Footy is embedded in our culture, for better or worse. Andrea Gibbs kicks a winning goal with an insightful exploration of the sport’s impact on one family, writes Claire Trolio.
![A family of five in a lounge room, some seated on couches, others standing behind the furniture, look as if they are having an argument. They are the cast of Andrea Gibbs' Barracking for the Umpire. Tender and funny debut hits the mark](https://www.seesawmag.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/49595/BarrackingfortheUmpire_1768-410x273-c.jpg)
Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
20 October 2022
Footy is embedded in our culture, for better or worse. Andrea Gibbs kicks a winning goal with an insightful exploration of the sport’s impact on one family, writes Claire Trolio.
21 September 2022
Newly minted playwright Andrea Gibbs gets real in her debut play unpacking our complicated relationship with high-impact sports. Nina Levy explores.
23 August 2022
Perth’s pvi collective fights the good (food) fight with a playful agitation of the status quo, reports Claire Trolio.
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.
8 October 2021
Ridiculous Twitter accounts, hyperbolic slogans, fake news… Black Swan’s take on Orwell’s classic satirical work is both relevant and powerful, and Claire Trolio is here for it.
21 September 2021
It’s Orwell, but not as you know it. That’s what Black Swan State Theatre Company is promising audiences in Van Badham’s take on his seminal novella Animal Farm. Cast member Andrea Gibbs tells Nina Levy all about it.
29 July 2021
For the second time in a week, young West Australian playwrights take on the gold standard of theatre – the full-length, two-act play – and David Zampatti says Will O’Mahony’s Minneapolis succeeds at it handsomely.
28 June 2021
Now in its eleventh year, Barefaced Stories’ success lies in the honesty and vulnerability of its storytellers, observes Claire Trolio.
23 May 2019
5 June @ Centre for Stories, Northbridge · Presented Sarah McNeill · Sweet and Sour: A delicious collection of sweet stories with a sour twist read …