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Champion makes distinguished WA debut
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Champion makes distinguished WA debut

2 June 2023

With powerful performances and impeccable staging, Kate Champion’s direction of Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know To Be True impresses David Zampatti, even if he has some doubts about the play.

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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.

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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.

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Jackson sings a different tune
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Jackson sings a different tune

27 March 2023

Joel Jackson made his name in front of the camera and treading the boards, but nothing feels more personal than playing music. Julie Hosking catches up with the award-winning actor on the eve of a symphonic performance.

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Virginia Gay and Zenya Carmelotti in Cyrano. Photo: Daniel J Grant Two women bow dramatically to one another, like a pair of Shakespearean actors in modern clothes. Virginia Gay’s Cyrano is a tonic for modern times
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Virginia Gay’s Cyrano is a tonic for modern times

20 February 2023

Deconstructing a classic with intelligence, humour and a light touch, this Melbourne Theatre Company production promises to be a highlight of Perth Festival, writes Victoria Laurie.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Darkest hours strengthen Gay’s voice
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Darkest hours strengthen Gay’s voice

19 February 2023

Virginia Gay found herself in forced isolation as she reworked a classic. The actor and writer tells Julie Hosking how ‘the apocalypse’ helped shape her Cyrano and reinforced the need for human connection.

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Cream of the crop 2022
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Cream of the crop 2022

15 December 2022

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
An elegant blonde woman wearing a white top and orange jacket emblazoned with coloured flowers leans against a bench set against a green-tiled wall. It is Black Swan State Theatre Company artistic director Kate Champion. Meet WA theatre’s new Champion
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Meet WA theatre’s new Champion

14 November 2022

Black Swan artistic director Kate Champion sees her first season as a bridging year, one in which to listen and learn rather than impose her vision. But not everyone is happy about the dearth of local talent in the 2023 season, writes Mark Naglazas.

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