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,...
Apparently, I’m a superstar at substantive editing. (Thanks.)
Just in from Taryn Boyd and Brindle and Glass: "The author letter is fantastic. So great. Gosh, you're good at what you do...You're a superstar." This is about my edit of a truly exciting new novel. I'll post more about it when it comes out. VERY glad to be working on...
Why we shouldn’t take the Jessies too seriously
If we ever needed a reminder of why we shouldn't take the Jessies too seriously, all we have to do is look at this year's awards in the large-theatre stream. As I launch into this, let me make it clear that I am NOT knocking the awards that anybody got: ALL of the...
Tough love makes another writer happy
"Colin, you are intellectually honest to a rigorous degree. It's such a pleasure reading your notes. Very very helpful. I've been with [my manuscript] all weekend, making edits. The writing gets easier all the time." It's such a pleasure to received notes like this...
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