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  • A scene from a previous iteration of 24hour Play Generator, in which a young woman stands on stage, mid speech, script in hand From go to whoa in 24 hours
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    From go to whoa in 24 hours

    24 May 2023

    Imagine writing, rehearsing and presenting a play in just 24 hours. It sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what young members of WA Youth Theatre Company will be doing this June.

    Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
  • A scene from Seven Sisters showing young performers, holding cradles of fairy lights. Telling stories to the stars
    Reviews

    Telling stories to the stars

    14 February 2023

    Star gazing is the starting point for WA Youth Theatre Company’s new work, transporting us into the worlds of young people and the challenges they face. The result, says David Zampatti, yields many rewards.

    Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
  • Two teenagers sit with their backs to the camera, the only features against a stark pink backdrop. This is a promotional shot for PICA's Body of Knowledge. Teen spirit on the line
    Reviews

    Teen spirit on the line

    18 November 2022

    Teenagers ask big questions in Samara Hersch’s powerful interactive work. Claire Trolio enjoys the intergenerational conversations.

    Reading time • 6 minutesPerformance
  • A young man sits cross-legged on a darkened stage. He is illuminated by a series of lights which surround him on the floor. He is smiling enigmatically as he raises his right hand Intimate view from the spectrum
    Reviews

    Intimate view from the spectrum

    24 August 2022

    Both our senior and junior reviewers were deeply touched by the 2021 premiere of ARCO. We’re re-sharing this review ahead of ARCO’s 2022 season in Mandurah.

    Reading time • 8 minutesTheatre
  • A young man sits cross-legged on a darkened stage. He is illuminated by a series of lights which surround him on the floor. He is smiling enigmatically as he raises his right hand Intimate view from the spectrum
    Reviews

    Intimate view from the spectrum

    29 September 2021

    Awesome Festival continues, with a beautifully constructed, personal perspective of life on the autism spectrum that leaves Lydia Edwards and junior reviewer Bethany Stopher with a rare feeling of connection to the protagonist.

    Reading time • 8 minutesTheatre
  • York_production still_17_HR. Shakira Clanton, Jacob Narkle. Image credit Philip Gostelow Haunting new play is a must-see
    Reviews

    Haunting new play is a must-see

    23 July 2021

    Weaving together thrilling ghost stories and chilling accounts of WA’s brutal colonial past, Black Swan State Theatre Company’s York tells a tale we all need to hear, says Bruce Denny, in his debut review for Seesaw.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • Shaping the future from the past
    Reviews

    Shaping the future from the past

    25 February 2021

    Performed by moonlight on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan, WA Youth Theatre Company’s BESIDE is an unforgettable immersive theatre experience about the past and the future, Claire Trolio writes.

    Reading time • 5 minutesPerth Festival
  • Two people sitting in a graveyard at night, talking Unearthing hidden stories
    The Festival Sessions

    Unearthing hidden stories

    27 January 2021

    Performed in the East Perth Cemeteries, WA Youth Theatre Company’s REST takes its audience on an exploration of the hidden stories of our collective past.

    Reading time • 6 minutesFringe World Festival
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