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The young men of Fatherland explore the bond between fathers and sons in this play. Photo: Stephen Heath.  Five young men sit in chairs across the stage and the man in the middle is pointing with his right hand in the play Fatherland. Five men from the play Fatherland. Photo: Stephen Heath.  Human politics well played
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Human politics well played

19 May 2023

Two standalone works make for a satisfying double bill about the ups and downs of adolescence, ably presented by WAAPA’s acting students, writes Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Home is where the drama is
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Home is where the drama is

17 May 2023

Andrew Bovell’s play Things I Know To Be True opens in Perth just before filming commences for the play’s television adaptation, starring Nicole Kidman. Ahead of both events, Bovell talked to Ara Jansen about home and family drama.

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
The cast of Hell is Other People. Photo: BSP A scene from Hell is Other People: Four cast members dancing like zombies on stage. The man in front is singing into a mic in Hell is Other People. The cast of Hell is Other People. Photo: BSP Meanwhile, somewhere in hell
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Meanwhile, somewhere in hell

12 May 2023

We’ve all been stuck in waiting room hell, but would you want to watch a play about it? After seeing Hell is Other People, Nina Levy says yes.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Five women, all in black mourning dresses and veils, sit solemnly around a bare wooden table. Passion simmers in this House of pain
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Passion simmers in this House of pain

4 May 2023

Susie Conte’s adaptation of The House of Bernarda Alba is an intense journey into a world of oppression and suppressed desires, writes Rita Clarke.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
The Bleeding Tree, Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA, April 2023 Three First Nations women stand in front of a lattice fence, staring grimly ahead. Macabre play is a must-see
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Macabre play is a must-see

3 May 2023

Grisly and darkly humorous, The Bleeding Tree packs a powerful punch in its State Theatre season, writes Bruce Denny.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Character in Not Far from the Tree makes flat bread next to a smoking fry pan.  Character at kitchen bench making bread as a frying pan steams on her left. Character in Not Far from the Tree makes flat bread next to a smoking fry pan. Photo Mustafa Al Mahdi. Migrant tale is warm, rich and inviting
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Migrant tale is warm, rich and inviting

1 May 2023

Not Far from the Tree is a meditation on third culture kid identity, explored through stories of family and warm hospitality. Claire Trolio enjoys breaking bread during this semi-autobiographical tale.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
The cast of The Bleeding Tree stand in front of a lattice fence. There are three women, two have their arms extended from the elbow to the audience. What to SEE: The Bleeding Tree
What to SEE

What to SEE: The Bleeding Tree

24 April 2023

With its all-First Nations cast, Ian Michael’s production of Angus Cerini’s revenge thriller The Bleeding Tree was a smash hit at The Blue Room last year. If you missed out, don’t worry – you can catch it at the State Theatre this month.

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
Five people, four men and one woman, talk in a room of a mansion while a snowstorm rages outside. Clued-up cast deliver snappy Mousetrap
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Clued-up cast deliver snappy Mousetrap

12 April 2023

There’s nothing like a great whodunnit and Agatha Christie’s long-running murder mystery The Mousetrap still sets the bar, writes Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Plucky chicken steals the show
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Plucky chicken steals the show

10 April 2023

Spare Parts is right at home in the Showground with its latest creation, spinning a yarn that will delight young and old, writes junior reviewer Isabel Greentree.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
A puppet holding an axe is perched on a log extending from the arm of his puppeteer. The puppeteer is wearing a bright orange tank top and a woollen head piece. This is a scene from Show Day by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Let’s go on with the show!
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Let’s go on with the show!

4 April 2023

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has found a temporary home at Claremont Showground and can’t wait to share the joy of Show Day with all who enter, writes Julie Hosking. 

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio