by Colin Thomas | Sep 21, 2015 | Review
Writing pals, you should know about the series of master classes that the Tyee is offering. On September 26, John Vaillant is teaching. He’s an accomplished writer of creative non-fiction. His books The Golden Spruce and Tiger are both highly praised and highly...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 18, 2015 | Review
There’s a lot of excellent acting at the Vancouver Fringe this year. Under Evan Frayne’s direction, everybody in The Fighting Season is terrific. I’m talking about Kyle Jespersen, Tom Pickett, and Siona Gareau-Brennan. Jespersen’s portrait of a...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2015 | Review
The Vancouver Fringe Festival is flat-out my favourite time of the theatrical year. Because I saw a bunch of shows at the Victoria Fringe, I’ve already seen a dozen pieces that are playing here. Here are my top four picks so far. They’re all excellent. In...
by Colin Thomas | Aug 7, 2015 | Review
When I gave a generally negative review to the Bard on the Beach production of King Lear, an online commenter going by the name Edward Bernays took issue and called me an “effete local yokel”. A few days later, I ran into Simon Webb on Fourth...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 31, 2015 | Review
“How to get Colin Thomas to like your show.” That’s the title of this post on theatrewire.com, a new initiative from the First Vancouver Theatrespace Society (the folks who produce the Fringe), the Playwrights Theatre Centre, and the See Seven...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 17, 2015 | Review
I love the Arts Club. For decades, Bill Millerd has kept multiple stages running, employing hundreds of artists and technicians, and entertaining thousands. The Arts Club is committed to developing new scripts, too, so more power to ’em. That said, I wish...
