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  • A family stand on a stage, looking up at each other or the sky. The children are in dressing gowns, the boy holding a blue kite. This is the Banks family in Marry Poppins. From WAAPA to Winifred
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    From WAAPA to Winifred

    10 September 2023

    Mary Poppins flies into Perth for the final leg of a magical journey, bringing one of its stars back to where hers began. Julie Hosking catches up with WAAPA graduate Lucy Maunder.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusical Theatre
  • @stephenheathphotography Fearless, fabulous WAAPA crew hit the heights
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    Fearless, fabulous WAAPA crew hit the heights

    9 September 2023

    The WAAPA graduating class’s production of Wise Children sinks its teeth into our reviewer David Zampatti and won’t let go. He begs us not to miss this one.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • @stephenheathphotography Hundreds of musicians and singers spread across the stage over two tiers. Behind them the pipe organ is lit in purple. This is the WAAPA Music Gala Showcase at Perth Concert Hall. WAAPA talent raises the roof
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    WAAPA talent raises the roof

    31 July 2023

    A spirit of creativity and collaboration energises and transforms those lucky enough to hear WAAPA’s next generation of stars, writes Tess Palmyre.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • Reading time • 7 minutesMusical Theatre
  • @stephenheathphotography A scene from Rise, in which a dancer is in a deep lunge that is almost middle splits. She leans on one elbow, her fingers splayed in front of her face. Pace, grace and talent in WAAPA dance bill
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    Pace, grace and talent in WAAPA dance bill

    10 June 2023

    WAAPA’s annual mid-year program showcases the talents of the current crop of dance students with a line-up that’s varied enough to ensure everyone will walk away with a favourite, writes Kim Balfour.

    Reading time • 7 minutesDance
  • @stephenheathphotography A curly-haired man with a murderous expression on his face stares into the camera. He is holding what looks like a blade. Behind him a dark-haired woman in a white top pleads with him. This is a scene from WAAPA's production of Sweeney Todd WAAPA cooks up a killer finish
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    WAAPA cooks up a killer finish

    4 April 2023

    Dark and demonic, Sweeney Todd is also hugely entertaining. The musical rounds out the first season from WAAPA’s graduating classes in terrific style, writes an enthralled David Zampatti.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusical Theatre
  • Reading time • 6 minutesMusical Theatre
  • WAAPA dance. A group of dancers all dressed in red gather together under a billowing length of fabric that looks like a cloud WAAPA dancers find finesse and flair
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    WAAPA dancers find finesse and flair

    11 June 2022

    WAAPA dance students do justice to classic and contemporary works in their midyear performance season, writes Rita Clarke.

    Reading time • 5 minutesDance
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