The many colours of Blind Date

by | Sep 21, 2012 | Review

Two of the last three nights, I’ve been at Rebecca Northan’s Blind Date at the Cultch. That’s how good it is. In the show, Northan’s red-nosed clown character, Mimi, picks a guy from the audience. In the ensuing improvised performance, they go...

For the love of a dog

by | Sep 14, 2012 | Review

I saw John Grady’s solo show, Fear Factor: Canine Edition at the Fringe last night and loved it. There’s only one performance left: Saturday, September 15 at 7:20 pm in the Waterfront. I highly recommend that you catch it. It’s one of the best things...

Strong Fringe Festival with Weak Sauce

by | Sep 10, 2012 | Review

So far, I’ve seen 19 shows that are playing the Vancouver Fringe Festival. (I saw ten of ’em in Victoria.) Kathleen Oliver, my pal and colleague at the Straight, also saw 10 in Victoria and she has seen another five here. KO’s top pick so far is...

Fresh Roten

by | Aug 30, 2012 | Review

Okay, I want to join the Die Roten Punkte fanclub. The Cultch opened its 2012/2013 season last night with Die Roten Punkte’s new show, Eurosmash. Die Roten Punkte, which translates as The Red Dots, is a two-person parody band. Its German members Astrid and Otto...

Personal growth—in three acts

by | Aug 16, 2012 | Review

            Stories are about struggles—successful or not—to grow in wisdom and understanding. In a HAPPY story, the hero starts from a position of relative weakness or vulnerability, decides to face his fear, struggles to overcome his...