Second thoughts—well, further thoughts—about Since You Left Us
With annoying regularity, I'll write a review that goes online or into print, and I'll think, "Damn! I wish I'd analyzed that more perceptively" That happened recently with my review of Susinn McFarlen's Since You Left Us. In my review of McFarlen's comedy, which is...
Magic Unicorn Island takes the Critics’ Choice Award
On Sunday night Kathleen Oliver and I gave the Georgia Straight Critics' Choice Award to Jayson McDonald's Magic Unicorn Island. McDonald is an immensely skilled performer: he's got a great sense of theatricality and few people can portray innocence as convincingly as...
Nominees for the GS Critics’ Choice Award
Kathleen Oliver and I have picked the nominees for this year's Critics' Choice Award at the Vancouver Fringe. They are: Chase and Stacey's Joyride, Dirty Old Woman, Little One, Magic Unicorn Island, and Moonlight After Midnight. Terrific shows, all of 'em. Thanks to...
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Fresh Sheet Sept 9
From what Kathleen Oliver and I have seen in covering the Fringe for the Georgia Straight, here are our top ten shows—and a couple of other tips. My list includes: Moonlight After Midnight, Magic Unicorn Island, Chase and Stacey's Joyride, Verbal Diarrhea, Poor, and...
Vancouver Fringe Festival Fresh Sheet: Sept 6
So far, I've seen 15 shows that are playing the Vancouver Fringe Festival: four are stand-outs. Topping my list is Jayson McDonald's Magic Unicorn Island, a satire in which the kids of the world all move to an isolated island to protest their elders' culture of...
Top nine sight-unseen picks for the Vancouver Fringe
The number of choices offered by the Fringe program guide can be overwhelming. To help you out, here are my top nine (sight-unseen) picks for the Vancouver Fringe. MUST-SEES Magic Unicorn Island: Solo artist Jayson McDonald is a bone fide Fringe star. A couple of...
The hottest summer shows
I highly recommend three shows this summer: The Tempest and Cymbeline at Bard on the Beach, and Legally Blonde at Theatre Under the Stars. Director Meg Roe offers a clear, hilarious, moving reading of The Tempest. It's visually spectacular and there are topnotch...
Brindle & Glass is looking for new Canadian novels
My pal Taryn Boyd, who's a publisher with Brindle & Glass in Victoria is looking for new Canadian novels. She's got great taste. The ms I'm substantive editing for her right now is VERY exciting. Here's the...
What should I see at Bard this summer?
At this time of year, the question I get asked most often is "What should I see at Bard on the Beach?" My top pick for 2014 is The Tempest. Director Meg Roe's production is excellent: clear (easy to follow even for Shakespearean newbies), sensual (beautiful music,...
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