by Colin Thomas | Mar 31, 2017 | Review
Redpatch doesn’t work—at least it doesn’t work for me. I’m a white guy and Redpatch deals with the experience of a Métis soldier during WWI, so some might feel inclined to dismiss my criticism. But the company invited me to review the show, so here goes. Raes Calvert...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 30, 2017 | Review
There are gaping holes in director Kim Collier’s production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, but it’s still worth seeing. When you first encounter Ken MacKenzie’s set, it’s stunning. The walls of the Stanley Theatre segue into the set itself, in...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 16, 2017 | Review
Making theatre is like making music in a group: for either activity to really work, none of the elements can be out of tune or off-rhythm. In Belfast Girls, several components coordinate nicely. Others don’t. Playwright Jaki McCarrick starts with a fascinating...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 10, 2017 | Review
Probably the best thing about The Pipeline Project is that it’s a sincere invitation to dialogue. In this age of social media, so many are so eager to establish their political bona fides—and superiority—that it’s often impossible to have a vulnerable, complicated...
