Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
18 July 2022
Northam born-and-bred actor Jake Fryer-Hornsby has been lured back to WA to perform in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s production of the Tennessee Williams’ classic, The Glass Menagerie. But it’s not the first time he’s been drawn home by theatre. Nina Levy finds out more.
18 July 2022
The personal is political in the bold, verbatim theatre show I’m With Her, in which frank and personal stories illuminate the prevalence of sexism, harassment and assault in Australia, writes Claire Trolio.
17 July 2022
If you’re a fan of sci-fi/horror, then you’ll recognise some of the tropes in Bobby Russell’s experimental performance work… but you’ll need to tie the threads together yourself, says Nina Levy.
13 July 2022
Barking Gecko, Tim Watts and Arielle Gray make wonderful theatre out of Cicada, Shaun Tan’s parable for all ages, write David Zampatti and junior reviewer Pippa Turnbull.
4 July 2022
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s holiday production Hachiko: The Loyal Dog moves young writer Bethany Stopher with its bewitching cardboard creations.
28 June 2022
There’s a bright future for First Nations theatre if Yirra Yaakin’s Vignette Series is anything to go by, says Michelle White.
20 June 2022
Local theatre company strikes just the right note, with a feel-good story of female friendship and tenpins, writes Claire Trolio.
10 June 2022
Caress/Ache is far from perfect but, as David Zampatti discovers, the quality of the production and performances go a long way to compensating for its shortcomings.
9 June 2022
Trust and love lie at the heart of Fonder Physical Theatre’s new work about living with mental illness, writes Nina Levy.
2 June 2022
The playful, sentimental Once is a production for our times, the perfect cure for all that ails us, writes David Zampatti.
