Do You Think This Is Strange?

by | Mar 27, 2015 | Review

I am so proud to be associated with this novel that I cried when the hard copy arrived in the mail this morning. Do You Think This Is Strange? is narrated in the voice of a 17-year-old autistic boy. It’s funny, it’s heart-wrenching, and it’s...

Acting shmacting

by | Mar 20, 2015 | Review

You can see some of the best acting in the world in Vancouver; you just have to show up for it. If you want to see a young actor at the top of her game, go see Lindsey Angell Jespersen in Iceland at Presentation House. In this smart script about capitalism, playwright...

The Whipping Man, Cat Killer, and Obaaberima

by | Mar 14, 2015 | Review

I have two shows to recommend this weekend: The Whipping Man and Cat Killer. Pacific Theatre’s production of The Whipping Man runs until March 21 and it contains some of the best acting you’re going to see on-stage in town right now. It’s about the...

Bumper crop: Cadre, Cat Killer, The Whipping Man

by | Mar 6, 2015 | Review

It’s rich, Vancouver: I have three shows to recommend this weekend. At the top of my list is Cadre, which runs at the Cultch until Sunday (March 8). It’s about the impact that the anti-apartheid struggle had on one revolutionary. The show starts off...

2014: some of the best of this year in theatre

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Review

People often say to me, “You must get so sick of going to the theatre!” But I don’t. I love my job. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my job is fucking spectacular: I get to think and feel for a living. As a way of saying thank-you to everybody who makes theatre...

BEST holiday shows—for grown-ups and for families

by | Dec 19, 2014 | Review

Okay. Time for the First Annual Christmas Pudding Awards. There are two categories: Best Holiday Show for Families, and Outstanding Holiday Entertainment for Crusty Old Adults. Let’s do the Family category first; kids have short attention spans. The...