presents The Cardiac Shadow from January 18 - February 2 at the Studio Theatre (ATB Arts Barns).
Featuring the women of the Good Women Dance Collective
Based on a true story – Four women are procured from the Ravensbruck concentration camp, hand-selected by SS Second Lieutenant Dr. Sigmund Rascher for a series of experiments specifically designed to measure the human body's endurance to extreme temperatures - tests that would benignly come to be known as the Cold Conference. The voices of these four women have since disappeared. Where does the human spirit go when the body must remain behind, frozen inside an atrocity?
Click here for more information or for tickets.
Fringe Theatre Adventures presents Lake of the Strangers from January 22 - February 2 at the Backstage Theatre.
Lake of the Strangers in a powerful new play by Hunter Cardinal. Inspired by ancient Nehiyaw mythology, this story follows two brothers in their last summer adventure. Through forests, rivers, and not knowing, Lake of Strangers is a journey of two brothers finding each other and themselves.
Click here for more information or to buy tickets.
There's a lot to get you started!
Malachite Theatre presents Macbeth - January 4-19 at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church.Last year they served up Twelfth Night and created a cozy atmosphere in the church. This year it's a little darker, so I am really wondering what the decor will be as it stays up throughout most of January!
Click here for more details or to purchase tickets.
It was part of my former job at the Citadel to read all the scripts in advance of the new season. When I read this one, I cried. It's raw and very honest and will break your heart when you least suspect it. In the current economic climate of Alberta, with many laid off and struggling to find work, it speaks to the desperation and tensions that we see around us. Anyhow, It's my most anticipated show of the 2018-2019 season.
Click here for tickets or more more details.
Theatre Network & Ghost Writer Theatre presents The World Premiere of Minerva - Queen of the Handcuffs, January 15-27 at The Roxy on Gateway.If you're a fan of magic and escape artists, this show might just be for you. Minerva – Queen of the Handcuffs is the true story of the world’s most famous female escape artist and her rivalry with Harry Houdini. This world premiere production features Edmonton’s own master escape artist, Miranda Allen.
Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.
It's more circus and death-defying acts in January as Firefly plunges into a modern, spectacular retelling of Dante’s epic adventure poem, Inferno. Using Aerialists, Acrobats, Actors, Contortionists, and a small dog, it's the ultimate journey through the Nine Circles of Hell.
Click here to purchase tickets or for more information.
When her awkward daughter in-explicitly wins the local Miss Teen Pageant, a struggling single mother seizes the opportunity to improve her family’s difficult circumstances. Determined to help her daughter succeed, she resorts to increasingly desperate measures, even as the glare from the spotlight threatens to expose her eccentric methods and tear the family apart.
Click here for tickets or more information.
The Mayfield celebrates 151 years of Canada. They conjure up artists, performances and historical moments of the last 151 years – Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, The Guess Who, Alanis Morrisette, The Tragically Hip and dozens more for the biggest all-Canuck party of the year.
For more information or for tickets, click here.
Kaldr and Saga are best friends whose lives are separated by mountains. Once a year, in the dead of winter, they journey to meet each other in the middle for a pint at their favourite pub. Storytellers by trade, they conjure up tales and epics from their 365 days apart. Inspired by Norse tales and traditions, KaldrSaga finds pride in queer stories that have been silenced by history.
Click here for more information or for tickets.
Featuring the women of the Good Women Dance Collective
Based on a true story – Four women are procured from the Ravensbruck concentration camp, hand-selected by SS Second Lieutenant Dr. Sigmund Rascher for a series of experiments specifically designed to measure the human body's endurance to extreme temperatures - tests that would benignly come to be known as the Cold Conference. The voices of these four women have since disappeared. Where does the human spirit go when the body must remain behind, frozen inside an atrocity?
Click here for more information or for tickets.
Fringe Theatre Adventures presents Lake of the Strangers from January 22 - February 2 at the Backstage Theatre.Lake of the Strangers in a powerful new play by Hunter Cardinal. Inspired by ancient Nehiyaw mythology, this story follows two brothers in their last summer adventure. Through forests, rivers, and not knowing, Lake of Strangers is a journey of two brothers finding each other and themselves.
Click here for more information or to buy tickets.
There's a lot to get you started!
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