by Colin Thomas | Jan 24, 2026 | Review
In the theatrical concert You’re Just a Place That I Know, singer/songwriter Adrian Glynn McMorran sets out to tell the story of his grandparents’ flight from Ukraine, post-WWII, to Montreal. But he doesn’t really know that story, so the core of this piece is hollow....
by Colin Thomas | Jan 22, 2026 | Review
There’s an enormous amount of technical skill on display in Paradisum, which is a circus show from the Hungarian company Recirquel. But the level of artistry is inconsistent and that’s a problem: because circus is enjoying a huge renaissance these days, there are...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 14, 2025 | Review
Annie is the Gateway’s Christmas show, so let’s say this pudding is tasty sometimes, but also pretty lumpy. Stylistically, director Josh Epstein’s production is inconsistent — and that’s partly because, stylistically, Annie is a tricky musical. Based on the comic...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 5, 2025 | Review
For some reason, probably general curmudgeonliness, I tried to resist Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. I failed. Yes, the story is sentimental, but it’s about the importance of familial and romantic love — of kindness, honesty, and openheartedness. In this age, which...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 1, 2025 | Review
I suggest a moratorium on adaptations of A Christmas Carol. We’ve had more than enough and some of them are good. In this variation from Victoria’s Wonderheads Theatre, there’s skill on display and some moments work but, as a whole, the evening is boring. The medium...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 30, 2025 | Review
Despite a bumpy start and hitches along the way, this journey is more than worth it. This United Players production is the premiere of a new adaptation, by Naomi Wright and director Sarah Rodgers, of Charles Dickens’s novella, A Cricket on the Hearth. The story, which...
