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Theatre critic, formerly of The Georgia Straight, now posting on colinthomas.ca and producing Fresh Sheet, a weekly newsletter about the intersection between art and politics. Dog lover. Vintage homosexual.

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Here's my review of the fundamentally wrongheaded production of Much Ado About Nothing at Bard on the Beach: colinthomas.ca/much-ado-abo...

08.07.2025 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Emptysky. :) Here's my review of HAUS of YOLO, a circus show from New Zealand that's playing the York:
colinthomas.ca/haus-of-yolo...

06.06.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my enthusiastic review of United Players' stylistically bold production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband: colinthomas.ca/an-ideal-hus...

31.05.2025 23:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of Michelle Thrush's Inner Elder, which I recommend: colinthomas.ca/inner-elder-...

24.05.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of CTORA Theatre's production of West Side Story, which surprised me β€” in a good way: colinthomas.ca/west-side-st...

16.05.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, brother!

12.05.2025 01:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my take on Western Gold's production of Caryl Churchill's Here We Go: colinthomas.ca/here-we-go-go/ I saw this production three times to write this review. Dig in. :)

12.05.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of Zahida Rahemtulla's new script The Frontliners: colinthomas.ca/the-frontlin...

04.05.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Princess Diana sits on a hospital bed, speaking with a male AIDS patient who has Kaposi's sarcoma.

Princess Diana sits on a hospital bed, speaking with a male AIDS patient who has Kaposi's sarcoma.

Here's my review of the AIDS drama Casey and Diana. My response was not what I expected: colinthomas.ca/casey-and-di...

02.05.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And here's my review of Dance Nation from The Search Party:
colinthomas.ca/dance-nation...

28.04.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of 9 t0 5: The Musical: colinthomas.ca/9-to-5-the-m...

28.04.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of Upintheair Theatre's production of David Mott's new script, Dead Drone. It's a stinker.
colinthomas.ca/dead-drone-d...

12.04.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of the Arts Club's production of Burning Mom. I wish I'd liked it more: colinthomas.ca/burning-mom-...

04.04.2025 21:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of Niall McNeil's Beauty and the Beast: My Life: colinthomas.ca/beauty-and-t...
That's two raves in two days!

31.03.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my rave review of Touchstone Theatre's production of Anosh Irani's Behind the Moon: colinthomas.ca/behind-the-m...

30.03.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my review of director Jivesh Parasram's production of Cambodian Rock Band at the Stanley: colinthomas.ca/cambodian-ro...

14.03.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WOMEN OF THE FUR TRADE: The Script Is Better Than the Production | Fresh Sheet Reviews

My review of Women of the Fur Trade: colinthomas.ca/women-of-the...

14.02.2025 18:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my goodness! That’s a big mistake. Thanks for catching it.

13.02.2025 02:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arrgh! Thanks for the heads up, but I can’t tell which review you’re talking about. :-) Which one is it?

13.02.2025 00:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Zuckerbergβ€˜s craven obedience is why I’m on Bluesky.

11.02.2025 05:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GRANDMA. GANGSTA. GUERRILLA.: AN UNEASY COMBINATION | Fresh Sheet Reviews

And… here’s my review of the premiere of Abi Padilla’s ”Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla.”: colinthomas.ca/grandma-gang...

08.02.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WONDERFUL JOE IS WONDERFUL | Fresh Sheet Reviews

Here’s my review of puppeteer Ronnie Burkett’s β€œWonderful Joe” at The Cultch. There are a handful of Precious tickets left. Grab them.

colinthomas.ca/wonderful-jo...

08.02.2025 00:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so great to hear a grown-up speaking.

02.02.2025 05:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so great to have a grown-up speaking.

02.02.2025 05:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks again. I deleted that original post and reposted with the correct link.

02.02.2025 04:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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02.02.2025 04:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Comrades, here's my positive review of the Mitch and Murray production of Will Arbery's extraordinary script Heroes of the Fourth Turning: colinthomas.ca/heroes-of-th...

02.02.2025 04:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Uh oh. I will check. Thanks!

02.02.2025 04:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting, right? Pace, stakes, and performances, I guess.

29.01.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my take on the Arts Club/Citadel co-pro of The Three Musketeers: colinthomas.ca/the-three-mu... I thought it was going to be superficial, but it was superficial and a ton of fun!

28.01.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0