by Colin Thomas | Jun 10, 2018 | Review
I could see a couple of doors that promised access to Victim Impact, but I couldn’t open either of them. This new documentary piece from Theatre Conspiracy explores the biggest Ponzi scheme in British Columbia history. Between 2003 and 2012, Rashida Samji, who is a...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 9, 2018 | Review
I thought I didn’t need to see another production of The Diary of Anne Frank. I was wrong. This production from Fighting Chance deepened and revitalized the story for me and introduced me to exciting new talent. Wendy Kesselman’s 1997 adaption, which is being used...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 8, 2018 | Review
If you’re not having a good time onstage, you shouldn’t be there. Everybody in this cast of Nell Gwynn deserves to be onstage: they are having a fucking laugh riot. And their pleasure is infectious: the evening is infused with joy. Playwright Jessica Swale shows us...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 2, 2018 | Review
There’s no way to write this review that is both comfortable and honest. In C’mon, Angie!, Reed and Angie have just had a one-night stand and we witness the fraught morning after—well, the fraught pre-dawn. In two significant ways, Reed failed to get clear consent...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 1, 2018 | Review
I attended 40 Days and 40 Nights last night. It’s an exploration of love from theatre artists Kim Collier and Daniel Brooks, who are romantic partners. I was going to review it but, after the show, Kim asked me not to, saying that 40 Days is intended as a gift....
