Much Ado About Nothing is beautiful to watch, hilarious to follow, and like all great theatre, gives you cause to think: both about the play and the world around us.
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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.
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.
PIAF: Inua Ellams' An Evening With an Immigrant Review
Inua Ellams' natural abilities as a storyteller and poet turns a one-man autobiographical show into an intimate, striking conversation. Plays like this are vital, as they put a face and story to the oft-dehumanising facts and figures spouted by the media and politicians.
PIAF: The Year I Was Born is Educational, Engaging and Stunning
The Year I Was Born attempts everything, and gets everything right. It's a striking piece of theatre that opens your eyes to the injustices and struggles faced by people across the globe.
PREVIEW: Bell Shakespeare to Bring The Merchant of Venice to WA
The consistently acclaimed crew at Bell Shakespeare are returning again this year, taking the challenging tragicomedy The Merchant of Venice to stages across the country, including shows in Perth, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie in August.
The Song Was Wrong: A Love Story About Hope, Heartbreak and Music
The Song was Wrong is a highly visual and physical work. Telling the story of a Pianist and the woman he loved and lost, their instant attraction and passionate love affair, the characters they met, the decisions they made and how their lives are entwined forever.