Repairian unfolds as an hour-long synchronous event, with a cast of professional and non-professional actors broadcasting their performances along the Helena River to audiences in the MJAC auditorium.
Genre Archives:
Spotlight
WAAPA’s shining future takes centre stage
31 July 2025
As arts education faces cutbacks across the globe, WAAPA continues to thrive by expanding, innovating, and preparing the next generation of performers – writes Will Yeoman.
Engage
POV: Slam Champion
28 July 2025
The Australian Poetry Slam is holding its Perth heats in August, but exactly IS a slam? In this immersive POV guide, Joni Boyd introduces us to the high-stakes world of competitive spoken word.
Reviews
Uncynical Love Stories Are Hard to Find
4 July 2025
Maya-Rose Chauhan reviews Love Stories, a sincere and reassuring insight into climate change that proves the compatibility of science and love.
Reviews
Unlocking a box of wonders
6 March 2023
Wonderbox is a dynamic, multi-sensory feast which engages young people with disabilities in a joyous, play-based performance. Our reviewer Claire Trolio opens the lid.
Reviews
Tracker evokes trails and tribulations
2 March 2023
The all-First Nations production of Tracker puts racial injustice firmly in the spotlight through a seamless blend of words and dance, writes Nina Levy.
Reviews
Tempest takes our breath away
16 February 2023
Poet and musician Kae Tempest starts their Australian tour in Perth with a breathtaking show. Ara Jansen is happy to be deprived of oxygen.
Features
Mask up for a funky Freo ramble
16 February 2023
All manner of magical things can happen at Fremantle Carnevale. Greg McFerran gets the lowdown from a Mardi Gras veteran.
Reviews
Joe being naughty and not very nice
6 February 2023
Eddy Brimson’s Naughty Boy haunts the dark alleys and late-night empty train carriages of our nightmares. David Zampatti rides along.
Reviews
Overloaded Ships needs more steering
6 February 2023
Gillian English has plenty to say about beauty standards in her entertaining new show. Like our relationship with our bodies, however, 1000 Ships is a work in progress, writes Claire Trolio.
