by Colin Thomas | Dec 30, 2011 | Review
This year, all of the Arts reviewers at the Straight picked two highlights from the past year. You can find all of them, including mine, at http://www.straight.com/article-571426/vancouver/years-worth-visions
by Colin Thomas | Dec 27, 2011 | Review
Waiting for Godot divides theatregoers into two camps; you either love it or hate it. The non-fans complain that it’s intimidating and/or boring. But, well produced, the play can be extremely funny—as well as harrowing. And good performers bring out the...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 27, 2011 | Review
In the three-act structure, there’s a difference between a mentor and a Mentor. Friends, allies, and mentors might help your hero out at any point on her journey, but the capital M Mentor serves a specific function: the Mentor helps your protagonist to...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 19, 2011 | Review
Carousel Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz is probably the best theatrical holiday entertainment currently playing in Vancouver. Under Carole Higgins’s direction, the cast is confidently eccentric. I especially...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 19, 2011 | Review
Sometimes writers make the mistake of thinking that, to tell a story, all you have to do is answer the question, “What happens next?” It’s not that simple. As I see it, the question is more like, “What does the protagonist do next in order to...
