Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
17 July 2026
WA’s independent theatre scene is buoyant, but artists still face a difficult middle ground shaped by funding pressures, audience development and access to affordable venues. Ian Lilburne investigates what it will take for independent theatre-makers to build sustainable creative careers in WA.
16 December 2025
What began as an intimate night of storytelling has become one of Perth’s most enduring live performance successes. As Barefaced Stories marks its 15th year, founder Andrea Gibbs reflects with writer Mark Naglazas.
28 November 2025
Carol is genuine, big-hearted and fun, just the tonic for what, for some, may have been a difficult year – writes Victoria Laurie.
18 November 2025
A perfectly calibrated chaos-fest, The Play That Goes Wrong delivers wall-to-wall gags, collapsing sets and riotous comic timing. In her review, Sarah-Jayne Eeles finds the latest Australian tour as sharp, silly and side-splitting as ever.
14 November 2025
Western Sky Projects bring so much attack to the 2001 Tony Award winner audiences are left exhausted and exhilarated. Mark Naglazas writes.
11 November 2025
UP THERE (Boorloo) is a new site-specific work from UP THERE Collective presented together with The Blue Room Theatre.
6 November 2025
Eddie Perfect with director Dean Bryant and choreographer Kelley Abbey are a part of the huge team bringing to life a new Australian musical. Mark Naglazas writes.
23 September 2025
Sensorium Theatre is renowned for live interactive theatre catering for young people living with disabilities. Will Yeoman shines a light on its extraordinary work ahead of a revival of Odyssea at this year’s AWESOME Festival.
29 August 2025
Humphrey Bower brings great judgement and imagination in directing this timely revival of the play that inspired the Oz cinema classic Lantana, writes Mark Naglazas.
13 August 2025
A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with a difference – Will Yeoman finds the student-led production Alice in Wonderland curiouser and curiouser