The best of Vancouver theatre in 2012
Tying last year’s record of seeing (and reviewing) 91 theatre productions, it was another great year on Vancouver stages. A truly eclectic mix of shows …
Archive by category Theatre 2012
Theatre review: James and Jamesy make … tea could use a little focus
There is something oddly compelling about James and Jamesy make … tea, but they could use a little
Theatre review: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has plenty of magic
Long before Harry, Hermione and Ronald burst onto the scene, there was another group of kids that captured the imaginations of young booklovers around the …
Scrooge gets a lesbian makeover
Vancouver’s women’s theatre company Leaping Thespians brings a lesbian twist to a holiday classic with A Christmas Carol in Gay
Theatre review: The Santaland Diaries is over-engineered
Just like the kids hopped up on sugar in the line-up to see “the big guy” at Macy’s, Ryan Beil’s elfin energy knows no bounds, but even Beil has a …
Theatre review: Thrill Me is a macabre love story
Given its dark story based on a real-life murder and its reliance on two actors to carry the show, the musical Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story is …
Thrill killers Leopold and Loeb get musical treatment
While other Vancouver companies start to dust off the theatrical equivalents of Christmas baubles, Fighting Chance Productions ignores the seasonal trend by …
Theatre review: The Government Inspector gives a seriously funny ass-kicking
For a play that was originally written in 1836, Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector is an often laugh-out-loud satirical look at government folly that …
Theatre review: Kid Gloves never lives up to its promise
Despite its young age, Vancouver still has a rich and colourful history. Included in that rich history are Canada’s first two female police who joined the …
Theatre review: Grease has infectious energy despite its pacing
Grease by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey is a musical look at the dangers of being a hyper horny teenager in the 1950′s. Dating, fitting in, teenage …