REVIEW: mouseprint by Isabella Stone
State Theatre Centre Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Under the clear, starry sky in the courtyard of the State Theatre Centre, budding choreographer Isabella Stone made her debut with mouseprint, a new contemporary dance work developed over the last two years and performed by Jenni Large, Storm Helmore and Ella-Rose Trew. Mouseprint explores the notion of life’s fine print, especially within our relationships, and gives physical expression to the idea of what we might discover if we were to examine the unspoken agreements between people. EDIT: YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO Read the full review on X-Press here. HERE IS THE … Continue reading REVIEW: mouseprint by Isabella Stone
REVIEW: Old Love and Armour at The Blue Room
Autumn in Perth yields a new season of original independent works at The Blue Room, and this season opens with a new work from the team at The Last Great Hunt called Old Love and a new play from the desk of playwright Tom Jeffcote called Armour. Old Love by Chris Issacs and The Last Great Hunt Saturday 18.04.15 Premise: twenty-something male brings sixty-something female lover to dinner with his best friends. Hilarity and/or awkwardness ensues. Chris Isaacs tackles a social taboo while exploring a theatrical convention, the dinner party play. While he acquits himself admirably, the production, directed by Jeffrey Jay … Continue reading REVIEW: Old Love and Armour at The Blue Room
REVIEW: Moominpappa at Sea | Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
April 1, 2015 I’ve recently come to realise that something special has been missing in my childhood education, thanks to Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. It seems there exists a family of little blobby white creatures that go on grand adventures with various hangers-on such as adopted children, sea horses and mysterious lonely things that freeze the ground beneath them. These blobby creatures are, of course, the Moomins, and they have been embraced by children far and wide for decades through a series of books written and illustrated by Tove Jansson. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, a group of clever adults who … Continue reading REVIEW: Moominpappa at Sea | Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
INTERVIEW: The cast and writer/director of Armour at The Blue Room
Armour is a brand new Australian play written and directed by Perth playwright Tom Jeffcote. The tagline of the show asks “Can men really talk about their feelings?” and so I went and paid a visit to the cast and writer/director to … Continue reading INTERVIEW: The cast and writer/director of Armour at The Blue Room
INTERVIEW: Pablo Francisco | Perth Comedy Festival
Phoning a stand-up comedian for an interview at 8:20 in the morning seems completely counterintuitive; stand-up comedy is an after-five affair, best suited for darkened rooms and two-drink minimums, but there I was, without even a drop of coffee in … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Pablo Francisco | Perth Comedy Festival
REVIEW: Dinner by Moira Buffini | BSSTC
Heath Ledger Theatre Wednesday, March 18, 2015 A vengeful host cooks up something dreadful for a dinner party and the guests get their just deserts; this tried and true formula for drama has been worked into more than a few … Continue reading REVIEW: Dinner by Moira Buffini | BSSTC
REVIEW: Perth Theatre Company | From the Rubble
PICA Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Perth Theatre Company’s world premiere piece From the Rubble is just as ambitious as Walkley Award-winning journalist Sophie McNeill, whose work it was based on. Director Melissa Cantwell and Visual Designer Fleur Elise Noble have … Continue reading REVIEW: Perth Theatre Company | From the Rubble
REVIEW: PIAF 2015 Theatre, Opera and Dance (and a little circus)
PIAF 2015 is Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway’s last hurrah with Perth, and he has proven once again that his magic touch generates inspiration, enthusiasm and excitement about the arts that translates into increased attendance to one of Perth’s most beloved … Continue reading REVIEW: PIAF 2015 Theatre, Opera and Dance (and a little circus)
INTERVIEW: DINNER with Alison Van Reeken
No live lobsters will be harmed in the making of Black Swan State Theatre’s upcoming production of Moira Buffini’s Dinner, according to Alison Van Reeken. Van Reeken plays Wynnein the production, an artist who also happens to be a vegetarian … Continue reading INTERVIEW: DINNER with Alison Van Reeken
REVIEW: Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby
The State Theatre Centre Studio Underground Saturday, February 14, 2015 There’s another Samuel Beckett show on the bill for Perth International Arts Festival this year, and it is, quite literally, a mouthful. Performer Lisa Dwan, director Walter Asmus and the ghosts of Beckett … Continue reading REVIEW: Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby
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