Sarah Blasko. Photo: Kylie Coutts Blasko adds a tender touch to Twelfth Night
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Blasko adds a tender touch to Twelfth Night

2 August 2023

Singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko may not seem like an obvious choice of composer for Bell Shakespeare’s retelling of Twelfth Night, but as she tells Ara Jansen, there’s more to this comedy than initially meets the eye.

Reading time • 8 minutesTheatre
Maybe-baby play contains charisma aplenty
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Maybe-baby play contains charisma aplenty

31 July 2023

The Hypotheticals is a contemporary tale of potential baby-making that’s thoughtful, refreshing and pleasingly subversive, says Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Photo: Andrea Lim Three women lounge on a sofa, looking midly disgruntled with one another. Bali is worth a visit
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Bali is worth a visit

13 July 2023

It may not be perfect, but We’ll Always Have Bali could be the start of the a new wave of talent at The Blue Room Theatre, writes David Zampatti.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
The Hypotheticals. Photo: Paz Tassone Two performers pose on stage as though they are miming stopping walls from closing in. Platonic parenting for the win?
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Platonic parenting for the win?

11 July 2023

Are we asking ourselves the right questions before we step on the parental rollercoaster? In The Hypotheticals playwrights Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Sarah Reuben dive into one of life’s biggest decisions. Nina Levy finds out more.

Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
Cartoony show creates lots of LOLs
Kids

Cartoony show creates lots of LOLs

10 July 2023

Barking Gecko’s The Snow is an adventure story that will have you in fits of laughter, promise junior reviewers Jackson and Chloe Davis.

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A goggly-eyed ish puppet opens its mouth as if smiling. He is looking directly at a boy wearing a snorkel whose head is poking through green coral. These are puppets in Blueback. Blueback takes you on a deep journey
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Blueback takes you on a deep journey

2 July 2023

With clever staging, mesmerising movement and rich storytelling, Spare Parts’ production of Blueback captivates junior reviewers Jackson and Chloe Davis.

Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
Champion makes distinguished WA debut
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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
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
Photo: Greenman Media and Mike Hemmings Shining a beacon of light on our history
Reviews

Shining a beacon of light on our history

23 May 2023

With a movie screen providing a magnificent backdrop to the action, Theatre 180’s latest CineStage epic is a powerful and accessible introduction to World War I, from an Australian perspective, writes David Zampatti.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre

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