by Colin Thomas | Sep 4, 2019 | Review
Because it’s humble and autobiographical, some people might ignore Destiny, USA, but that would be a huge mistake: it’s one of the most skilful and moving shows I’ve ever seen at the Fringe. Laura Anne Harris is the sole live performer in this production of her...
by Colin Thomas | Aug 26, 2019 | Review
What’s wrong with this production? For all of its physical beauty, why does it have about as much emotional impact as a video game? Well, the script is odd to start with — especially for Shakespeare. A warrior to the core, Coriolanus is happiest when slaughtering:...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 27, 2019 | Review
Why, dear God? This production of Silence! The Musicalis a waste of talent. The musical is a parody of the 1991 film Silence of the Lambs. Quick reminder: in that movie, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is assigned to interview cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 21, 2019 | Review
***Guest review by David Johnston My editor would probably ask me to rewrite this review if I just made it the word “NO” in 128-point font, so let’s get through this as painlessly as possible. Farmer friends Morgan (Darcey Johnson) and Angus (James Gill) have their...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 20, 2019 | Review
Superior Donuts is delicious. Set in 2008, Tracy Letts’s script is about the friendship between Arthur Przybyszewski, a white, second-generation Polish-American guy who runs a donut shop in the Uptown neighbourhood of Chicago, and Franco Wicks, an ebullient young...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 18, 2019 | Review
Billie Dawn, the central character in Born Yesterday, may go down in history as the greatest bimbo of all time. I’ve watched the movie version of Born Yesterday over and over and there’s a small, sunlit temple in the inner reaches of my heart that’s dedicated to the...
