Fans of TikTok will probably enjoy dance extravaganza The Underground, says Kim Balfour… but she wants more.
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Bogan take on Caesar is comedy gold
22 January 2022
For its seventh Fringe World season, the Bogan Shakespeare gang tackles Shakespeare’s most overrated play and gives it the DIY makeover it so richly deserves, says David Zampatti.
Will it fizzle or bang?
21 January 2022
Despite the talents of a stellar cast of improv vets, Impro Musical BangTown! didn’t blow away David Zampatti on opening night. (But that could all be different tonight.)
The bright side of life
4 August 2021
Ice cream, skinny dipping, laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose… Every Brilliant Thing is a play about all the things that are worth living for. Ahead of the show’s Perth season, Nina Levy spoke to performer Luke Hewitt (with a cameo from director Adam Mitchell) to find out more.
A dance work for our times
23 May 2021
Solo dance work JULIA is a work for our times, a powerful statement of feminist resistance and rage, with a glimmer of hope, writes Nina Levy.
A springboard to empower women
5 May 2021
It’s been nearly 10 years since Julia Gillard made her landmark misogyny speech in parliament, but local director Sally Richardson believes there’s never been a better time to look back to that seminal moment in Australian history.
In the spotlight: St John Cowcher
21 April 2021
From puppeteering to fronting a rock opera, St John Cowcher has done it all. Nina Levy caught up with the versatile local theatre maker, performer and puppeteer, ahead of his next engagement, performing in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s Playthings.
Music as call for change
5 March 2021
Erin Hutchinson is transported by the loud and the quiet of Black Brass’s maelstrom of music, memory and storytelling.
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.
Behind the scenes of the suburbs
22 November 2019
Review: WA Youth Theatre Company, The Cockatoos · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, 21 November · Review by Robert Housley · Behind the …