by Colin Thomas | Nov 29, 2011 | Review
Sometimes writers get lost in poetic descriptions or associative tangents. Sometimes there’s a lot of action in a story, but it’s sequential rather than cumulative. The cure for all of these ills? Clear goals. The three-act structure works on the principle...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 29, 2011 | Review
This week, my pick is definitely battery opera’s M/Hotel, which runs until December 10 at the Holiday Inn on Howe Street. The maximum audience is five and the piece unfolds in a hotel room, so it’s a given that you’ll be dealing with issues of...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 21, 2011 | Review
This week, the best show I’ve seen is The 13th Chair at Studio 58. In this production, director Sarah Rodgers takes a creaky old thriller and turns it into a hilarious and stylin’...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 21, 2011 | Review
At the beginning of the three-act structure, which I outlined in my previous post, your hero is STUCK in the Ordinary World. Things might look perfectly cosy from the outside; Frodo’s life in the Shire looks okay, right? But deep in his or her heart, your hero...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 16, 2011 | Review
Welcome to my blog! Use this space to soak up writing tips or to get the skinny on Vancouver’s theatre scene. Just click the links on the right. (Bet you knew that...
