by Colin Thomas | Sep 7, 2025 | Review
Lou Laurence, who wrote this piece and is performing it, has charm to burn and an appealingly deep and raspy singing voice. Overall, though, Love, Sharks & Frenching is only intermittently engaging. The premise is that Laurence is conducting a scientific...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 6, 2025 | Review
One of the first notes I wrote was, “This actor is not relaxed.” Two short pages later I wrote, “The characterization of the grandma is the best.” That second note marked the beginning of a theatrical seduction. In The Biscuiteater, writer and solo performer Jim...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 6, 2025 | Review
To make improv work, you need three things: audience goodwill, creative players, and a format that allows them to shine. Goodwill was flowing when I saw Duck Duck Moose and every one of the players had a moment or two in which they showed their potential. But the...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 5, 2025 | Review
There are riches in Emil Amok: 69, but you’ve got to negotiate a lot of clutter to get to them. In his anecdotal stand-up set, writer and performer Emil Amok Guillermo adopts an alienatingly hyperactive persona, his delivery is all over the place, and many of his...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 5, 2025 | Review
Writer/performer Megan Markham’s solo show consists of a series of fairytale-like stories about witches and witchcraft. The imagery and ideas are often charmingly inventive: the library at the centre of the universe that contains every book ever written; the lead...
