by Colin Thomas | Mar 27, 2015 | Review
I’ve got three shows to recommend this week and they all feature strong performances from young artists. In Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang’s crazy Chekhovian mashup, which runs at the Arts Club’s Stanley Theatre until April...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 27, 2015 | Review
I am so proud to be associated with this novel that I cried when the hard copy arrived in the mail this morning. Do You Think This Is Strange? is narrated in the voice of a 17-year-old autistic boy. It’s funny, it’s heart-wrenching, and it’s...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 20, 2015 | Review
You can see some of the best acting in the world in Vancouver; you just have to show up for it. If you want to see a young actor at the top of her game, go see Lindsey Angell Jespersen in Iceland at Presentation House. In this smart script about capitalism, playwright...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 14, 2015 | Review
I have two shows to recommend this weekend: The Whipping Man and Cat Killer. Pacific Theatre’s production of The Whipping Man runs until March 21 and it contains some of the best acting you’re going to see on-stage in town right now. It’s about the...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 6, 2015 | Review
It’s rich, Vancouver: I have three shows to recommend this weekend. At the top of my list is Cadre, which runs at the Cultch until Sunday (March 8). It’s about the impact that the anti-apartheid struggle had on one revolutionary. The show starts off...
