Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company Archives

Reviews

Father-and-daughter team gives heart to a Yirra Yaakin show

1 May 2026

A decade-old play about a journey back to country feels as relevant as ever. Mark Naglazas reviews Which Way Home.

Reviews

Time stands still for Grieving

7 July 2025

Victoria Laurie reviews Yirra Yaakin’s The 7 stages of Grieving — a powerful, visually rich work that honours history, grief and resilience.

A figure clad in black hoists a huge groper puppet above his head, the fish looking out towards the netting in front of them. This is Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's production of Blueback. Keep the kids happy this holidays

Features

Keep the kids happy this holidays

26 June 2023

Feeling the cold? There’s plenty to warm young hearts (and the young at heart) this July school holidays. Enter a winter wonderland of creative pursuits.

What to SEE

Brighten July with the arts

20 June 2023

Waiting for the days to get longer again? Our July gig guide is packed with shows and exhibitions to lighten up those dark Makuru nights.

Photo Dana Weeks A First Nations woman faces a First Nations man, holding the edge of his suit jacket and smiling at him suggestively. He looks like he's just as keen. Cruel deadly play has plenty of koort

Reviews

Cruel deadly play has plenty of koort

3 April 2023

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s much-loved rom-com is heading to Kalgoorlie, Albany and Bunbury. Ahead of the tour we’re re-sharing Barbara Hostalek’s review of its debut season.

Reviews

An adventure story filled with character

2 March 2023

Packed with plenty of First Nations humour, Hide the Dog is a beautifully written and performed story for the whole family to enjoy, says new Seesaw Magazine writer Casey Mulder.

Features

Cream of the crop 2022

15 December 2022

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Marlanie Haerawa and Wimiya Woodley in Yirra Vignettes Two performers in Yirra Yaakin Vignette Series.A young First Nations woman wearing a long white dress grasps a young First Nations man in a navy blue shirt and brown pants. They are both laughing. Feast of First Nations storytelling from Yirra Yaakin

Reviews

Feast of First Nations storytelling from Yirra Yaakin

28 June 2022

There’s a bright future for First Nations theatre if Yirra Yaakin’s Vignette Series is anything to go by, says Michelle White.

17/05/2017: Andrew Ross, who is directing the upcoming production of Samuel Beckett's End Game for the Black Swan State Theatre Company. Ross was the founding Artistic Director of BSSTC. Photographed at Lot 20 bar, Perth WA. Philip Gostelow/The Australian Pictured is Andrew Ross AM, he is an older gentleman sitting at a table, his arms crossed. WA theatre great dies

Features

WA theatre great dies

21 March 2022

Andrew Ross exits the stage after reshaping Western Australian theatre in a truer reflection of this land and its stories.

An image from Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company's performance of Panawathi Girl, pictured is multiple actors posed at the ending of a scene. Dream girl emerges from turbulent time

Reviews

Dream girl emerges from turbulent time

11 February 2022

Perth Festival’s Panawathi Girl is a polished production that uses music to tell an important story and ignite the heart, writes Barbara Hostalek

Always was, always will be…

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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