Category Archives: Reviews & Impressions

Review: Dissolve by Shameless Hussy Productions

Posted on May 23rd, 2013 by Brian

Everyone should go see Dissolve. Not because it is entertaining, moving, or funny (though it is all three) – but because it shines light on a prevalent, terrifying societal problem; and does so in a way that illustrates both how … Continue reading →

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Review: The Life Game by Truth Be Told Theatre

Posted on April 11th, 2013 by Brian

When most hear the words ‘theatre’ and ‘improvisation’ they default to thinking about theatresports- short games in the style of Whose Line is it Anyways? that have an end goal of humour. There is nothing wrong with this style, but … Continue reading →

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Review: Billy Elliot: The Musical at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by Brian

Broadway Across Canada returned to Vancouver yesterday evening, arriving with musical theatre of a scale rarely witnessed in the city. The current production is Billy Elliot, a plucky, playful adaptation of the celebrated film that has previously enjoyed immense success … Continue reading →

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Review: Mother Teresa is Dead at Pacific Theatre

Posted on March 3rd, 2013 by Brian

Something Pacific Theatre does exceedingly well is address big philosophical issues through stories about relatable events and individuals. Mother Teresa is Dead, a guest production by The Bleeding Heart Collective, raises a question that has surely occured to almost every … Continue reading →

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Review: My Funny Valentine by Zee Zee Theatre

Posted on February 22nd, 2013 by Brian

On February 12, 2008, Brandon McInerney walked into his school’s computer lab and shot his gay classmate, Lawrence King, twice in the head.   This is the setting of local playwright Dave Deveau’s My Funny Valentine, but not its story. … Continue reading →

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Review: Rhinoceros by Theatre at UBC

Posted on January 25th, 2013 by Brian

Born in Romania in 1909, playwright Eugene Ionesco had a front row seat for some of the most devastating political and social movements of the 20th century. With fascism to the west, communism to the east, and the nationalist Iron … Continue reading →

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