PERTH THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 17

Organisers of the first Perth International Cabaret Festival saw opportunity in the cancellation of shows and brought together all the big names from the festival to end it “with a bang.

Highlights include the Olivier Award-winning improvised musical theatre show Showstoppers!, made famous through its Radio 4 series and West End runs and a sure-fire sell out every year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The inaugural Perth International Cabaret Festival may have been winding down, but there was still time for Louise Anton to dazzle Downstairs at the Maj with her show ONE WOMAN, ONE PIANO, ONE VOICE.

Frontier Touring wish to advise that due to the uncertainty of border restrictions around the current Sydney COVID outbreak, Jimmy Barnes upcoming Flesh And Blood Perth show will be rescheduled.

The first ever Perth International Cabaret Festival has taken over His Majesty’s Theatre and is currently in full swing with a blockbuster line up of performers.

Directed by Jacob Turner, The Dresser is set in England against the backdrop of World War II as a group of Shakespearean actors tour a seaside town and perform in a shabby provincial theatre.

Tickets are now available for this production, running July 2-10, 2021.

Set on Ballardong boodja, the story takes place around an abandoned hospital in the township of York.

The host - Artist Relief Fund WA - bestowed over 34 awards across theatre, dance, opera and musical theatre at the gala event, which was held at the State Theatre Centre of WA.

WAAPA's 3rd year acting students tackled the dramady GLORIA, a play that was a finalist in the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The disappointment of WAAPA’s 2020 mid-year musical being cancelled was but a distant memory as they roared back with an energetic rendition of CRAZY FOR YOU.

CRAZY FOR YOU is a tough musical.

StoreyBoard entertainment went big with their production of CHESS THE MUSICAL.

After holding the ceremony online last year due to the state being in lockdown, WA's performing arts sector are planning a gala celebration in-real-life on June 14 for their annual Performing Arts WA Awards recognising excellence in professional theatre and dance.

What do a funeral, dinner party and an out of-control lie have in common? They're the subject of three short one-act plays – Homemade Sausage Rolls, The Two of Us and Oh, What A Tangled Web – being presented under the banner of “One Act at a Time” at Limelight Theatre.

Arise Production’s debut production of KINKY BOOTS has been a long time in the making.

“Not now, not ever.

Directed by Lys Tickner for the Art in Motion Theatre Company, the show is based on the hit 1984 film of the same name and was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1999.

It’s the ultimate feel good show, featuring outrageous costumes, full-scale live production numbers and non-stop hits.

Attracting over 300 delegates, the conference is Australia’s leading arts and disability forum and will feature a mix of virtual and live sessions held over three Mondays in August – August 9, 16 and 23.

Get ready to skip back and forth across the centuries with Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at Harbour Theatre.

The Blue Room Theatre has just dropped another four shows in their upcoming 2021 season.

Perth Concert Hall and BBC Radio 3 have announced a series of concerts for live audiences this May.

After three years at the helm, Nicola Forrest AO is stepping down as chair of Black Swan State Theatre Company and will be succeeded by current deputy chair Francois Witbooi, from May 6 2021.

Platinum Entertainment produced another big show with a colourful performance of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT.