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 24, 2024 | Review
East Van Panto: Robin Hood is not the best East Van Panto ever, but it’s still fun and it’s still a win. Jivesh Parasram and Christine Quintana wrote the script, as they did last year. In their story, Robin Hood is a little critter who lives with his band of...
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 | Nov 23, 2019 | Review
If Pinocchio was my first East Van Panto, I’d be writing a different review. But I’ve seen all seven and some — especially Little Red Riding Hood (2016) and The Wizard of Oz (last year) — have been so much better that, although Pinocchio is a good show in some ways,...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 18, 2015 | Review
Hands down, my favourite holiday show (so far) this year is Hansel and Gretel: An East Van Panto. It’s original, it’s community-minded, it’s a little outrageous, and it’s got kids in it. What’s not to like? Veda Hille’s songs are...
