by Colin Thomas | Mar 20, 2026 | Review
There are moments in this production that, on their own, would be worth the price of admission. And there’s a downright bracing vigor in this stripped-down version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. There’s also something missing: the central character. Words, not movement, are...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 22, 2026 | Review
There’s an enormous amount of technical skill on display in Paradisum, which is a circus show from the Hungarian company Recirquel. But the level of artistry is inconsistent and that’s a problem: because circus is enjoying a huge renaissance these days, there are...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 26, 2024 | Review
I have a very strong hunch that, if any other person who was in the audience with me last night had the opportunity to review The Mirror, they’d be giving it a more enthusiastic write-up than I’m about to. When they were all on their feet, clapping wildly, I was in my...
by Colin Thomas | Oct 27, 2023 | Review
Gosh. So many great things. Assembly Hall, the latest creation from choreographer Crystal Pite and playwright Jonathon Young, is so narratively eccentric it will resonant in different ways for every person who sees it. Let me tell you a bit about what it meant to me....
by Colin Thomas | Jan 23, 2020 | Review
Unikkaaqtuat, which is billed as a circus, is a sincere and generous gift from the rich traditions of several northern peoples. From my southern settler perspective, some of the show is gorgeous and some of it is boring. In its framing device, Levy, a young Indigenous...
