Fringe World review: Less Light by Lazy Yarns · The Round – State Theatre Centre, February 7 · Review by Xan Ashbury · It’s one of …
Author Archives: Xan Ashbury
Reviews
Extraordinary Foxtrot spins cathartic tale
1 February 2018
Fringe World review: Above the Mealy-Mouthed Sea, Unholy Mess Blue Room Theatre, 30 January Review by Xan Ashbury Occasionally, you see a show that leaves you …
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Reviews
Brutality as theatre
20 November 2017
Review: Let The Right One In – Black Swan Theatre ◆ Heath Ledger Theatre, 15 November ◆ Review by Xan Ashbury ◆ “There is only one …
Reviews
Local musical is world-class
22 October 2017
Review: Once We Lived Here, Western Sky Theatre ◆ The Blue Room Theatre, 19 October ◆ Review by Xan Ashbury ◆ When I was five, my …
Reviews
A feast for the eyes, ears and brain
19 September 2017
Review: Laika: A Staged Radio Play, Second Chance Theatre • The Blue Room Theatre, 13 September • Review by Xan Ashbury • Even if, like me, …
Reviews
Confronting privilege & prejudice: Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’
11 August 2017
Review: The Merchant of Venice – Bell Shakespeare – State Theatre Centre of WA – 9 August – Reviewed by Xan Ashbury Fear leads to anger, …
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Features
Innocence and experience
19 July 2017
Roslyn Oades is at the forefront of headphone-verbatim theatre – an innovative form that fuses real life and drama. Xan Ashbury spoke to Oades on the …
