The performances in The Torrents were captivating and oozing with chemistry.
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THEATRE REVIEW: 'Bare: A Pop Opera' perfectly encapsulates the struggles of adolescence & coming out
Despite its crude humour, Bare: A Pop Opera perfectly encapsulates the struggles of adolescence and the difficulties of coming out.
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: Western Sky Theatre's Engrossing Adaption of Once We Lived Here
Once We Lived Here is a timeless tragicomedy that makes its audience alternate between laughing and crying, sometimes both at the same time. The cast delivered strong characters all round with an authenticity that is hard to find in such dramatised and musical theatre.
Theatre Review: The Hyped, Hypnotising Hypatia
Hypatia uses the suffering of the past to elucidate the plights of the present. Perhaps what was most memorable about Liz Newell’s Hypatia was the constant feeling of heart-pounding anticipation.
Theatre Review: 'Laika' Reaches Stratospheric Heights
At the hands of master craftsman and director Scott McArdle, a transformation occurs: the story of the Soviet space race goes from a strong script, eloquent and thought provoking but still a mere script, into the play embodied by five superb actors and a genius sound guy at the Blue Room Theatre this month. This feat is comparable to the launching of a man into space, just as worthy of applause but far more successful.
Scott McArdle Introduces Us to 'Laika: A Staged Radio Play'
Of all the intriguing shows The Blue Room Theatre are putting on this year, Second Chance Theatre's Laika: A Staged Radio Play is certainly one of the most interesting. We were privileged enough to talk to the show's writer, director and lighting designer Scott McArdle to get a better grasp on this fascinating project.
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: "Interrupting A Crisis" is a colourful and sparkly take on mental health
Anxiety is a prickly, jarring thing, but Interrupting a Crisis tells its story in a smooth and elegant way.