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  • Champion makes distinguished WA debut
    Reviews

    Champion makes distinguished WA debut

    2 June 2023

    With powerful performances and impeccable staging, Kate Champion’s direction of Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know To Be True impresses David Zampatti, even if he has some doubts about the play.

    Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
  • Home is where the drama is
    What to SEE

    Home is where the drama is

    17 May 2023

    Andrew Bovell’s play Things I Know To Be True opens in Perth just before filming commences for the play’s television adaptation, starring Nicole Kidman. Ahead of both events, Bovell talked to Ara Jansen about home and family drama.

    Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
  • The cast of The Bleeding Tree stand in front of a lattice fence. There are three women, two have their arms extended from the elbow to the audience. What to SEE: The Bleeding Tree
    What to SEE

    What to SEE: The Bleeding Tree

    24 April 2023

    With its all-First Nations cast, Ian Michael’s production of Angus Cerini’s revenge thriller The Bleeding Tree was a smash hit at The Blue Room last year. If you missed out, don’t worry – you can catch it at the State Theatre this month.

    Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
  • Jackson sings a different tune
    Features

    Jackson sings a different tune

    27 March 2023

    Joel Jackson made his name in front of the camera and treading the boards, but nothing feels more personal than playing music. Julie Hosking catches up with the award-winning actor on the eve of a symphonic performance.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
  • Virginia Gay and Zenya Carmelotti in Cyrano. Photo: Daniel J Grant Two women bow dramatically to one another, like a pair of Shakespearean actors in modern clothes. Virginia Gay’s Cyrano is a tonic for modern times
    Reviews

    Virginia Gay’s Cyrano is a tonic for modern times

    20 February 2023

    Deconstructing a classic with intelligence, humour and a light touch, this Melbourne Theatre Company production promises to be a highlight of Perth Festival, writes Victoria Laurie.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • Darkest hours strengthen Gay’s voice
    Features

    Darkest hours strengthen Gay’s voice

    19 February 2023

    Virginia Gay found herself in forced isolation as she reworked a classic. The actor and writer tells Julie Hosking how ‘the apocalypse’ helped shape her Cyrano and reinforced the need for human connection.

    Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
  • Cream of the crop 2022
    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.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts

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