At a Dark Crossing

A writer moves from an unfulfilling marriage into a violent relationship with a thuggish, though strangely charming ex-con. Crossings, Betty Lambert’s first and only novel, is a chaotic storm of hypnotic, raw prose that conjures striking imagery. This novel, a highly controversial piece upon release, does not shy away from difficult subjects, and focuses in […]

Engaged and… Enraged?

As one of its first plays this year, Arts Club has brought a full-fledged comedy to its stage and I was given the chance to experience the hilarity. The Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage presents, what they call, a “mile-high comedy”, formally known as Boeing-Boeing. French playwright, Marc Camoletti, wrote Boeing-Boeing in 1960 and it enjoyed […]

Reggie Watts: Lights Out!

The lobby at the Playhouse slowly began to fill as the hour neared ten o’clock. Reggie Watts was due to come on stage any minute. The room was jam-packed with casual conversation and people standing in line for refreshments, trying to drink their Friday night’s quota of beer before being summoned inside the theatre. Finally, […]