Play Review "Kims Convenience"
Play review #1 Kim’s Convenience Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Zeerak Ali. Ms. Hehus Submitted: 18/06/13
On Wednesday May 22nd, I got a chance to watch an amazing play called ‘Kim’s Convenience’, genre being romantic/ drama. This wonderful play, comprised with 5 main characters: Jung, Janet, Umma, Appa/Mr.Kim, and Alex/Mr. Lee/Mike/Rich. Kim’s convenience portrays a family man, Mr.Kim, who runs his own convenience store. He has to kids, Janet, and Jung, the son who does not live with them anymore. Mr. Kim started this business long ago to support his family in hopes of making a secure future for his daughter, Janet. As he is reaching towards retirement, Appa has to face many tough choices. Regent park, where Kim’s Convenience is located is growing fast, with new buildings and bigger and better things, with other better competitors for the convenience store such as Walmart, etc. Appa is trying to convince his daughter Janet to continue his legacy and take over the store but she refuses, and with Jung, Appa’s son who does not live with them anymore, there is no one else left who can take over the store after him. Ins Choi, the writer of this play has done an amazing job creating this very simple yet impactful story. Kim’s Convenience is a story about a family, their dreams, their choices, and their struggles. I felt that every actor that was a part of Kim’s Convenience did an amazing job bringing life to their character on stage except Jung (Ins Choi). His characterisation, his acting, his expressions, his blocking, I found it
Zeerak Ali. Ms. Hehus Submitted: 18/06/13
On Wednesday May 22nd, I got a chance to watch an amazing play called ‘Kim’s Convenience’, genre being romantic/ drama. This wonderful play, comprised with 5 main characters: Jung, Janet, Umma, Appa/Mr.Kim, and Alex/Mr. Lee/Mike/Rich. Kim’s convenience portrays a family man, Mr.Kim, who runs his own convenience store. He has to kids, Janet, and Jung, the son who does not live with them anymore. Mr. Kim started this business long ago to support his family in hopes of making a secure future for his daughter, Janet. As he is reaching towards retirement, Appa has to face many tough choices. Regent park, where Kim’s Convenience is located is growing fast, with new buildings and bigger and better things, with other better competitors for the convenience store such as Walmart, etc. Appa is trying to convince his daughter Janet to continue his legacy and take over the store but she refuses, and with Jung, Appa’s son who does not live with them anymore, there is no one else left who can take over the store after him. Ins Choi, the writer of this play has done an amazing job creating this very simple yet impactful story. Kim’s Convenience is a story about a family, their dreams, their choices, and their struggles. I felt that every actor that was a part of Kim’s Convenience did an amazing job bringing life to their character on stage except Jung (Ins Choi). His characterisation, his acting, his expressions, his blocking, I found it