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,...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 13, 2012 | Review
I just got back from England, where I went to see my 14-year-old godson, Leon, perform in his first professional acting gig. It’s with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. He’s playing Falstaff’s page, Robin, in The Merry Wives of Windsor....
by Colin Thomas | Dec 13, 2012 | Review
‘Tis the season—for remounts. Of these, the best, in my books is the Ruby Slippers production of Hotel Bethlehem. Drew McCreadie’s script turns the story of the Nativity into a Fawlty Towers episode that focuses on the famously unaccommodating innkeeper....
by Colin Thomas | Oct 19, 2012 | Review
I’ve seen three shows this week that are about female experience, that are written by women, and that feature largely female casts. It’s been a terrific week and I recommend all of the shows. The top of my personal list is Electric Company’s...
