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Kindertransport, 2008, Jericho Arts Centre |
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"Michael Fera has directed this very moving play with much sensitivity...much to consider in this well written, well directed, and well performed presentation." |
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- Jane Penistan, Review Vancouver |
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Bent, 2007, Performance Works |
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"This production deftly captures both the play's brutality and its message of human transcendence...Thrasso Petras is an assured Horst, who nimbly mines the script's black humour...Sean Allan brings a winning mix of prudishness and prurience" |
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- Kathleen Oliver, The
Georgia Straight |
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"Cummings is particularly strong as Max ... Both Cummings and Petras keep a tight rein on their performances--never melodramatic or over-stated." |
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- Jo Ledingham, Vancouver
Courier |
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"Petras and Cummings are pitch-perfect in their roles, bringing a level of humanity to the production ... Bent is more than just a story of gay men in a terrible time, but a universal tale about the ability of basic human goodness to transcend evil." |
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- Steven Schelling, Westender |
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"(Petras) and Cummings combine to find a lovely music of their improbable relationship ... a brave and evocative production ... it would be a shame to miss the chance to experience this work. Meta.for Theatre has made a good argument here for the importance of our independent theatre." |
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- Beyond Robson |
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"The scene in which they stand side by side, staring straight ahead under the eyes of the Nazi guards, and bring themselves to orgasm simply by speaking to each other is marvelously performed and elegantly directed." |
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- Jerry Wasserman, vancouverplays.com |
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Broken, 2006, Firehall Arts Centre |
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"Strong work from the entire
cast...Director Seán Cummings skillfully weaves
together these five short pieces...it’s
gripping, almost hypnotic ... richly theatrical ... Ntsikie Kheswa and Nelson Wong join Petras ... all three offer technically precise and emotionally nuanced performances. Tanja Dixon-Warren is riveting ...This
production’s admirable restraint is perfectly
suited to the world Gatchalian has created." |
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- Kathleen Oliver, The
Georgia Straight |
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"...confident performances
by Ntsikie Kheswa, Thrasso Petras and Nelson
Wong ... Dixon-Warren gives a well-disciplined,
restrained performance ... Director Seán Cummings
does an admirable job " |
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- Jo Ledingham, Vancouver
Courier |
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"The evening is puncuated
with standout performances ... most notably from
the heartbreaking Tanja Dixon-Warren" |
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- Michael Harris, The
Globe and Mail |
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"strong ... hard hitting ... riveting ... to witness a Gatchalian play, is
to be moved by the lyricism and the poetics
of the language." |
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- Todd Wong, Gung Haggis
Fat Choy |
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Never Swim Alone / Warriors, 2005,
Pacific Theatre |
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"Director Amanda Lockitch and her actors (Daniel Martin, Thrasso Petras, and Ruth Brown) get the tricky timing right, and their physicality is as sharp as a slap in the face...an admirable production ... Jeffrey
Fisher ... delivers a tight, sexy, almost feline
performance." |
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- Colin Thomas, Georgia
Straight |
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"MacIvor’s ideas and imagery get full value from the vivid, precise performances of attractive young actors Ruth Brown, Daniel Martin and Thrasso Petras, and director Amanda Lockitch’s imaginative staging. " |
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- Jerry Wasserman, The
Province |
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"Amanda Lockitch's tight direction is to be lauded ... Both Petras and Martin do exceptional work ... excellent
performances..." |
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- Leanne Campbell, The
Westender |
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"... a ferociously intelligent
and entertaining script...made even better
by terrific performances by all three actors (Daniel Martin, Thrasso Petras and Ruth Brown) ... this production it goes off swimmingly. " |
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- Jo Ledingham, Vancouver
Courier |
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Crossing, 2004, Playwright's Theatre
Centre |
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"...actors
Ryan Beil and Amanda Lockitch find a way through
a maze of madness, managing to create seemingly
real characters locked in a nightmare ... Seán Cummings directs with discipline, exploiting
Beil's gift for articulation and Lockitch's strong
sense of raw sexuality."
- Peter Birnie, The Vancouver Sun |
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" Ryan Beil is fantastic ... Lockitch finds
a new meaning, a surprising nuance...a kind of
acting miracle ... director Seán Cummings and his cast do a remarkable job ... Even when the emotional going gets heavier, Cummings and his actors flavour the exchanges with irony." |
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- Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight |
