Lydia Edwards, Author at Seesawmag

A blonde woman in a long white dress stands in the middle of a stage holding a microphone, her other arm raised in the air.Behind her sit musicians holding bows and instruments, some of whom are wearing Santa hats. What look like snowflakes fall all around her. This is WASO's Christmas Spectacular. What to SEE: Summer gig guide for kids

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What to SEE: Summer gig guide for kids

8 December 2022

Perth may be gearing up for another warm Christmas, but Lydia Edwards has found plenty of frosty-themed events to keep children happy this holidays.

A happy toddler dances around an adults legs on wooden floors while little children and adults sit behind a wavy pink border watching Sally Chance's Seashore. Shore awash with waves of content

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Shore awash with waves of content

28 September 2022

Sally Chance’s ode to the ocean connects and calms its young audience, while giving the grown-ups some welcome relief, writes Lydia Edwards.

Boodjar is a multi-sensory puppet show by Erth Physical Visual Inc Two smiling girls with long blonde hair face camera, both looking at a small marsupial puppet one girl is holding. The background is black What to SEE: gig guide for kids this April school holidays

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What to SEE: gig guide for kids this April school holidays

30 March 2022

Even the pandemic can’t keep West Australian kids from enjoying a smorgasbord of the arts. Lydia Edwards offers a taste of where to find the fun in the school holidays.

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

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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.

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Summer fun has a dark side

7 July 2021

Shaun Tan’s classic picture book about the complexities of childhood makes a seamless – and wordless – transition to the stage. Lydia Edwards and junior reviewer Sascha Bott are charmed by this new Spare Parts Puppet Theatre production.

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Puppetry fun feathered with environmental message

7 April 2021

Miss Lily’s Fabulous Feather Boa is a fun family show with apt themes of isolation and extinction. Lydia Edwards and junior reviewer Isabel Greentree share their insights.

Eveline Kotai
Living Forest 2019 (detail)
acrylic, giclee print, belgian
76 x 1200 cm
Courtesy of Artist and Art Collective WA Eveline Kotai Living Forest 2019 (detail) acrylic, giclee print, belgian 76 x 1200 cm Courtesy of Artist and Art Collective WA Permission to breathe

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Permission to breathe

14 October 2019

Review: Evelyn Kotai, “Breathing Pattern” Art Gallery of Western Australia Review by Lydia Edwards ⋅ “Breathing Pattern” is tucked away in a corner of the ground …

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Heart-warming tale delivers wisdom and warnings

13 October 2019

AWESOME Review: Windmill Theatre, Beep · Octagon Theatre, UWA, 12 October · Review by Lydia Edwards · On the day we were due to see Beep, …

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Old-school entertainment

9 October 2019

AWESOME Review: Bear With Me ⋅ State Theatre Centre, October 7 ⋅ Review by Lydia Edwards⋅ It’s not every day you see bears entering an auditorium on …

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Alexandra O'Brien
Iona Presentation College
I'm all ears 2018
oil on canvas, audio file and oil on headphones
three parts: two at 50.5 x 40.5 cm each; Headphones with audio: duration
2:42 min Taking the pulse of young artists

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Taking the pulse of young artists

2 May 2019

Review: ‘Pulse Perspectives’ · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Lydia Edwards · There is a tendency, when it comes to exhibitions of under-18s’ …

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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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