by Colin Thomas | Feb 20, 2026 | Review
It seems like an odd thing to say, given the alternative, but I paid attention to every second of Red Like Fruit. The script’s combination of compassion and intellectual rigor — ethical curiosity — demanded it. As I received it, Red Like Fruit is about the ubiquity of...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 14, 2026 | Review
There’s zero thematic ambition here. Still, you’ve got to admire craft, and there’s plenty of that in director Jillian Keiley’s production of Dial M for Murder. The script is, nominally, a thriller as opposed to a murder mystery: in a thriller, we know who the villain...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 6, 2026 | Review
Playwright Faly Mevamanana needed more help. Her script, The Baking Show Show: The Play was developed through Ruby Slippers Theatre’s Advance Theatre Production Program. Presumably, there was input from several artists. Two dramaturges are credited. But I don’t see...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 31, 2026 | Review
Everything Has Disappeared is so original. I enjoyed it so much. Because, for starters, Hazel Venzon. I haven’t seen her onstage in years. Venzon’s Instagram bio might explain why: “Producer Director @unit productions sometimes I will act in plays or movies...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 30, 2026 | Review
Playwright Mark Crawford’s The Golden Anniversaries is not meanspirited, but it is boring and shallow. It’s Glen and Sandy Golden’s fiftieth anniversary but, about a week ago, Sandy kicked Glen out of the house and declared their marriage over. Now Glen is...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 25, 2026 | Review
It’s exhilarating to see somebody colouring outside the lines for a change. Aaron Bushkowsky’s new play, The Replacement Wife, is a reality-bending comedy about marriage, death, and the fickle nature of love. Its pieces didn’t come together for me in a substantial way...
