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Arielle Gray and Tim Watts. Photo: Richard Jefferson Two actors from It’s Dark Outside cluster around a small puppet that represents an old man. What to SEE: It’s Dark Outside

What to SEE

What to SEE: It’s Dark Outside

24 March 2022

In celebration of the play’s tenth anniversary, The Last Great Hunt brings its award-winning dive into death and dementia back to the stage.

It's Dark Outside. Photo: Richard Jefferson A promotional image from The Last Great Hunt’s show It's Dark Outside. Pictured is a hole of light, in a field of black. We see the silhouette of a man in the hole - holding up a hand, with fingers outspread. A show about dementia I’ll never forget

Kids

A show about dementia I’ll never forget

18 March 2022

Compelling performances and skilful puppetry work together in The Last Great Hunt’s memorable play about dementia, writes Seesaw’s junior reviewer Saskia Haluszkiewicz.

Tim Watts in 'It's Dark outside'. Photo: Rochard Jefferson A man is silhouetted by a spotlight. He holds a fishing net into which he is placing a luminous cloud Darkness depicted with a light touch

Reviews

Darkness depicted with a light touch

18 March 2022

A decade after its premiere, The Last Great Hunt’s acclaimed exploration of dementia is still captivating audiences, writes Claire Trolio.

Alicia Osyka, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Amy Mathews in 'Bite The Hand'. Photo: Christophe Canto Three people are in a grey-walled room that is sparsely furnished with two grey box seats. A picture on one wall could be a scan of a human pelvis or a painting of a butterfly. One person, a woman, sits on one of the box seats, watching the other two. One of those people wears an oversized dog collar with a tag and has his arms stretched up in the air. The other person seems to be scratching his tummy, as though he is a dog. Hunters continue to lead the pack

Reviews

Hunters continue to lead the pack

15 October 2021

The Last Great Hunt’s Bite the Hand is as hilarious as a puppy and as dangerous as a pit bull. It also leaves its meaning for you to uncover – a good thing according to David Zampatti.

riter Chris Isaacs and Director Matthew Edgerton. Photo: Annie Harvey Two men and a dog sit on concrete steps outside a red-brick building. The men appear to be in conversation; they are looking at each other and seem relaxed. The dog gazes at the camera with a sweet expression. It's mouth is open and its tongue looks very pink against its black fur. What to SEE: Bite the Hand

Q&A

What to SEE: Bite the Hand

4 October 2021

What would happen if your pet dog was given the language and intelligence of a human being? That’s the premise of new play Bite the Hand, a dark comedy that asks discomforting questions about freedom.

Reviews

Haunting new play is a must-see

23 July 2021

Weaving together thrilling ghost stories and chilling accounts of WA’s brutal colonial past, Black Swan State Theatre Company’s York tells a tale we all need to hear, says Bruce Denny, in his debut review for Seesaw.

Reviews

Dizzying skills on show

2 March 2021

He can’t tell you what happens because that would be giving the game away, but David Zampatti says The Last Great Hunt’s tech-driven multimedia show, Whistleblower, is unique and enthralling theatre.

Features

Unmasking our unsung heroes

20 July 2020

Sure, you can enjoy Black Swan State Theatre Company’s latest season from your couch but more importantly, Ara Jansen discovers a handful of local stories to remind us heroes don’t always wear tights.

Opinion

Where does theatre belong?

6 May 2020

Could live-streamed performance flourish as a new art-form, once Coronavirus restrictions lift? The Last Great Hunt’s live-streamed script-reading of Chris Isaac’s Bite the Hand gives David Zampatti pause for thought.

Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa and Pavan Kumar Hari. image credit Daniel J Grant.jpg Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa and Pavan Kumar Hari. image credit Daniel J Grant.jpg Cream of the crop 2019

Features

Cream of the crop 2019

13 December 2019

Which shows were Seesaw writers’ favourites this year? What were the highlights and lowlights for the arts in WA? And which artists will our contributors be looking out for in 2020? As 2019 draws to a close, Seesaw writers reflect on the year that was and the year that will be.

Always was, always will be…

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