by Colin Thomas | Apr 3, 2022 | Review
I have no doubt that Dave Deveau’s Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls is a force for good in the world — and by that I mean a force for love. And the resolutions of this story about a trans boy, his friend, and family moved me to tears. My fuller response is more...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 27, 2022 | Review
It’s kind of like a horror movie with an obvious out — like “Why don’t they just call the cops?” In her 2011 script How the World Began, Catherine Trieschmann sets up an artificial conflict between the scientific and the religious. Susan has recently arrived in...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 26, 2022 | Review
There are several layers of experimentation going on here. Some of them work. A couple work splendidly. Playwright Lucas Hnath really does present A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney as a public reading. Four actors file...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 25, 2022 | Review
I was sitting in the theatre writing notes about the end of civilization. I mean, I understand the value of distraction, but does it have to be this mindless, this reactionary? I’m not saying there isn’t skill involved in this production of Made in Italy. Farren...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 20, 2022 | Review
I’m having an identity crisis. If Vancouver companies don’t stop producing such good shows, I’m going to lose my reputation for being a hard ass. Zee Zee Theatre’s production of Sunny Drake’s Men Express Their Feelings is a terrific ride. It’s about two father/son...
