REVIEW: Betty Grumble – Enemies of Grooviness Eat Shit
10.8.22Review by Cicely Binford The last time we saw Betty Grumble (Emma Maye Gibson) was at FRINGE WORLD in 2019 with her show Love and Anger, so fans of the outrageous sex clown have waited three outrageous years for her … Continue reading REVIEW: Betty Grumble – Enemies of Grooviness Eat Shit
INTERVIEW: Kimberley Parkin for Killjoy | STRUT Dance GROUNDWORKS
STRUT Dance is presenting the inaugural season of GROUNDWORKS, a platform that offers unique and essential support for mid-length contemporary dance works to be presented in front of an audience in a theatre setting. The event will feature a double … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Kimberley Parkin for Killjoy | STRUT Dance GROUNDWORKS
REVIEW: The Glass Menagerie | BSSTC
4.8.22Review by Cicely Binford Well, I do declare! Director Clare Watson has turned Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie into a quite the comedy! Williams could be rolling in his grave at this prospect, given that the play springs from the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Glass Menagerie | BSSTC
REVIEW: WALK | Bobby Russell and The Blue Room Theatre
16.7.22Review by Cicely Binford WALK is a performance art piece that Bobby Russell described in an interview on RTRfm as the ‘origin story’ of a piece called ‘The Walk’ that they previously developed as part of the MoveMoveMove program at … Continue reading REVIEW: WALK | Bobby Russell and The Blue Room Theatre
REVIEW: Pull the Pin | Just Friends Theatre Company & The Blue Room Theatre
Pull the Pin18.6.2022Reviewed by Cicely Binford Pull the Pin, a tenpin bowling comedy written by Rebecca Fingher and directed by Sian Murphy, explores the midlives of three women as they compete for a trophy and fend off the taunts of … Continue reading REVIEW: Pull the Pin | Just Friends Theatre Company & The Blue Room Theatre
REVIEW: Once | BSSTC & Darlinghurst Theatre Company
Once2 Jun 2022Review by Cicely Binford Once, a musical based on the film by the same name, is an awe-inspiring, moving, and often jaw-dropping co-production by Black Swan State Theatre Company and Darlinghurst Theatre Company under the direction of Richard … Continue reading REVIEW: Once | BSSTC & Darlinghurst Theatre Company
REVIEW: SIT! (Or I’ll Make You Sit) | The Blue Room Theatre
SIT! (Or I’ll Make You Sit)30.5.2022Review by Cicely Binford Sub, dom, or dog – where do you sit? SIT! (Or I’ll Make You Sit), a new play by Morgan Owen, directed by Izzy McDonald, and featuring the talents of performers … Continue reading REVIEW: SIT! (Or I’ll Make You Sit) | The Blue Room Theatre
REVIEW: Toast | BSSTC & The Blue Room Theatre
Playwright Liz Newell’s Toast was the toast of the season at The Blue Room in 2017, garnering all manner of accolades, nominations and awards. It resonated with audiences who found its exploration of grief, home, and family relatable, natural and realistic. Continue reading REVIEW: Toast | BSSTC & The Blue Room Theatre
REVIEW: Petrushka (Game, Set, Match)
Award-winning choreographer Scott Elstermann presented his creative and energised reworking of Igor Stravinsky’s 1911 ballet Petrushka at the Studio Underground of the State Theatre Centre of WA. Elstermann and his team breathed new life into the old, wooden Petrushka by … Continue reading REVIEW: Petrushka (Game, Set, Match)
REVIEW: The Music of Neil Young | The Human Highway
26 November 2021The Quarry Amphitheatre The Quarry is arguably Perth’s best outdoor venue to soak up all manner of performance, and it was at its best with a clear sky, no breeze and temperatures in the low 20s on the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Music of Neil Young | The Human Highway