Black Swan’s latest outing attempts to draw the parallels between the Orwellian source material and modern times.
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THEATRE REVIEW: Playthings has enough heart to make up for some shortcomings
For anyone predisposed to a good coming-of-age tale, this one should tick all the right boxes.
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.
THEATRE REVIEW: The Torrents is a remarkable revival of an underrated classic
The performances in The Torrents were captivating and oozing with chemistry.
Theatre Review: Black Swan's "Our Town" is "a celebration of universal truths"
Director Clare Watson and a fantastic cast and crew have brought a unique touch to one of the most performed plays in the English language.
Theatre Review: Xenides is a Timely Celebration of a Tragic Life
Xenides is a heartfelt commentary on the struggles faced by women all around the world
Theatre Review: In the Next Room or, The Vibrator Play Delivers a Good Time
I’ve been lucky enough to be raised in a society which has spread so much awareness of the plight of females and our right to pleasure as equals to men during sex, so why did I feel so uncomfortable seeing something so natural occurring in a fictional capacity? The writing of In the Next Room is extraordinary for this very reason: It continually challenges you as a viewer to question not only the ways in which you consciously think but the hidden reactions and accompanying internalised attitudes you did not realise you harboured.
Theatre Review: Skylab is both Stratospheric and Down to Earth
Like any good play, what anchors this production is a set of wonderful, dynamic characters and experienced actors to bring them to life. Skylab is in all honesty one of the plays of the year.
Theatre Review: BSTC's Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
First written and perfumed in the mid-1950s, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a landmark of Australian theatre history. Everything fell in to place perfectly, from the set and light design to the razor-sharp line delivery.
Black Swan's Let the Right One In: There Will Be Blood
What do you get when you mash a story of teen angst, candy shops and vampires together? The answer may just lie with Jack Thorne’s stage adaptation of Swedish novelist John Lindqvist’s Let the Right One In
Theatre Review: I Am My Own Wife is a Heartfelt and Funny Gem
A tale of resilience packed with tongue in cheek humour, I Am My Own Wife has a lot to teach people of all ages about courage, friendship and approaching life with a load of grit.
Black Swan Theatre Company Announce their 2018 Season
We were lucky enough to catch a glimpse into next year’s season at the 2018 Season Launch for the Black Swan Theatre Company- one which promises to be dynamic, challenging and altogether as exciting and explosive as this year.
Theatre Review: Black Swan's Thrilling, Insightful 'Switzerland'
As one of Australia’s most acclaimed playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith is truly at her peak in Switzerland. What I discovered during this 100 minute psychological thriller of a play (in its own right) about one of the greatest contributors to said genre of the 20th century (that is, Patricia Highsmith) was a highly riveting and suspenseful probing of the human condition, the modern world, and a tiny glimpse into the mind of a great writer.
Theatre Review: Black Swan's The Eisteddfod is Delightfully Awkward
Through the magic of Google Docs, Daniel Morey and Eemali McDonald were able to translate their post-viewing discussion of The Black Swan Theatre Company's The Eisteddfod into this review, for your enjoyment.
Black Swan's The Eisteddfod: An Interview with Playwright Lally Katz
Black Swan State Theatre Company’s exciting run (and WA premiere) of beloved American-Australian playwright Lally Katz’s work The Eisteddfod is just around the corner, opening at the end of this month and directed by Jeffrey Jay Fowler. We took the opportunity to have a chat the genius behind the script herself about growing older, writing, the play and WA.
Theatre Review: Endgame is Confounding and Creative
Black Swan State Theatre Company’s production of Endgame, Samuel Beckett's classic genre-defining absurdist work, perfectly captures the bleak idea of life’s utter meaninglessness.
Black Swan Theatre's The Lighthouse Girl Shines Bright
A lesson on perspective and the little things in life and an exploration of friendship through war— Black Swan Theatre Company's The Lighthouse Girl certainly makes for thought-provoking viewing.
Christmas, Communism, Cancer and Coping: A Review of Once in Royal David's City
If Once in Royal David's City could be summarised in a word, it would be ‘waiting’. It's a patchwork-blanket play of many ideas stretching far and wide.