A risky strategy may or may not pay off, but a dash of ABBA, some lusty vocals and a strong cast keep the joy afloat in Fremantle Theatre Company’s production of Twelfth Night, writes Jan Hallam.
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Timely reminder of the power of satire
5 April 2022
The WAAPA third year acting students’ sparkling revival of Moliere’s classic Tartuffe speaks to the kind of cynicism so prevalent in our halls of power today, writes Jan Hallam.
Dreamland casts a new spell
27 January 2022
The return of Shakespeare to Kings Park offers a chance to be swept up in a vortex of comic bliss, writes Jan Hallam
Powerhouse performances in compelling new play
22 February 2021
Whale Fall, the touching story of a young transgender kid trying to find their own path in life, is a wonderful and intelligent play, writes Jan Hallam.
Deadset at the heart of Fringe
25 January 2021
Think you’ve seen everything circus has to offer? Jan Hallam says the all-heart, all-woman Deadset crew had the audience giddy with delight.
Stories that mustn’t remain untold
20 January 2021
The righteous anger of earlier productions of The Vagina Monologues has strengthened and deepened, Jan Hallam finds, and the themes of women’s oppression and fear are still disappointingly relevant.
A tangled tale told well
23 February 2020
It takes hours to unfold, but Jan Hallam says ‘the big baggy story’ of Cloudstreet is well worth revisiting.
All hail the new order
12 February 2020
Jan Hallam says Hecate, Yirra Yaakin’s Noongar interpretation of Macbeth, is a breathtaking achievement.
No rain on the Dream’s parade
17 October 2019
Pop-up Globe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream · Crown Perth, 11 November · Review by Jan Hallam · Another night, another play… thoughtful tragedy, one night; uproarious …
Hamlet a crowd-pleaser, if not a nerve-tingler
11 October 2019
Review: Pop-up Globe, Hamlet ⋅Crown Perth, October 10 ⋅Review by Jan Hallam⋅ This play at the Pop-up Globe was always going to be tricky for me. I am …
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