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High-flying and fearless: Circa’s Duck Pond

15 April 2026

Circa makes ripples in a comedic virtuosic production, that is visually lush and technically stunning. Sarah Chaffey reviews: DUCK POND

Reading time • 6 minutesCircus
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Inside the Machine: Chunky Move’s U>N>I>T>E>D

21 February 2026

U>N>I>T>E>D plunges audiences into Chunky Move’s dystopian world of steel towers, pounding sound and extraordinary physicality — reviewed by Rita Clarke.

Reading time • 6 minutesDance
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Heath Ledger hiatus for fly system

18 November 2025

Theatre workers welcome a long-awaited replacement of the State Theatre Centre’s malfunctioning fly system, but major companies face more than a year of reduced capacity. Victoria Laurie reports.

Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
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Noongar story soars on colourful wings: Breaksea’s Aliwah Bardinar!

8 October 2025

This original children’s production gives an ancient language new life – and it’s a joy from start to finish. Julie Hosking joins the flock at Aliwah Bardinar!

Reading time • 5 minutesYouth
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Love, Lies and Longing: Bovell’s Speaking in Tongues

29 August 2025

Humphrey Bower brings great judgement and imagination in directing this timely revival of the play that inspired the Oz cinema classic Lantana, writes Mark Naglazas.

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
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The WA Symphony Orchestra 2025 program gave us a moveable feast

27 August 2025

WASO’s quest to find replacement venues for the Perth Concert Hall has led to the commissioning of an important new work and the development of an innovative classical music program.

Reading time • 10 minutesOpera
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Flame-grilled tour de force

20 June 2025

Victoria Laurie reviews Never Have I Ever as a sharp, high-stakes dinner party drama that skewers identity politics, privilege and performative ethics with wit, flair and powerhouse performances.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
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Straight talk reveals resilience behind anguish

16 September 2023

Despite its focus on the inhumanity of incarceration, Jurrungu Ngan-ga has the audience laughing and on its feet with admiration, writes Rita Clarke.

Reading time • 5 minutesContemporary dance

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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