by Colin Thomas | Feb 19, 2021 | Review
I’m a white guy reviewing a show about mixed-race identity, specifically the reclamation of Black identity. The lack of diversity in criticism is a serious problem and I’ve been trying to find ways to address it, but I lack resources. I’ve recently had a conversation...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 13, 2021 | Review
The fun started when I was trying to book a ticket for this online show using my phone: voice-to-text translated Fifty Shades of Vinyl as Fifty Shades of Anal. That was just the beginning of the evening. In Fifty Shades of Vinyl, writers Kyle Carpenter and Nico...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 11, 2021 | Review
I’m glad I stuck around for the last two episodes of the three-part audio series Rishi & d Douen; they’re so much better than Episode 1. The story is about a nine-year-old named Rishi, who uses they/them pronouns according to Carousel’s press material. Like their...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 11, 2021 | Review
Bronwyn Carradine is a recent alumnus of the Arts Club’s Emerging Playwrights’ Unit. That means she’s veryfreshly baked, but she’s already demonstrating considerable control of craft in her new audio play Unexpecting. Carradine’s story is about lesbian couple Annie...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 24, 2021 | Review
Watching She Sells Sea Shells is like watching somebody you like dating the wrong guy: admirable artists have worked very hard and very skilfully on this production, but Helen Eastman’s script isn’t worthy of their talents and attention. I’m going to chew on the...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 23, 2021 | Review
John Millard’s music for The Cave is glorious. And who couldn’t use some gloriousness these days? The Cave is a musical cabaret with characters and a narrative. Pursued by fire, the animals of the forest are running for their lives. They take refuge in Bear’s cave,...
