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  • 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
  • Time stands still for Grieving
    Reviews

    Time stands still for Grieving

    7 July 2025

    Victoria Laurie reviews Yirra Yaakin’s The 7 stages of Grieving — a powerful, visually rich work that honours history, grief and resilience.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • Arts funding lost in translation
    Features

    Arts funding lost in translation

    31 May 2023

    With peak bodies hit hard in the State Government’s latest funding round, Victoria Laurie looks at the cost for the arts and some of its biggest advocates.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • WA dance moves raise concerns
    Features

    WA dance moves raise concerns

    2 August 2022

    At a glance the WA dance sector appears to be flourishing, with two flagship companies, a centre for choreography and an internationally-renowned training facility. But are things as rosy as they seem? Victoria Laurie investigates.

    Reading time • 10 minutesDance
  • Three actors on a stage wearing khaki coloured clothes. Two wear hats with animal ears on them, another weas a captain's hat The state of play
    Features

    The state of play

    23 March 2022

    After many challenges during its 10-year residency at the State Theatre Centre of WA, questions hang over Black Swan’s role as the state’s flagship theatre company. Mark Naglazas reports.

    Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
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