by Colin Thomas | Dec 3, 2016 | Review
I wrote a whole other version of this review before I realized that Holy Mo! A Christmas Show actually has a point. I suspect that’s because playwright Lucia Frangione is speaking an almost private language. In her new script, Frangione retells the story of the birth...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 2, 2016 | Review
God, I hate these people—okay, these characters. Act 1 of The Day Before Christmas digs itself into a deep hole artistically. Act 2 displays moderate improvement. This new script by local writers Stacey Kaser and Alison Kelly features Alex, a busy Vancouver...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 2, 2016 | Review
The East Van Panto is now officially the best holiday tradition in Vancouver—in my Vancouver, anyway. I started loving this year’s panto, Little Red Riding Hood, the minute I entered the theatre. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy being in an audience that has a whole...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 28, 2016 | Review
I don’t know if I’ve really seen this play yet. Topdog/Underdog won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Its author, Suzan-Lori Parks, is considered by many to be an important voice in American theatre. But, in this production from Seven Tyrants Theatre, Topdog/Underdog...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 25, 2016 | Review
If you need a holiday in innocence, check out The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The musical features three eccentric adults, but it’s the vulnerability of its six quirky kid characters that makes the piece so charming. As they compete against one another in...
