Words with Charlotte Otton
If you have at all any investment in contemporary Perth theatre, then Charlotte Otton needs no introduction. Having starred in and produced hit shows Let me finish. and Feminah, Otton…
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY: Review
Bold, unapologetic, funny and real – See You Next Tuesday is the contemporary bildungsroman tale you didn’t realise you needed (with a bit more kick than what you studied in…
Interview with Alexa Taylor: Director of The Blue Room Theatre’s See You Next Tuesday
Alexa Taylor recently sat down with Arts Editor Stirling Kain to chat about representation, the messiness of teendom, and Alexa’s latest theatre production, See You Next Tuesday. Stirling Kain: Thank…
Fremantle Art Centre’s Winter Exhibitions: Glass Half Empty or Full?: A Review
With winter’s arrival, the Fremantle Arts Centre (FAC) boasts an ambitious set of five new exhibitions, weaving together the work of local and international artists. Bound by the locality of…
Review: Perth French Theatre’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Molière weaves a comedy as effective as any of his contemporaries of the time. Just across the Channel, writers like John Dryden, Ben Jonson and William Wycherley were doing very…
“THIS MUSICAL IS ABOUT HER” – A review of UDS’ “The Hills Heist”
“This musical is about Her”, says “The Hills Heist’s” writer Xavier Hazard in his interview with Pelican. He isn’t lying. In more ways than one this play focuses on women,…
The Wonderful World of Dissocia: Review
The Wonderful World of Dissocia is a pitch-black absurdist comedy about the experiences of a young woman living with the challenges of a chronic mental illness. It’s absolutely packed with…
The Cherry Orchard: Review
The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, is a challenge, and to stage it is brave; directors from Konstantin Stanislavsky to Peter Brook have grappled with it. So, the Western Australian…
Romeo and Juliet: REVIEW
This review comes with a disclaimer: that is, any play over 3 hours in length and performed fully in Shakespearian language. Don’t get me wrong, the play was excellent, it…
Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Review
Every so often, something will go wrong in a stage show or musical, like a piece of costume falls off, or the audio effects aren’t entirely synched up properly. Peter…