by Colin Thomas | Apr 25, 2014 | Review
One weekend, so much to see: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Iceland, Through the Gaze of a Navel. Director Marisa Smith’s production George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession is packin’ ’em in—deservedly—at the Rickshaw Theatre....
by Colin Thomas | Apr 10, 2014 | Review
Playwright Judith Thompson hasn’t acted in decades. But she’ll perform all three roles in the premiere production of her play Watching Glory Die, when it premieres at the Cultch (April 22 to May 3). The play is inspired by the death of 18-year-old Ashley...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 4, 2014 | Review
Mies Julie is the show to see this weekend. In some ways, the evening bears the burden of Strindberg’s original. At the beginning, you want to scream, “Let’s make this an early night! Just don’t fuck the crazy lady!” But that happens...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 27, 2014 | Review
This weekend, I highly recommend two shows. This Stays in the Room (Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre at the Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova) is based on true stories about shame and forgiveness. Mindy Parfitt’s direction is fantastically resourceful. And...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 23, 2014 | Review
Ga Ting is a necessary—and welcome—play, but neither the script nor the production is polished. In Ga Ting, which translates from the Chinese as Family, first-time playwright Minh Ly imagines a meeting between a Matt, a white gay man who has just lost his partner...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 10, 2014 | Review
Stan Douglas and Chris Haddock, the big brains behind Helen Lawrence, which opens next Wednesday, March 19, have some surprising things to say about why they choose to make art in Vancouver. These comments didn’t fit into my preview interview with the pair,...
