Review: An Almost Perfect Thing, Gabrielle Metcalf – The Blue Room Theatre, 15 August – Reviewed by Claire Trolio – Three characters search for connection: an abductee, …
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Placing old age centre stage
16 August 2017
Acclaimed Australian actor Jenny Davis OAM talks to Nina Levy about why her role in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s Switzerland holds special significance. For Jenny …
Confronting privilege & prejudice: Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’
11 August 2017
Review: The Merchant of Venice – Bell Shakespeare – State Theatre Centre of WA – 9 August – Reviewed by Xan Ashbury Fear leads to anger, …
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1984: the message amidst the medium
7 August 2017
Review: 1984, Headlong, Nottingham Playhouse & Almeida Theatre – His Majesty’s Theatre, 4 August – Reviewed by Varnya Bromilow I remember the first (and only) time I watched …
Twist, turns and music: Jenny Simpson (Part I)
2 August 2017
This year Jenny Simpson is celebrating a decade at the helm of AWESOME Arts, an organisation dedicated to making incredible arts experiences for WA’s children. Nina Levy caught up with Simpson for a chat about childhood, career paths and what makes a great festival show.
A delicate and poignant gem: Coma Land
23 July 2017
Review: Coma Land – Black Swan State Theatre Company & Performing Lines WA – Studio Underground, State Theatre of Western Australia – 22 July – Reviewed …
A strange and beautiful ride
12 July 2017
Review: The Arrival – Spare Parts Puppet Theatre – The Dolphin Theatre, University of Western Australia – 5 July – Reviewed by Nina Levy – Based …
Dark, disturbing depiction of dysfunction
1 July 2017
Review: The Eisteddfod, Black Swan State Theatre Company – Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA – 28 June 2017 – Reviewed by Nina Levy – …
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Theatre: PRVCY: Pilot Showings
18 May 2017
18 & 19 August, 7:30pm, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) – PICA Performance Space – PRVCY is a major new Australian collaboration with kdmindustries and …
Theatre: The Merchant of Venice
9 May 2017
9-12 August @ the State Theatre Centre of WA. Presented by Bell Shakespeare and Perth Theatre Trust. Money makes the world go around. Portia has it. …