by Colin Thomas | Dec 4, 2016 | Review
It’s a stealth operation. I was watching Creeps, admiring the performances and considering the structure of the play when, all of a sudden, the emotional impact hit me and I was stifling sobs. Creeps, which premiered at Toronto’s Factory Theatre Lab in 1971,...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 3, 2016 | Review
I wrote a whole other version of this review before I realized that Holy Mo! A Christmas Show actually has a point. I suspect that’s because playwright Lucia Frangione is speaking an almost private language. In her new script, Frangione retells the story of the birth...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 2, 2016 | Review
God, I hate these people—okay, these characters. Act 1 of The Day Before Christmas digs itself into a deep hole artistically. Act 2 displays moderate improvement. This new script by local writers Stacey Kaser and Alison Kelly features Alex, a busy Vancouver...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 2, 2016 | Review
The East Van Panto is now officially the best holiday tradition in Vancouver—in my Vancouver, anyway. I started loving this year’s panto, Little Red Riding Hood, the minute I entered the theatre. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy being in an audience that has a whole...
