by Colin Thomas | Dec 29, 2014 | Review
People often say to me, “You must get so sick of going to the theatre!” But I don’t. I love my job. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my job is fucking spectacular: I get to think and feel for a living. As a way of saying thank-you to everybody who makes theatre...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 9, 2014 | Review
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,...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 6, 2014 | Review
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...
by Colin Thomas | Aug 26, 2014 | Review
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...
