I wrote this for the alumni newsletter associated with the graduate residence where I lived for two years while completing my MA at UBC in 1999-2001. Green College was and continues to be an inspiring, amazing community; for… Read More
We had tickets for 42nd Street, Much Ado About Nothing, A Word or Two and The Matchmaker…and at the last minute I decided to add a matinee of Henry V for myself.
In early 2010 I took a brief sabbatical and did a bunch of travelling; one of my destinations was Paris, where I lived for 5 weeks in a tiny studio in the Latin Quarter. I saw a lot… Read More
The first thing we saw in Stratford this year was Richard III at the Tom Patterson Theatre. I don’t remember the last time I saw a show there; I had forgotten that it’s quite similar to the Studio stage at… Read More
Melanie J Thompson
Mini-essay: A Meditation on the Green College Players
I wrote this for the alumni newsletter associated with the graduate residence where I lived for two years while completing my MA at UBC in 1999-2001. Green College was and continues to be an inspiring, amazing community; for… Read More
Category: 2. WritingTags: shakespeare, theatre, what I do, writing: articles, writing: blog, writing: show commentary
This is Not a Review: Stratford Festival 2012
We had tickets for 42nd Street, Much Ado About Nothing, A Word or Two and The Matchmaker…and at the last minute I decided to add a matinee of Henry V for myself.
Category: 2. WritingTags: musical theatre, shakespeare, stratford festival, this is not a review, writing: show commentary
This is Not a Review: Les joyeuses commères de Windsor
In early 2010 I took a brief sabbatical and did a bunch of travelling; one of my destinations was Paris, where I lived for 5 weeks in a tiny studio in the Latin Quarter. I saw a lot… Read More
Category: 2. WritingTags: shakespeare, theatre, this is not a review, writing: show commentary
This is Not a Review: Richard III (Stratford Festival, 2011)
The first thing we saw in Stratford this year was Richard III at the Tom Patterson Theatre. I don’t remember the last time I saw a show there; I had forgotten that it’s quite similar to the Studio stage at… Read More
Category: 2. WritingTags: shakespeare, stratford festival, theatre, this is not a review, writing: show commentary