2014: some of the best of this year in theatre

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Review

People often say to me, “You must get so sick of going to the theatre!” But I don’t. I love my job. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my job is fucking spectacular: I get to think and feel for a living. As a way of saying thank-you to everybody who makes theatre...

BEST holiday shows—for grown-ups and for families

by | Dec 19, 2014 | Review

Okay. Time for the First Annual Christmas Pudding Awards. There are two categories: Best Holiday Show for Families, and Outstanding Holiday Entertainment for Crusty Old Adults. Let’s do the Family category first; kids have short attention spans. The...

Top three holiday shows—so far

by | Dec 11, 2014 | Review

I’m going to start to sound like a  rerun of Sesame Street, but Avenue Q is still my favourite show in town. Both the material and production are first-rate: irreverent and original. Things get a little spicy—there’s Muppet sex—and that’s great for...

Q tip

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Review

The best holiday entertainment I’ve seen so far this year is still the Arts Club’s Avenue Q. This outrageously funny but warmhearted musical is running at the Granville Island Stage until January 3. Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to see a...