Review: King Lear by The Honest Fishmongers Equity Co-op
The Honest Fishmongers Equity Co-op production of King Lear is an intimate, fresh, and deeply moving encounter with one of the bard’s greatest works. … keep reading
Category: Musings
Writing for Svengali: Creating a Ballet’s Tagline
Several months ago, we looked at the process of designing a poster for Waiting for Godot, showcasing how the final product emerged through the careful… keep reading
Review: Problem Child & The End of Civilization by Theatre at UBC
The Suburban Motel series holds a special esteem in Canadian theatre, as being some of the finest work ever penned by its most prolific and… keep reading
Review: Chelsea Hotel at The Firehall Arts Centre
Chelsea Hotel is a brilliantly conceived, beautifully designed, and masterfully performed piece of theatre that brings new life and insight to Leonard Cohen’s profound body… keep reading
Review: The Idiot by Neworld Theatre in Partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre
In the first act of The Idiot, one of the characters issues a statement to the effect of, “there are two types of people in… keep reading
Review: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at Pacific Theatre
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is a thrill ride of play. In 80 intermission-less minutes, Director Jason Goode and his cast take the audience… keep reading
A Tale of Two Posters
It is always fascinating to work on national touring productions, especially when each city is able to exercise their own distinct imagination, infusing the main… keep reading
Peeling Back the Curtain: Five Ways to Take Audiences Behind-the-Scenes
Arts organizations are a bit like icebergs: the part that the world sees – performances, exhibitions, installations – is just the tip, with a massive… keep reading
Review: A Christmas Carol at Pacific Theatre
Pacific Theatre’s A Christmas Carol is a thoroughly heartwarming, touching, and endlessly inventive staging of Charles Dickens’ allegorical classic. Putting storytelling first, this one-man production… keep reading
Former Prime Minister Hosts Impromptu Cello Concert at 35,000 Feet
Sometimes wonderful, unlikely, and very surprising things happen in this world. Take, for instance, this Air Canada flight report from early last week: Impromptu… keep reading