Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward | Black Swan State Theatre Company Heath Ledger Theatre Reviewed Saturday 25 July, 2015   Black Swan Associate Director Jeffrey Jay Fowler is making his main stage directorial debut with Noel Coward’s WWII-era comedy Blithe Spirit. It’s a different choice for Fowler, who is best known for writing and devising his own new works, rather than blowing the dust off of old classics. However it’s probably a good exercise as part of his career trajectory to take on a popular English drawing-room comedy from yesteryear. It certainly fits into Black Swan’s unspoken mission to keep … Continue reading REVIEW: Blithe Spirit | Black Swan State Theatre Company

Reviewed May 27, 2015 Heath Ledger Theatre “All my thoughts were on them, none on me,” says Shelley Levene, as he’s describing his “sit” with the Nyborgs.  This is, in fact, a prime example of a funny thing that Mamet does when he’s writing his scripts – he embeds his acting philosophy in his characters’ words. There are other hints of it here and there scattered throughout Glengarry Glen Ross: “Where is the moment?” and “Never open your mouth until you know what the shot is,” are both two other tidbits of acting advice Mamet gives us. Whether these hints are intentional … Continue reading REVIEW: Glengarry Glen Ross | 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

Black Swan State Theatre Company and director Kate Cherry have hit one out of the park with their production of Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Oh what a relief. Comic relief. It is a wonderful thing as a reviewer to be … Continue reading REVIEW: Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Black Swan State Theatre

Reviewed 13.08.14 Greta Scacchi is in town to grace the stage of the Heath Ledger Theatre as Arkadina in Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, adapted by Hillary Bell and directed by Kate Cherry. Scacchi is every bit as masterful a performer on stage … Continue reading REVIEW: The Seagull | Black Swan State Theatre Company

Director Roger Hodgman takes us from the Heath Ledger Theatre into the Forest of Arden for Black Swan’sproduction of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. It’s a pleasant pastoral foray, filled with laughs, quirky characters created by some of Perth’s most favourite mainstays and up-and-comers, and … Continue reading REVIEW: As You Like It | Black Swan State Theatre