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Photo: Greenman Media and Mike Hemmings Shining a beacon of light on our history
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Shining a beacon of light on our history

23 May 2023

With a movie screen providing a magnificent backdrop to the action, Theatre 180’s latest CineStage epic is a powerful and accessible introduction to World War I, from an Australian perspective, writes David Zampatti.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Two actors in Theatre 180's A Fortunate Life sit in front of a projected backdrop showing historical photos of Albert Facey What to SEE: A Fortunate Life regional tour
What to SEE

What to SEE: A Fortunate Life regional tour

21 February 2023

Bringing together the thrill of live theatre and the scale of cinema, THEATRE 180’s innovative adaptation of A Fortunate Life is heading back to where Albert Facey’s story all began and beyond in a tour that takes in a huge swathe of WA.

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
A scene from Blue/Orange Wordy power play is polarising
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Wordy power play is polarising

25 August 2022

With strong performances and clever design, Joe Penhall’s illumination of systematic racism within the medical profession had the audience divided on opening night, observes Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
A man dressed as a sailor sits in front of a screen onto which is projected an ocean. What to SEE: CinemaStage
What to SEE

What to SEE: CinemaStage

27 October 2021

West Australian company Theatre 180 has been charming audiences with a new approach to storytelling that marries live performance to the silver screen.

Reading time • 10 minutes
Photo: Stewart Thorpe Photography A man dressed in a sailor outfit holds is sailor cap aloft. In the background is a projection of the ocean's surface A true tale of two ships
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A true tale of two ships

20 August 2021

The loss of the Australian light cruiser Sydney II and its crew was one of the great tragedies of Australia at war, and its discovery over 60 years later was a triumph of commitment and perseverance. David Zampatti was moved by both stories as told by Theatre 180.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Sophia Forrest and Darius Williams in 'I and You' A young man and woman embrace. They are sitting on a bed, with fairy lights in the background. She has a year on her face. The arrival of something special?
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The arrival of something special?

13 May 2021

In the high-quality double bill The Children and I and You David Zampatti hopes we might be seeing the emergence of a worthy successor to a long-lost, legendary Perth theatre company.

Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
children sit on cushions watching six musicians and a narrator tell a story Baroque splendour makes a fun adventure
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Baroque splendour makes a fun adventure

30 September 2020

What do birds, ancient music and children have in common? Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Isabel Greentree find out in this resplendent AWESOME Festival show.

Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
A woman dressed as a man holds a large gun up to two men. They are dressed in trousers, shirts and braces that suggest a scene from the early 20th century. The backdrop is of West Australian bush; a huge gum tree is in the foreground. A fortunate adaptation
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A fortunate adaptation

2 September 2020

Designed to be performed in front of a cinema screen, THEATRE 180 and CinemaStage’s stage adaptation of Albert Facey’s classic novel A Fortunate Life is stylish and innovative, reports David Zampatti.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Lit Live Babty's feet cupped by adult hands Lit Live
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Lit Live

25 October 2019

6 November @ Centre for Stories, Northbridge · Presented by Sarah McNeill · Hatch, Match and Dispatch: stories of life, love and loss read by some …

Reading time • 1 minute

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Cleaver Street Studio

 

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