by Colin Thomas | Jan 30, 2026 | Review
Playwright Mark Crawford’s The Golden Anniversaries is not meanspirited, but it is boring and shallow. It’s Glen and Sandy Golden’s fiftieth anniversary but, about a week ago, Sandy kicked Glen out of the house and declared their marriage over. Now Glen is...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 25, 2026 | Review
It’s exhilarating to see somebody colouring outside the lines for a change. Aaron Bushkowsky’s new play, The Replacement Wife, is a reality-bending comedy about marriage, death, and the fickle nature of love. Its pieces didn’t come together for me in a substantial way...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 24, 2026 | Review
In the theatrical concert You’re Just a Place That I Know, singer/songwriter Adrian Glynn McMorran sets out to tell the story of his grandparents’ flight from Ukraine, post-WWII, to Montreal. But he doesn’t really know that story, so the core of this piece is hollow....
by Colin Thomas | Jan 22, 2026 | Review
There’s an enormous amount of technical skill on display in Paradisum, which is a circus show from the Hungarian company Recirquel. But the level of artistry is inconsistent and that’s a problem: because circus is enjoying a huge renaissance these days, there are...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 14, 2025 | Review
Annie is the Gateway’s Christmas show, so let’s say this pudding is tasty sometimes, but also pretty lumpy. Stylistically, director Josh Epstein’s production is inconsistent — and that’s partly because, stylistically, Annie is a tricky musical. Based on the comic...
