by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2017 | Review
Here you go: Fringe reviews numbers 26 and 27 from me. Including Deneh’s reviews, that means that there are 36 reviews on this site so far. More to come. THE IMMACULATE BIG BANG Bill Santiago’s comic monologue is so much better than the rest of the stand-up I’ve...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 23, 2015 | Review
This is the perfect opportunity for you slackers who didn’t see enough at the Fringe. Two of my favourite shows from are being held over as part of the Granville Island Public Market’s Pick of the Fringe, which runs from September 23 to 27. Tonight...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 18, 2015 | Review
There’s a lot of excellent acting at the Vancouver Fringe this year. Under Evan Frayne’s direction, everybody in The Fighting Season is terrific. I’m talking about Kyle Jespersen, Tom Pickett, and Siona Gareau-Brennan. Jespersen’s portrait of a...
by Colin Thomas | Jul 31, 2015 | Review
“How to get Colin Thomas to like your show.” That’s the title of this post on theatrewire.com, a new initiative from the First Vancouver Theatrespace Society (the folks who produce the Fringe), the Playwrights Theatre Centre, and the See Seven...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 17, 2014 | Review
On Sunday night Kathleen Oliver and I gave the Georgia Straight Critics’ Choice Award to Jayson McDonald’s Magic Unicorn Island. McDonald is an immensely skilled performer: he’s got a great sense of theatricality and few people can portray innocence...
