This week: Into the Woods we go—trailing caveats

by | May 2, 2015 | Review

The best show up right now is Fighting Chance Productions mounting of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical, Into the Woods, which is playing at the Jericho Arts Centre until May 16. Stephen Sondheim’s songs are crazily difficult to realize...

Foreign Radical and my Portland three-way

by | Apr 22, 2015 | Review

When I attended Theatre Conspiracy’s Foreign Radical, my fellow audience members voted—virtually unanimously—to select me as the most suspicious person there. Maybe that was because I’m big and 30 years older than the rest of them, so I stood out, or maybe...

Want me to edit your book, story, or screenplay?

by | Apr 20, 2015 | Review

When I’m not working as a theatre critic, I’m a substantive editor, which means “story editor”. I help writers with narrative structure, so I deal a lot with plot, but also elements such as the development of characters and themes. Normally,...

Hiro Kanagawa’s Indian Arm is worth the effort

by | Apr 17, 2015 | Review

In the land of theatre, the pick is easy this week. And, as a bonus, I’ve got a couple of movies for you. Hiro Kanagawa’s Indian Arm just runs for two more nights (until April 18) at Studio 16. Get in if you can. Kanagawa’s adaptation of Henrik...