by Colin Thomas | Jul 19, 2024 | Review
Measure for Measure is about brutal sexual coercion. But, in his adaptation, director Jivesh Parasram frames the play as broad comedy — and he thinks he’s doing abuse survivors a favour. In the story, Duke Vincenzio is concerned about the number of brothels in Vienna...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 13, 2024 | Review
Cats would probably like Cats: it’s a shiny bauble that keeps moving around and doesn’t require you to think at all. Cats could probably happily spend a couple of hours, plus intermission, watching Cats. I am not a cat and have never been impressed by Cats — the...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 13, 2024 | Review
It takes a while for The School of Rock — the musical itself, more than the production — to find its groove. Or maybe it just takes a while for it to find my groove. If you asked the creators of School of Rock, the musical or the non-musical movie upon which it’s...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 12, 2024 | Review
Watching this production of The Comedy of Errors is kind of like waiting in a two-hour lineup for a 15-minute ride. The show doesn’t really pay off until the very end. Before that, it burbles along pleasantly enough, but it’s weirdly shapeless. So what’s going on? A...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 28, 2024 | Review
If you’re looking for a musical revue with no story or ideas, you’re in luck. This Arts Club production of Ring of Fire is well staged, well designed, it contains some strong performances and, of course, it features a bunch of great songs by Johnny Cash and others,...
