by Colin Thomas | Jan 24, 2013 | Review
By all means, go see Atomic Vaudeville’s Ride the Cyclone—especially if you haven’t see it before. There’s lots to like here, notably the ravishingly talented cast and the crazy originality of Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell’s musical. That...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 3, 2013 | Review
The PuSh Festival is coming up January 15 to February 3 and it looks like a bumper year. I want to share some of my picks. I’ve seen a couple of the shows in earlier versions and I recommend both highly. Ride the Cyclone from Victoria’s Atomic Vaudeville...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 25, 2012 | Review
Writing spring and fall theatre previews is always risky business. I mean, I’m asked to recommend productions—in most cases, without having seen them. So how well did I do picking winners in this fall’s theatre preview? Some of the shows were remounts that...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 23, 2012 | Review
This is the time of year when people choose top-ten lists. Just to be perverse—and because it’s my own damn blog—I’ve chosen my 11 favourite shows from the past calendar year. It’s interesting to note that I saw three of those 11 at the Vancouver...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 13, 2012 | Review
If you have time to catch Leo at the Cultch this weekend, by all means do it. This excellent show closes on the 15th. Originator and solo artist Tobias Wegner is a handsome and crazily skilled physical performer. Conceptually, he will trip you right out. In the show,...
