by Colin Thomas | Mar 14, 2015 | Review
I have two shows to recommend this weekend: The Whipping Man and Cat Killer. Pacific Theatre’s production of The Whipping Man runs until March 21 and it contains some of the best acting you’re going to see on-stage in town right now. It’s about the...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 6, 2015 | Review
It’s rich, Vancouver: I have three shows to recommend this weekend. At the top of my list is Cadre, which runs at the Cultch until Sunday (March 8). It’s about the impact that the anti-apartheid struggle had on one revolutionary. The show starts off...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 29, 2014 | Review
People often say to me, “You must get so sick of going to the theatre!” But I don’t. I love my job. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my job is fucking spectacular: I get to think and feel for a living. As a way of saying thank-you to everybody who makes theatre...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 19, 2014 | Review
Okay. Time for the First Annual Christmas Pudding Awards. There are two categories: Best Holiday Show for Families, and Outstanding Holiday Entertainment for Crusty Old Adults. Let’s do the Family category first; kids have short attention spans. The...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 11, 2014 | Review
I’m going to start to sound like a rerun of Sesame Street, but Avenue Q is still my favourite show in town. Both the material and production are first-rate: irreverent and original. Things get a little spicy—there’s Muppet sex—and that’s great for...
