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@stephenheathphotography Lyrical litter bring new purr-spective
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Lyrical litter bring new purr-spective

9 September 2023

WAAPA’s graduating class shine in a poetic production of Cats, even if the feline stories don’t quite thread together, writes Erin Hutchinson. 

Reading time • 5 minutesMusical Theatre
A couple sit in a stylised car, starring out of the front. The male behind the wheel is wearing glasses, the woman has a stunned expression on her face. This is Brad and Janet in The Rocky Horror Show Don’t dream it – see it!
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Don’t dream it – see it!

10 August 2023

The cast is incredible, the designs divine and the joys are endless. Erin Hutchinson urges you all to celebrate Rocky Horror’s big birthday and do the time warp again.

Reading time • 5 minutesMusical Theatre
Three performers clad in brightly coloured jumpsuits bend forward, arms behind them like ice skaters ready to launch. The middle one in green is also wearing a crash helmet. They are on a blue-lit stage with a drum kit behind them. They are part of Bradbury the Musical. Bradbury farce skates on thin ice
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Bradbury farce skates on thin ice

21 January 2023

For this very Fringy show, you’ll need to suspend your disbelief in a big way – and it won’t be what you expect, writes Erin Hutchinson.

Reading time • 4 minutesMusical Theatre
Six women dressed in an array of glittery outfits that are part princess, part pop diva, sing into microphones with gusto. Behind them a band performs, lights shining on their faces. They are the cast of Six the Musical. Six queens deliver in spades
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Six queens deliver in spades

28 November 2022

The pop queens from Six the Musical are on a winning royal tour, writes Erin Hutchinson. Watching them reclaim their rightful place in history is a blast.

Reading time • 6 minutesMusical Theatre
Rocky Horror Picture Show © Matthew Gedling Let’s do the time warp – again
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Let’s do the time warp – again

18 November 2022

Sexy and silly, this Rocky Horror experience is also a whole lot of fun. Erin Hutchinson joins the crowd for an immersive trip into a cult classic.

Reading time • 5 minutesMusical Theatre
Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
@stephenheathphotography A smiling woman in an orange skirt and man in mustard trousers face each other on a bench. Pajama antics at work and play
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Pajama antics at work and play

11 September 2022

WAAPA’s The Pajama Game is a lively musical with a nice little message. Erin Hutchinson gives her 7½ Cents worth.

Reading time • 5 minutesMusical Theatre
Reading time • 6 minutesMusical Theatre
Reading time • 5 minutesMusical Theatre
Pictured is Anne Millar singing on a stage in a darkened room. She is wearing a black dress and there is a large vase of red flowers next to her. A very French affair
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A very French affair

27 January 2022

Chanteuse Anne Millar takes us on a one-woman journey to 1930s Paris, and Erin Hutchinson finds it is one for the avid Francophile.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio