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  • Opera tops the pops at WA stage awards
    Spotlight

    Opera tops the pops at WA stage awards

    20 April 2026

    Arts stalwart James Berlyn receives the inaugural Ripple Effect Award, in honour of Georgia Malone, as Freeze Frame Opera wins big at the 2026 Performing Arts WA Awards.

    Reading time • 7 minutesMulti-arts
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  • A figure dangles from a huge multi-coloured balloon, nothing but blackness all around. This is CircusWest's ECLIPSE Make August a month to remember
    What to SEE

    Make August a month to remember

    27 July 2023

    Is winter over yet? If you can’t beat the weather, just ignore it and stay indoors. Our August gig guide is full of good reasons to do just that. 

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • A tower of fun and high notes
    Reviews

    A tower of fun and high notes

    29 May 2023

    This modern spin on a classic fairytale is an entertaining way to introduce children to opera, writes junior reviewer Saskia Haluszkiewicz. 

    Reading time • 4 minutesMusic
  • Singer Penny Shaw smiles into the camera. She has long dark hair and is wearing a simple necklace. and black top. From Rossini to Rapunzel, with love
    Features

    From Rossini to Rapunzel, with love

    23 May 2023

    A popular fairytale gets a snip and a makeover in a fun-loving opera for children. It’s just one of the reasons the multi-talented Penny Shaw loves telling stories through music, writes Julie Hosking.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
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  • A man in a dark suit stands on a stage, flanked by four women in evening dress. All of them are holding microphones. In the background is a tent and some Christmas trees. This is Freeze Frame Opera's Christmas at the Quarry. A Christmas caper to cure the Grinch
    Reviews

    A Christmas caper to cure the Grinch

    16 December 2022

    Outstanding young artists, a clever Hansel and Gretel and opera royalty are all part of an infectious mix in Freeze Frame Opera’s Christmas delight, writes Emma Jayakumar.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • Cream of the crop 2022
    Features

    Cream of the crop 2022

    15 December 2022

    Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
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