Musical Theatre Archives

Mack & Mabel. A woman in a white dress and long black gloves is lifted into the air by a group of men in white shirts and braces. She has her arms raised in triumph Colour and movement carry WAAPA’s ‘Big Musical’

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Colour and movement carry WAAPA’s ‘Big Musical’

12 June 2022

WAAPA’s music theatre headliner this year is the little-known Mack & Mabel, and David Zampatti says that while it’s easy to find its flaws, it’s also easy to overlook them.

Grease. A line-up of five young men dressed in jeans and leather jackets. Their hair is slicked back and they are taking part in a dance routine Grease not the word for a new world

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Grease not the word for a new world

6 June 2022

Catchy tunes and nostalgia aren’t enough to make this new production of an old favourite relevant today, writes Claire Trolio.

Two performers in blonde wigs and pink dresses are surrounded by a group of people in dark coats and hats, some are holding cameras and some have pencils and pads Young performers prove the main event

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Young performers prove the main event

5 April 2022

WAAPA’s third year musical theatre students make the best of a bad lot in this revival of Side Show, a musical David Zampatti thinks we could have done without.

The Cast of The World Goes Round by Midnite Youth Theatre Company, pictured a black stage with a young man in a white jacket flanked by five other cast members wearing black Midnite Youth Theatre Company – awe at young talent

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Midnite Youth Theatre Company – awe at young talent

10 March 2022

Midnite Youth Theatre Company have launched a new show and Erin Hutchinson finds it an exceptional example of emerging talent.

An image from Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company's performance of Panawathi Girl, pictured is multiple actors posed at the ending of a scene. Panawathi girl emerges from turbulent time

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Panawathi girl emerges from turbulent time

11 February 2022

Perth Festival’s Panawathi Girl is a polished production that uses music to tell an important story and ignite the heart, writes Barbara Hostalek

A snapshot from the musical 107. Pictured is two actors dressed in school uniforms sit on a bench on a stage. They have bags on the floor beside them and one of the actors is playing the ukelele 107 – the real high school musical

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107 – the real high school musical

28 January 2022

A fresh, coming-of-age musical makes space for diverse stories, and Claire Trolio is on board with it.

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‘Sugar & Ice’ – the sweet sounds of girl power nostalgia

20 January 2022

Newcomers Sugarglass Entertainment present a feminist reclamation of ‘00s girl groups and bubblegum pop in an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza, writes Claire Coleman.

The Festival Sessions

107 – a punk rock musical rewrites old scripts

18 January 2022

If you’ve ever wondered what the coming-of-age musical Spring Awakening would be like if it were queer, Michele Gould’s 107 is the musical for you.

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Fancy a Poe-etic musical?

3 December 2021

By all accounts Edgar Allan Poe’s life was as lugubrious as his poems and short stories. Will a musical based on his life be as heavy on les miserables? David Zampatti finds out.

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The achocolypse is here

8 November 2021

The musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has rolled into town and Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Saskia Haluszkiewicz are captivated by its vibrant energy and special effects.

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