Australian choreographer Alice Topp’s quest to redefine female roles in ballet has resulted in a more relatable leading lady in WA Ballet’s world premiere of Butterfly Effect.
Tanya MacNaughton
Expectations were understandably high ahead of Black Swan State Theatre Company’s latest season presenting Andrew Bovell’s play Speaking In Tongues.
Fremantle Biennale returns across three weekends from November 13 to 30, transforming the port city into a dynamic canvas of site-responsive contemporary art, this year programmed under the theme, Sanctuary 25.
Broadway star Tricia Paoluccio poured herself a big cup of ambition with jukebox musical Here You Come Again, co-creating and starring as Dolly Parton in a production that is a delight down to its last drop.
Drew Anthony and Perth animation company Aquixel have turned Audrey II into a screen star for the reimagined musical production Little Shop Of Horrors at Planet Royale.
Williams Repertory Club will take on its biggest theatre challenge yet with a self-built rotating stage to bring to life the 1983 comedy Noises Off over the next fortnight.
Hannah Whitehead
Andrew Bovell returns to his hometown as Black Swan presents the playwright’s drama Speaking In Tongues, which explores the complexity of relationships and was adapted for screen as 2001 film Lantana.
Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo opened at RAC Arena on Friday night, marking the start of the show’s Australian tour.
Sydney aerialist Kristi Wade’s niche desire to hang from a chandelier meant Corteo was always going to be her dream Cirque du Soleil show.
Tricia Paoluccio’s knack for channelling music icon Dolly Parton is set to dazzle Perth audiences as musical Here You Come Again tours to The Regal Theatre.
Leanne Stojmenov has been announced as WA Ballet’s new artistic director in a full circle moment for the Perth-raised dance talent.
True as it can be, Disney’s Beauty And The Beast is a blooming beautiful dose of musical nostalgia.
Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia may have been a newly created Perth-based company in 2015, but it was not lacking in legacy when Raewyn Hill took on the role of founding artistic director.
Musical theatre performer Jayde Westaby is keeping her characters firmly in the crockery line when it comes to Disney’s Beauty And The Beast.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast musical will officially open at Crown Theatre on Saturday night.
Kellie Balaam
In the realm of Australian politics, few rival Paul Keating as the greatest showman.
After a 30-year wait, audiences finally have the chance to see Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Perth as this musical tale as old as time is performed at Crown Theatre from Thursday night.
Jonathan Biggins’ one-man show The Gospel According To Paul provides a rare portrait of one of Australia’s most charismatic and acerbic leaders, Paul Keating.
Perth mezzo soprano Fleuranne Brockway has spread her wings and returns home for WA Opera’s latest season, Madama Butterfly.
Current world events are not helping the more chilled-out vibe purple puppet comedian Randy Feltface has embraced towards the latter part of his 20-year career.
Fear not if Jane Austen’s beloved classic novel Pride and Prejudice has ever felt wanting for more liquor, laughs and costume changes, as comedy adaptation Plied and Prejudice opens in Perth.
Praise from an artist about their life story portrayal is no easy feat but it was bestowed on The Simon and Garfunkel Story cast when Art Garfunkel surprised them on stage in 2024 after a New York performance.
Tiny faces among the audience peered up in awe, mesmerised by Alice’s every move as she pirouetted her way into the whimsical world of wonderland …
Melinda Webster
The musical theatre industry might be a notoriously tough one to crack, but for talented Brisbane-raised brothers Liam and Jackson Head the odds have been in their favour.
