WAAPA’s Australianised Into the Woods is an adventurous adaptation that didn’t quite hit the mark, says Erin Hutchinson.
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It’s Brecht done very well
28 March 2021
Graduating WAAPA students handle Brecht’s masterpiece, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, with fabulous gusto and conviction, David Zampatti writes, and he gives them a resounding “wow!”
Momentous clash
27 March 2021
It’s Bach and ballet versus jazz and fan dancers in WAAPA’s ‘Restart’, and Rita Clarke enjoys the fun of the clash in styles.
Ibsen explores freedom to choose
26 March 2021
Ellida, a new adaptation of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea, is an ideal vehicle for WAAPA’s third-year acting students, David Zampatti says, and they tackle it with verve and skill.
Christmas play is fuelled by fun
11 December 2020
WAAPA’s Performance Making students rip into Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information with gusto, reports David Zampatti.
Half the length, double the impact
20 November 2020
Changes to programming give audiences more opportunity to appreciate the impressive physicality of WAAPA’s dance students, says Lauren Catellani.
Choreographic seedlings
7 August 2020
LINK Dance Company returns to the stage with a program of works-in-progress that reveals both the dancers’ creativity and resilience, writes Nina Levy.
A captivating season and a fitting farewell
21 November 2019
Review: WAAPA 2nd and 3rd year dance students, ‘Verge’ ·
Geoff Gibbs Theatre, 16th November ·
Review by Lauren Catellani ·
Chilling consequences superbly rendered
5 November 2019
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and WAAPA 3rd year performance makers, Life on Earth · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 2 November · Review by Steven Cohen …
Into the minds of young performance makers
25 September 2019
WAAPA 3rd Year Performance Making Students, “TILT” · Blue Room Theatre, 11 September (programme 1) 18 September (programme 2) · Review by David Zampatti and Steven …
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