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@stephenheathphotography Next-gen theatre makers impress
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Next-gen theatre makers impress

21 September 2023

From the fresh and funny to the weird and wonderful, WAAPA’s Performance Making students bring fresh, incisive work at full tilt, writes Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Spring into the school holidays
Kids

Spring into the school holidays

21 September 2023

From Awesome activities to magical nannies, there are so many marvellous ways to have a jolly holiday, writes Julie Hosking.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
A manically smiling man in a plaid suit holds a microphone in his right hand while gesturing with his left hand. Pollie tales prove a cracker
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Pollie tales prove a cracker

28 August 2023

There’s plenty of bogan in this fun trawl through Australian politics, with some serious bite to boot, writes David Zampatti.

Reading time • 4 minutesComedy
A figure dangles from a huge multi-coloured balloon, nothing but blackness all around. This is CircusWest's ECLIPSE Make August a month to remember
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Make August a month to remember

27 July 2023

Is winter over yet? If you can’t beat the weather, just ignore it and stay indoors. Our August gig guide is full of good reasons to do just that. 

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
Photo: Andrea Lim Three women lounge on a sofa, looking midly disgruntled with one another. Bali is worth a visit
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Bali is worth a visit

13 July 2023

It may not be perfect, but We’ll Always Have Bali could be the start of the a new wave of talent at The Blue Room Theatre, writes David Zampatti.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
A scene from a previous iteration of 24hour Play Generator, in which a young woman stands on stage, mid speech, script in hand From go to whoa in 24 hours
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From go to whoa in 24 hours

24 May 2023

Imagine writing, rehearsing and presenting a play in just 24 hours. It sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what young members of WA Youth Theatre Company will be doing this June.

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
Ludovico Di Ubaldo and Dayana Hardy Acuna in Melanie Lane’s Slow Haunt. Photo by Bradbury Photography A male dancer holds a female dancer -she is in a full split and he has one hand under her extended leg and the other under her shoulders Warm your heart with the arts this June
What to SEE

Warm your heart with the arts this June

17 May 2023

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, it’s the perfect time to head indoors and enjoy all the arts on offer at Perth’s theatres, galleries and museums. Need some ideas? Our June gig guide is here to help.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
The cast of Hell is Other People. Photo: BSP A scene from Hell is Other People: Four cast members dancing like zombies on stage. The man in front is singing into a mic in Hell is Other People. The cast of Hell is Other People. Photo: BSP Meanwhile, somewhere in hell
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Meanwhile, somewhere in hell

12 May 2023

We’ve all been stuck in waiting room hell, but would you want to watch a play about it? After seeing Hell is Other People, Nina Levy says yes.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Character in Not Far from the Tree makes flat bread next to a smoking fry pan.  Character at kitchen bench making bread as a frying pan steams on her left. Character in Not Far from the Tree makes flat bread next to a smoking fry pan. Photo Mustafa Al Mahdi. Migrant tale is warm, rich and inviting
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Migrant tale is warm, rich and inviting

1 May 2023

Not Far from the Tree is a meditation on third culture kid identity, explored through stories of family and warm hospitality. Claire Trolio enjoys breaking bread during this semi-autobiographical tale.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Forgotten figure gets the royal treatment
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Forgotten figure gets the royal treatment

1 February 2023

Tenth Muse Initiative gives voice to a once infamous literary figure in a captivating series of opiate-like vignettes. Stewart Smith believes this production outdoes the original opera in every way.

Reading time • 4 minutesOpera

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