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  • 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
  • A scene from Seven Sisters showing young performers, holding cradles of fairy lights. Telling stories to the stars
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    Telling stories to the stars

    14 February 2023

    Star gazing is the starting point for WA Youth Theatre Company’s new work, transporting us into the worlds of young people and the challenges they face. The result, says David Zampatti, yields many rewards.

    Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
  • Photo: Stephen Heath A group of dancers are moving in a pyramid formation, legs in a wide, bent stance, mid movement. They are dressed in deep blue with flared blue and yellow skirts and are lit against a pinky-red cyc. The human touch
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    The human touch

    9 June 2021

    From dystopia to salvation, LINK Dance Company’s latest double bill brings together two responses to the loss of connection experienced by artists and audiences over the last year, writes Kim Balfour.

    Reading time • 5 minutesDance
  • Shaping the future from the past
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    Shaping the future from the past

    25 February 2021

    Performed by moonlight on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan, WA Youth Theatre Company’s BESIDE is an unforgettable immersive theatre experience about the past and the future, Claire Trolio writes.

    Reading time • 5 minutesPerth Festival
  • Two people sitting in a graveyard at night, talking Unearthing hidden stories
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    Unearthing hidden stories

    27 January 2021

    Performed in the East Perth Cemeteries, WA Youth Theatre Company’s REST takes its audience on an exploration of the hidden stories of our collective past.

    Reading time • 6 minutesFringe World Festival
  • Photo: David Cox Young girl wearing boxing gloves, punching with joy. Brave and heartfelt
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    Brave and heartfelt

    21 January 2020

    Surveying the ways in which young people are navigating the world today, WAYTCo’s ‘Body Rights’ is guaranteed to sell out, writes Jenny Scott.

    Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
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