by Colin Thomas | Sep 20, 2018 | Review
Ah, the appeal of an almost-racist joke! In Kim’s Convenience, the play that spawned the TV series, writer Ins Choi finds the sweet spot as he tickles the edges of transgression. Appa (Dad) and Umma (Mom) run a convenience store in Regent’s Park, Toronto. Appa regards...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 16, 2018 | Review
Because its heart is simple but pure, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is both boring and moving. Based on Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel, Simon Stephens’s play follows Christopher, a 15-year-old boy on the autism spectrum, as he tries to figure out...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 14, 2018 | Review
This website has the MOST—and the MOST INFORMED—reviews of show at the Vancouver Fringe. Here you go: 40 of ’em. FORTY! 5-Step Guide to Being German ADHD Project, The Al Lafrance: I Think I’m Dead Angels and Aliens Awkward Hug Banned in The USA Big Queer...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 14, 2018 | Review
> Colin Thomas Let’s hear if for queer representation from communities of colour! And let’s acknowledge that this particular show could be a whole lot better. In Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night!,Vancouver drag artist Davey Calderon remembers his first visit to the...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 14, 2018 | Review
> David Johnston * Five actors are arrayed behind a microphone/sound effects table, while a sixth directs from a tech booth. We’re watching a live improvised taping of a detective radio serial that is equal partsnoirand sci-fi. In reality, it is equal parts...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 14, 2018 | Review
> David Johnston This show is spectacular, by the strictest definition: a spectacle, and not much else. There’s nothing in the way of plot. This story fragments in this 20-minute-long acrobatics recital range from simplistic (a man watches anime…and...
