by Colin Thomas | Apr 19, 2018 | Review
Melody Anderson’s new play Me and You is sweetly soulful. And it could be better built. In Me and You, Anderson logs exemplary moments in the lifelong relationship between sisters Liz and Lou. The first time we see them, Liz, who is four years older, is outraged when...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 12, 2018 | Review
The Arts Club’s production of Misery is a journey straight to heck and back. It’s not scary, which is a flaw in a thriller. William Goldman, who wrote the play, also penned the screenplay for the1990 movie. Both are based on a book by Stephen King. In the story, a...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 9, 2018 | Review
When I was returning to my seat after intermission, I had virtually no interest in what was going to happen next. That’s not a good sign. In Forget About Tomorrow, playwright Jill Daum tells the story of Jane, whose husband Tom develops early-onset Alzheimer’s. The...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 21, 2018 | Review
It’s subtle, which is great. It’s queer, which is welcome. It’s narratively unsurprising. But it’s still the best show in town. The musical Fun Home is based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. In both, Bechdel, who is lesbian,...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 2, 2018 | Review
There are a whole lot of skilled artists at work here and there are a couple of good laughs in the script. Mostly, though, David French’s Jitters is a waste of precious theatre time. Jitters is a backstage comedy, a show about putting on a show. In it, a Toronto...
