Claire Trolio, Author at Seesawmag

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Gentle touch guides lunar landing

28 September 2023

Balancing weight with whimsy, this children’s theatre work strikes the right chord for its target audience, writes Claire Trolio.

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Next-gen theatre makers impress

21 September 2023

From the fresh and funny to the weird and wonderful, WAAPA’s Performance Making students bring fresh, incisive work at full tilt, writes Claire Trolio.

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Celebrating friendship and beautiful mess

18 August 2023

Organised chaos reigns in this elegy for female friendship and parenting amidst global catastrophes, writes Claire Trolio.

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Maybe-baby play contains charisma aplenty

31 July 2023

The Hypotheticals is a contemporary tale of potential baby-making that’s thoughtful, refreshing and pleasingly subversive, says Claire Trolio.

Two performers sit in from of a screen that depicts shadow puppets - one is large and holds the hand of smaller puppets. In the background the sun is low, filling the sky with golden light. Snow-laden play is small but mighty

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Snow-laden play is small but mighty

3 July 2023

With a vivacious cast, Barking Gecko’s latest offering comes with an empowering message for our kids.

The young men of Fatherland explore the bond between fathers and sons in this play. Photo: Stephen Heath. Five young men sit in chairs across the stage and the man in the middle is pointing with his right hand in the play Fatherland. Five men from the play Fatherland. Photo: Stephen Heath. Human politics well played

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Human politics well played

19 May 2023

Two standalone works make for a satisfying double bill about the ups and downs of adolescence, ably presented by WAAPA’s acting students, writes Claire Trolio.

Character in Not Far from the Tree makes flat bread next to a smoking fry pan. Character at kitchen bench making bread as a frying pan steams on her left. Character in Not Far from the Tree makes flat bread next to a smoking fry pan. Photo Mustafa Al Mahdi. Migrant tale is warm, rich and inviting

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Migrant tale is warm, rich and inviting

1 May 2023

Not Far from the Tree is a meditation on third culture kid identity, explored through stories of family and warm hospitality. Claire Trolio enjoys breaking bread during this semi-autobiographical tale.

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Students break loose in hip hop homage

28 April 2023

WAAPA students explore the emergence of hip hop with a slick performance, supported by a local legend, writes Claire Trolio.

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Clued-up cast deliver snappy Mousetrap

12 April 2023

There’s nothing like a great whodunnit and Agatha Christie’s long-running murder mystery The Mousetrap still sets the bar, writes Claire Trolio.

@stephenheathphotography A character dressed as a queen and flanked by courtesaans clasps their hands and stares ahead with a worried look on their face. Orlando’s gender-bender journey in step with the times

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Orlando’s gender-bender journey in step with the times

31 March 2023

WAAPA’s students deliver a humour-infused and relevant theatrical interpretation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Orlando, writes Claire Trolio.

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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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