by Colin Thomas | Jun 3, 2014 | Review
“I benefited from the editorial advice of…above all, the brilliant, patient, and ever-humourous Colin Thomas” : very kind words from multiple best-selling author Pam Withers, in her recently published Paintball Island. Thanks, Pam! I will strive to...
by Colin Thomas | May 23, 2014 | Review
Every time I describe Lucia Frangione’s Espresso to friends, I cry. The play is a moving exploration of spirituality, Eros—and healing. Go see it. You can skip Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, which contains some stunning acts, but also some stunningly stupid...
by Colin Thomas | May 16, 2014 | Review
There’s a sprinkling of top-flight acts in Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, but this is not a top-flight show. Robert Lepage wrote and directed Totem and, theoretically at least, his subject is the evolution of humanity. Lepage’s development of that...
by Colin Thomas | May 2, 2014 | Review
Iceland’s last show is tomorrow night. Go. Lindsey Angell’s performance will knock your socks off. The whole show, from the script up, is a pleasure. Iceland is part of playwright Nicolas Billon’s triptych, Fault Lines, which also includes Greenland...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 25, 2014 | Review
One weekend, so much to see: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Iceland, Through the Gaze of a Navel. Director Marisa Smith’s production George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession is packin’ ’em in—deservedly—at the Rickshaw Theatre....
