by Colin Thomas | Dec 21, 2015 | Review
Hooray for Vancouver theatre makers! I’m especially pleased to note that my Top Ten list of theatrical experiences from this past year includes a whole bunch of work from emerging artists as well as seasoned pros. Okay. I’m going to run through my faves in...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 18, 2015 | Review
Hands down, my favourite holiday show (so far) this year is Hansel and Gretel: An East Van Panto. It’s original, it’s community-minded, it’s a little outrageous, and it’s got kids in it. What’s not to like? Veda Hille’s songs are...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 4, 2015 | Review
The coolest thing about the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre is that the stage can be wherever the hell you damn well want it to be. After the opening of Peter and the Starcatcher, designer Ted Roberts very kindly gave me and my friend Don a tour of the new...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 27, 2015 | Review
Full disclosure: this post is essentially an ad for my substantive editing services. You’ve been warned. 🙂 But, you know, read it anyway; you never know when you’re going to need a good editor. Okay, here goes. I’m not one of those guys who gets all...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 20, 2015 | Review
This is another note about my experience of Radix Theatre’s TBD, which was inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead. It’s over now, but it was an immersive theatrical experience in which participants were guided through an imaginary process of dying,...
