by Colin Thomas | Jan 14, 2023 | Review
I had almost forgotten what helpless laughter feels like. It’s good for the soul. In Little Willy, marionette master Ronnie Burkett is working a new premise, using many of the familiar faces from his “repertory company” of puppets and even doing one of his most …...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 8, 2023 | Review
On one level, I was seduced by the understatement of this production and the fine acting it contains. But, about halfway through watching Flowers of the Rarest, I wrote in my notebook, “I’m ready for some plot development” and, a bit later: “Besides plot, what is...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 7, 2023 | Review
Aaron Craven’s new script Instantaneous Blue rings with the authority of personal experience. And director David Mackay is working with extraordinary actors. The play is moving. The production works. And, not to be a nerd or anything, but there are things to be...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 17, 2022 | Review
Anne of Green Gables: The Musical is brainless but chipper and Gateway Theatre’s polished production includes a couple of remarkably strong performances. In case you don’t know the story, the musical is based on L.M. Montgomery’s 1908 novel. Marilla and Matthew...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 16, 2022 | Review
For me as kid and even as a young adult, watching the annual TV appearance of the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol was a religious experience. I watched it every year, preferably by myself so that others who might be less devout wouldn’t distract me. I have...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 12, 2022 | Review
The Wonderful is not wonderful. You can’t beat the venue, but Luke Reece’s script is bad. A riff on the 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life, The Wonderful is Caravan Farm Theatre’s winter show. That means it takes place outdoors on a farm near Armstrong in the north...
