by Colin Thomas | Sep 14, 2017 | Review
Vancouver Greenroom: theatre is community FALL, AND THE BIRDS ARE FLYING…EAST? East is the direction that Vancouver artists fly when they’re getting national recognition, so it’s a very good thing that actor Alexandra Lainfiesta, writer Crystal Verge, and...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2017 | Review
Here you go: Fringe reviews numbers 26 and 27 from me. Including Deneh’s reviews, that means that there are 36 reviews on this site so far. More to come. THE IMMACULATE BIG BANG Bill Santiago’s comic monologue is so much better than the rest of the stand-up I’ve...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 12, 2017 | Review
BUSHEL AND PECK There’s not enough to it. In their two-person performance, which incorporates clowning and dance, Alastair Knowles and Stephanie Morin-Robert explore the process of creation—mostly making a show, but also, potentially, building a relationship and...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2017 | Review
Despite the byline above, which I can’t figure out how to remove, these reviews are by Deneh’Cho Thompson. – CT KATHARINE FERNS IS IN STITCHES It feels like Ferns and I have been best friends for years—and we have never met. Katharine Ferns is in...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2017 | Review
AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE God, we’re fragile. God, we’re beautiful. In Ain’t True and Uncle False—which is, I guarantee, one of the finest and most original shows you’ll ever see—solo artist Paul Strickland introduces us to his friends and relatives from the Big Fib...