Last night I was fortunate to have the chance to see the new play, “Scorched”, at the Waterfront Theatre. Ironically, it was due to a critique of theatre posters in general, wherein I happened to use their poster as an example of one of my points, that led in a roundabout way to me being … Continue reading “Scorched” takes poetic and powerful approach to burning issues →   Read more »

Every Saturday afternoon, come down to Vancouver’s venerable Railway Club at Seymour and Dunsmuir for a satisfying dose of roots, rockabilly, blues and country tunes from a grab-bag of the city’s finest musicians. All for a laughably small cover charge! I was down there in December of 2009 after a long absence and caught some … Continue reading Video: Roots ‘n Rockabilly at the Railway Club! →   Read more »

(This essay is being published simultaneously on my blog/calendar of local musical theatre, VancouverMusicals.com. – aa) There’s something about many theatre posters that bothers me. They often seem to missing something important: any kind of description of the show in question. Look at any movie poster, on the other hand, and you’re sure to see … Continue reading The trouble with theatre posters →   Read more »