Evan Rickman’s So It Comes to Dust is a thoughtful, atmospheric meditation on violence, loyalty and the moral cost of war, writes Darcy Lewis.
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Reviews
Eddie Izzard’s solo Hamlet is a daring act of theatrical storytelling
4 August 2026
Taking on 23 roles in Shakespeare’s longest play, Eddie Izzard delivers an ambitious, funny and impressively lucid solo Hamlet – even if some of the tragedy’s emotional depths remain out of reach.
Reviews
A charged, funny and urgent interrogation of Aboriginality
29 July 2026
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s At What Cost? balances wit, warmth and political fire in a powerful work about identity, bureaucracy and the limits of good intentions.
Reviews
600 Seconds finds fresh charge in three distinctive musical worlds
23 July 2026
The Blue Room Theatre’s 600 Seconds – MUSIC program offers an engaging snapshot of Perth artists testing bold, intimate and entertaining new ideas.
Features
Iain Grandage brings a listening ear to Spare Parts
22 July 2026
Incoming Spare Parts artistic director Iain Grandage tells Victoria Laurie why listening deeply, sharing leadership and taking puppetry into public spaces will shape his next act.
Spotlight
Funding love for sports stadiums but not community theatres
13 July 2026
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s oldest community theatre faces closure while sports facilities receive stronger funding pathways and recognition for community infrastructure needs.
Reviews
SATIRICAL THRILL RIDE ASKS WHAT WE MISS WHILE WE ARE DISTRACTED
2 July 2026
The Almost Collective’s sharp comedy where spies, spectacle and distraction collide inside a theme park hurtling towards chaos, satire and revelation. Alicia Patrick reviews Ride or Die.
Reviews
A daughter’s battle makes mental illness a family affair
26 June 2026
Black Swan’s raw, funny The Almighty Sometimes finds heartbreak, humour and hard truths in one family’s fight for control.
Reviews
WAAPA’s Romeo and Juliet finds fresh life in youthful urgency
16 June 2026
WAAPA’s third-year actors bring youthful urgency, contemporary style and emotional clarity to Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy of love and social conflict.
Reviews
Black Swan’s The Shepherd’s Hut — A Stark, Stirring Adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel.
18 May 2026
Kate Ferguson reviews Black Swan’s The Shepherd’s Hut, a stark, minimalist adaptation that captures Tim Winton’s portrayal of harsh beauty and moral complexity.