Review: Black Swan Theatre Company, Assassins · State Theatre Centre of WA , June 20 · Review by Xan Ashbury · Created by Stephen Sondheim and …
Author Archives: Xan Ashbury
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Black Swan’s Doll is a revelation
11 May 2018
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll · Heath Ledger Theatre, May 9 · Review by Xan Ashbury · It’s not often …
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Tasty home-grown honey
5 May 2018
Review: Rorschach Beast, Hive Mind · Blue Room Theatre, 3 May · Review by Xan Ashbury · Monday nights in 1991 are forever etched in my …
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Chipping away at age-old taboos
16 April 2018
Review: The Talk, The Last Great Hunt · Subiaco Theatre Centre, 11 April · Review by Xan Ashbury · For an introvert like me, that 10 …
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Rocking the Maj
26 March 2018
We Will Rock You by Queen and Ben Elton, presented by Platinum Entertainment · His Majesty’s Theatre, 23 March · Review by Xan Ashbury · “That …
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Raw, innovative and utterly engaging
23 March 2018
Review: Huff by Cliff Cardinal, co-presented by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company and Native Earth Performing Arts · Subiaco Arts Centre, March 21 · Review by Xan …
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From cult classic to crowd pleaser
23 February 2018
Review: Rocky Horror Show · Crown Theatre, 21 February · Review by Xan Ashbury · As cultural artefacts go, the Rocky Horror Show is fascinating. It’s …
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Oh! What a journey
22 February 2018
Perth Festival review: Nassim by Nassim Soleimanpour · Studio Underground, 20 February · Review: Xan Ashbury · “Nassim means breeze – I knew when I named you, …
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Hard to keep laughing
16 February 2018
Fringe World review: Fleabag, a DryWrite and Soho Theatre production · Blue Room Theatre, 15 February · Review by Xan Ashbury · It’s a big ask: …
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A balm for the soul
12 February 2018
Perth Festival review: Barber Shop Chronicles, by Inua Ellams · Octagon Theatre, 9 February · Review: Xan Ashbury · Often I enter a hair salon feeling …
