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  • Still seduced by Somerville nights
    Spotlight

    Still seduced by Somerville nights

    15 January 2026

    Film critic Mark Naglazas returned to Somerville Auditorium for the first time in years and was transfixed by the upgrades and the program.

    Reading time • 8 minutesFilm
  • Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Taking a multisensory deep dive with Perth’s Sensorium Theatre
    Spotlight

    Taking a multisensory deep dive with Perth’s Sensorium Theatre

    23 September 2025

    Sensorium Theatre is renowned for live interactive theatre catering for young people living with disabilities. Will Yeoman shines a light on its extraordinary work ahead of a revival of Odyssea at this year’s AWESOME Festival.

    Reading time • 5 minutesYouth
  • Good News from the Gospel
    Reviews

    Good News from the Gospel

    29 July 2025

    Jonathan Biggins doesn’t impersonate Paul Keating so much as inhabit him. In The Gospel According to Paul, Biggins delivers a masterclass in satire, performance and political insight, writes Victoria Laurie.

    Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
  • Vale David Zampatti The A to Zed of reviewers | Vale David Zampatti
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    The A to Zed of reviewers | Vale David Zampatti

    1 October 2024

    We pay tribute to the late David Zampatti, a foundational Seesaw contributor whose love for artists and their work found fine expression as Perth’s leading theatre critic.

    Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
  • The star returns
    Reviews

    The star returns

    27 March 2023

    Back in 2019 The Last Great Hunt wowed David Zampatti with their ambitious new work Lé Nør. Ahead of the work’s 2023 seasons in Perth and Melbourne we’re re-publishing his rave review of Le Nør‘s debut.

    Reading time • 5 minutesPerth Festival
  • Robert Andrew, Held within a word, installation view, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 2023, photo: Miles Noel Pieces of bark and natural materials tied by wires and displayed on a wall. As they move they leave marks on the white wall. Power of language written on the walls
    Reviews

    Power of language written on the walls

    7 March 2023

    Artist Robert Andrew takes back control of First Nations languages whilst undermining the words of the oppressors, in an exhibition that Craig McKeough finds compelling and satisfying.

    Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
  • Oh! What an extraordinary experience
    Reviews

    Oh! What an extraordinary experience

    6 March 2023

    Bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh is at the peak of her powers, drawing an equally impressive array of talent to perform her new work, Ephemeral Echoes. Bourby Webster is in awe.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
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