by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
Blair Moro’s script is a staged lecture about cults, the tactics of their leaders and the abuses visited upon their members. Mostly what I got from it is some horrific imagery that I can’t do anything with and that will stay lodged in me for a long time. Moro notes...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
Fresh talent, deep emotions: The Truth and Darers is my kind of show. In Shanti Harris’s script, a group of young teens gathers in an abandoned barn in their isolated, impoverished, rural community for a high-stakes game of Truth or Dare. If you lie or don’t complete...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
Ripples of surprised laughter flowed through my body as I watched Colonial Circus – History, Clown Style. That’s because this show is taking full advantage of the space that the Fringe creates for audacity and experimentation. Off the top, performer/creators Shreya...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
In terms of craft, Ickoholics Anonymous could not be tighter. In this solo show, writer and performer Lucy Lucia plays a character named Lucy who’s attending her first meeting of Ickoholics Anonymous. Conveniently, she’s brought a PowerPoint presentation, which...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2026 | Review
A couple of caveats: Boy’s Club, Comox rapper Alick Mac’s exploration of the current state of masculinity, is very much a musical TED talk, and there’s nothing fresh in Mac’s analysis. (Don’t stop reading.) Mac is preaching to the choir but, speaking as a member of...
