by Colin Thomas | Nov 23, 2025 | Review
Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto has become the most reliable theatrical offering in Vancouver’s cultural calendar. I’m so appreciative of the tradition that, about three minutes into this year’s show, I was choking up with gratitude. It means a lot to come...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 25, 2023 | Review
(Photo by Emily Cooper) Year after year, almost without fail, Theatre Replacement’s East Van Pantos are some of the most innovative, entertaining productions we see all season. Beauty and the Beast is one of the best. Co-writers Jivesh Parasram and Christine Quintana...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 19, 2022 | Review
It’s spectacular, a stupidly good time — and I mean that in the most enthusiastic way possible. For this year’s East Van Panto, playwright Sonja Bennett has turned the 1989 Disney animation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid inside out, so it...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 1, 2018 | Review
I want to live there. East Van Panto: The Wizard of Oz is my new happy place. I’m going to see if I can just rent out one of the seats in the York Theatre for the duration of the run. This is the sixth year of Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto, and this edition is...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 2, 2017 | Review
Every year, when I go to the East Van Panto, simply walking into the York Theatre is one of my favourite parts. Because of all of the kids in the audience, life suddenly becomes like bubble tea: sweet and devil-may-care. This year’s panto, Snow White & the Seven...
