by Colin Thomas | Mar 27, 2014 | Review
This weekend, I highly recommend two shows. This Stays in the Room (Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre at the Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova) is based on true stories about shame and forgiveness. Mindy Parfitt’s direction is fantastically resourceful. And...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 23, 2014 | Review
Ga Ting is a necessary—and welcome—play, but neither the script nor the production is polished. In Ga Ting, which translates from the Chinese as Family, first-time playwright Minh Ly imagines a meeting between a Matt, a white gay man who has just lost his partner...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 10, 2014 | Review
Stan Douglas and Chris Haddock, the big brains behind Helen Lawrence, which opens next Wednesday, March 19, have some surprising things to say about why they choose to make art in Vancouver. These comments didn’t fit into my preview interview with the pair,...