by Colin Thomas | Jun 19, 2015 | Review
I am a big, big fan of Bard on the Beach. Every year, I look forward to Bard’s season and I’m very picky about who I take to those shows: the tickets are like gold as far as I’m concerned. Artistic director Christopher Gaze and the rest of the...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 18, 2015 | Review
The performers are beautiful. Aspects of the artistry are beautiful. But, for the most part, The Value of Things is thematically obvious. Created by Montréal’s dance/theatre company Grand Poney, The Value of Things is about materialism and craving. It starts off...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 12, 2015 | Review
Hands down, the best show running this weekend (that I’ve seen), is Classic Chic’s production of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. Rachel Peake directs a talented cast of women who play the characters, who are all male, in Mamet’s examination...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 9, 2015 | Review
Before I start spouting off about the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Candide, allow me to apologize for my lack of qualifications for doing so. In my book, critical opinion should be informed by knowledge and experience. This criterion work in my...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 5, 2015 | Review
You know what they say: it’s all in the casting. And director Genevieve Fleming has cast very well in Scratch: Eileen Barrett, David Bloom, Stephanie Izsak, Caitlin McCarthy, Tamara McCarthy, and Markian Tarasiuk all come together to explore Charlotte...
