State Theatre Centre of WA Archives

Juan Carlos Osma as Serge Gainsbourg and Polly Hilton as Lizzie in Adam Alzaim's GAINSBOURG Photograph by Bradbury Photography A male dancer holds a female dancers around the waist as she arches back dramatically. The lighting is deep pink and hazy. Both wear suits. A tale of two longer haunts

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A tale of two longer haunts

24 June 2023

Will two successful short dance works stand up to being revived and extended for West Australian Ballet’s 2023 STATE program? Kim Balfour finds out.

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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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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.

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

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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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Fluorescent fever dream captures corporate horror

10 March 2023

If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment then Kimberley Parkin’s dance theatre work Killjoy will be all too familiar, with a satirical slant that brings to mind TV’s The Office, writes Kim Balfour.

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Unlocking a box of wonders

6 March 2023

Wonderbox is a dynamic, multi-sensory feast which engages young people with disabilities in a joyous, play-based performance. Our reviewer Claire Trolio opens the lid.

wo male First Nations dancers flank a female First Nations dancer who is facing the audience, her right arm held high with a 'stop' gesture. Tracker evokes trails and tribulations

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Tracker evokes trails and tribulations

2 March 2023

The all-First Nations production of Tracker puts racial injustice firmly in the spotlight through a seamless blend of words and dance, writes Nina Levy.