We pay tribute to the late David Zampatti, a foundational Seesaw contributor whose love for artists and their work found fine expression as Perth’s leading theatre critic.
Genre Archives:
Just what the doctor ordered
29 September 2023
Dr AudiYO uses vocal gymnastics to take the audience on a fun adventure. Junior reviewers Jackson and Chloe Davis are happy to take this prescription.
Lifting the weight of the world
28 September 2023
Junior reviewers Jackson and Chloe Davis are taken on a thoughtful and funny journey to the Moon with one overwhelmed girl.
Gentle touch guides lunar landing
28 September 2023
Balancing weight with whimsy, this children’s theatre work strikes the right chord for its target audience, writes Claire Trolio.
Next-gen theatre makers impress
21 September 2023
From the fresh and funny to the weird and wonderful, WAAPA’s Performance Making students bring fresh, incisive work at full tilt, writes Claire Trolio.
Fearless, fabulous WAAPA crew hit the heights
9 September 2023
The WAAPA graduating class’s production of Wise Children sinks its teeth into our reviewer David Zampatti and won’t let go. He begs us not to miss this one.
Follow the fun with Dr AudiYO
1 September 2023
Meet Holly Austin AKA Dr AudiYO, a beat-boxing clown who’s coming to this year’s Awesome Festival to save us from the dreaded silence.
Pollie tales prove a cracker
28 August 2023
There’s plenty of bogan in this fun trawl through Australian politics, with some serious bite to boot, writes David Zampatti.
Celebrating friendship and beautiful mess
18 August 2023
Organised chaos reigns in this elegy for female friendship and parenting amidst global catastrophes, writes Claire Trolio.
Bell bends but doesn’t break
17 August 2023
The mixed up, muddled up, shook up world of Twelfth Night gets given another stir in Bell Shakespeare’s gender re-bender, but David Zampatti is more than rescued by a Malvolia straight out of Samuel Beckett.