As we roll into the last weekend of the Van Fringe, I'm proud to say that the Plank review team managed to tuck 60 reviews under our belts, which is actually way better than I'd hoped for. Congratulations gang, you done good, reviewed from the gut, and did it all for the sheer love of… Continue reading Everyone’s a critic
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We’re looking for a few honest opinions…
Okay Fringers, you've walked the walk, now it's time to talk the talk. With the Van Fringe solidly underway, we can take advantage of indie theatre's highest profile period of the year to really kick start a city-wide conversation about the great art. After you hit up a show, head on over to the Plank… Continue reading We’re looking for a few honest opinions…
What do You Want From Your Critics?
There's been a lot of discussion about critics and their place in our theatre scene around here lately. Established critics are reaching out, new critics are popping up, and so I think the time is ripe to hear from you about what exactly it is that you expect when you take in a review. I'll… Continue reading What do You Want From Your Critics?
Must-Read Theatre Blogging…
This is great, great, great...Ian at Theatre is Territory has published a simply wonderful interview with University of Minnesota theatre prof and Broadway alum Charles Nolte, who grandly holds court on the state of theatre, reminisces about the heyday of Broadway, and dishes hilariously on working with the likes of Henry Fonda, Jack Palance, and… Continue reading Must-Read Theatre Blogging…
Sarah Kane is my Kurt Cobain
Up until last week I hated Sarah Kane. Thought she was anathema to the theatre and pretty much civilization in general. Well, as it turns out, I'm an idiot. An idiot who just learned a great big lesson in judging a book by a single chapter, and had his already firm belief in the power… Continue reading Sarah Kane is my Kurt Cobain
This One Goes to Eleven: Ellie O’Day
Vancouver indie theatre, allow me to introduce you to Ellie O'Day, super-publicist. The reason you want to keep making money is so that you can one day hire her so you can work less and make lots 'n lots more money. She began her career here in the '70s as Western Canada's first female rock… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Ellie O’Day
Gone to the Dark Side, Please Leave a Message
Damn. It finally happened. I've become what I beheld. I am now (SFX: Darth Vader theme plays), a Theatre Reviewer! 'Zwounds, can it be true, yours truly, consorting with the enemy, nay, wearing their colours? What's up with that? Times have changed for me, it seems. I used to hate theatre critics. Actually, I used… Continue reading Gone to the Dark Side, Please Leave a Message
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