Bernie Dieter’s Berlin Underground runs at Crown Perth from 17 November to 13 December. We spoke to the queen herself about her quarantine and upcoming show!
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Black Swan State Theatre Company and The Blue Room Theatre join forces
Black Swan State Theatre Company and The Blue Room Theatre join forces to build the careers of Western Australia’s most promising emerging artists.
PERTH FESTIVAL REVIEW: Black Swan brings the magic of 'Cloudstreet' to the stage
Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet has become almost required reading for anyone living in Perth since its publication in 1991. This Perth Festival, the Black Swan State Theatre Company have brought this beloved story back to stages for an epic production at His Majesty’s Theatre.
Perth Festival Interview: 'Solid Air' breathes new life into poetry for Perth Festival
Recognising the growing audience for spoken word both in Australia and New Zealand, David Stavanger and Anne-Marie Te Whiu have collected some of the most poignant and powerful poems in Solid Air: Australian and New Zealand Spoken Word. Bec Bowman spoke to Anne-Marie ahead of her appearance at the Festival of Ideas and Literature this weekend about her experiences with spoken word poetry and how this genre fits into the literary festival scene.
Enjoy a night under the stars at Ballet at the Quarry: Light and Shadow
Ballet at the Quarry: Light and Shadow is a night of magnificence and grandeur, perfect for anyone who enjoys ballet and magical storytelling.
Bunggul – a deeply emotional work of song, dance and art
It was one of those transcendent moments when you walk out of a performance to find the world is still moving and you are entirely changed.
THEATRE REVIEW: Pop-Up Globe’s “Measure for Measure” is Dark, Dirty, and Damn Funny
While the production presented itself on the surface as an irreverent, raunchy romp, underneath the wrapping of endless dick jokes, the play posed important moral questions about society’s views on sex, the abuse of political power, and consent.
THEATRE REVIEW: Through the Looking Glass (and What Alice Found There) is a local MUST-SEE
Through the Looking Glass (and What Alice Found There) is an explosion of excitement, wonder and good old fashioned fun.
Theatre Review: Playthings is anything but child's play
Playthings is a darkly comic, thought-provoking and enthralling new play from local playwright Scott McArdle.
Theatre Review: Octopuses have three hearts, and "Cephalopod" will have yours
Cephalopod grasps audiences with all eight of its tentacles, and doesn’t let go.
Theatre Review: Pop-Up Globe’s “A Midsummer Night's Dream” is an Antipodean Vision
The latest interpretation of William Shakespeare’s great works has come to Perth, and it’s bringing its ancestral home along with it. If you’re like me, and have always wanted to see Shakespeare performed in its original setting, then the Pop-Up Globe is for you!
THEATRE REVIEW: Macbeth is gritty opera at its blood-soaked best
WAO’s Macbeth is a sumptuous production for the senses. The modern edge visually contrasts markedly with the near-timeless score, giving it a transcendent effect befitting a play simultaneously about the other-worldly and the closest of homes to all of us—the human heart.
THEATRE REVIEW: Ice Land is a didactic, glaring glimpse into the neglected methamphetamine crisis on our doorstep
I’m going to say it: Yirra Yaakin’s World Premiere of Ice Land was the most gripping production I have had the privilege to review all year. It was confronting, transfixing and gut wrenching all at once. Above all, with an exponentially worsening methamphetamine crisis plaguing Perth streets continually, it was very, very needed.
INTERVIEW: Tony Award-winning designer Roger Kirk discusses Macbeth
Verdi’s masterful operatic retelling of the seemingly immortal Shakespearean epic tragedy Macbeth is set to hit the His Majesty’s Theatre stage this weekend, courtesy of the West Australian Opera in conjunction with the State Opera of South Australia. We spoke to Tony Award-winning costume and set designer Roger Kirk.
THEATRE REVIEW: Fully Sikh is a portrait of multicultural millennial Australia
What does it mean to be ‘Australian’? Furthermore, does the presence of such a supposed singular culture provide legitimate grounding to distinguish the ‘other’ from those deemed ‘Australians’? History lays down something of a jigsaw puzzle in reflection of this; a piece of which is provided by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa in Fully Sikh, a Barking Gecko Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company co-production.
Layla Majnun – A labour of love in more ways than one
Layla Majnun has been a labour of love for the Performing Lines team, and it showed in the care that was given to curating the space at Subiaco Arts Centre.
THEATRE REVIEW: Two Canaries is an Ode to Mother Nature
A stage filled with water. Two rocks, with one performer perched on each. A violinist, visible, but simultaneously blended into the background of the stage. A melancholic song, echoing throughout the room. This is how Two Canaries begins.
THEATRE REVIEW: Black is the New White is uproariously funny
Originally commissioned by Sydney Theatre Co and brought to Perth thanks to the Black Swan Theatre Company, Black is the New White is a blessing to behold. It manages to challenge and educate audiences on complicated themes while delivering lightning-quick comedy that will leave you in stitches the entire way through.
THEATRE REVIEW: The Book of Mormon exceeds the lofty expectations
The Book of Mormon was easily the most anticipated theatre event of the year, and it was worth the wait.
THEATRE REVIEW: Perpetual Wake "is a tangled tale of lies and deception"
The Last Great Hunt produce works that inventively play with form and have the ability to engage the intellect as well as the heart. Perpetual Wake is a show that looks at our intrinsic need to please other people.