by Colin Thomas | Apr 19, 2018 | Review
Melody Anderson’s new play Me and You is sweetly soulful. And it could be better built. In Me and You, Anderson logs exemplary moments in the lifelong relationship between sisters Liz and Lou. The first time we see them, Liz, who is four years older, is outraged when...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 14, 2018 | Review
Much to the credit of playwright Jovanni Sy, Nine Dragons is a rewarding thriller. Riffing on film noir, Sy sets the action in the Kowloon neighbourhood of Hong Kong in the 1920s. A character that the press calls the Kowloon Ripper is murdering women, then chopping...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 12, 2018 | Review
The Arts Club’s production of Misery is a journey straight to heck and back. It’s not scary, which is a flaw in a thriller. William Goldman, who wrote the play, also penned the screenplay for the1990 movie. Both are based on a book by Stephen King. In the story, a...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 8, 2018 | Review
WTF is one of my favourite responses at the theatre. I had it a lot while watching Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Part of the pleasure of watching Mr. Burns is that the three acts are so different that you have to re-orient yourself after each of the intermissions....
by Colin Thomas | Apr 7, 2018 | Review
In Once on This Island, love triumphs—supposedly. It’s really sexism that wins. If you want to be surprised by the story, don’t read any further; to make my point, I’m going to give away the plot. In this musical, which premiered on Broadway in 1990 and which is...
