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Black Swan to Present Rachael Beck in NEXT TO NORMAL Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2015
Next to Normal is a Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama and three time Tony Award winning rock musical that has enthralled audiences on Broadway and this season is a first for Perth audiences. Starring one of Australia's best loved musical theatre stars, Rachael Beck (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sound of Music) she is joined by Brendan Hanson (I Will Survive, Oklahoma) and Michael Cormick (Blood Brothers, The Phantom of the Opera) and three WAAPA graduates, Shannen Alyce, James Bell and Joel Horwood.
ANGELS IN AMERICA, THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, LOADED and More Set for Black Swan's 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
Black Swan State Theatre Company are proud to announce their 25th anniversary season, where they reveal the hidden places and secret spaces of where they make their work, celebrate their past and look to the future. The 2016 Season will deliver three world premieres, five new Australian plays, three WA premieres, two co-productions, a French classic, a modern German classic, a glittering multi-award winning American play and three Malcolm Robertson award-winning plays.
Old Mill Theatre to Present THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2015
A PLAY that created a public furore when first released - and is now regarded as an Australian classic - comes to the Old Mill Theatre this October.
Photo Flash: Australian Premiere of SILHOUETTE
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2015
AFTER three months of renovations by the City of Swan, Garrick Theatre is back in business with the Australian premiere ofSilhouette by Simon Brett. Directed by Fred Petersen, the mystery thriller was first performed in Guildford, England, in 1997 - and now comes to Guildford, Western Australia. Check out photos from the show below!
Photo Flash: Limelight Theatre Presents THE 39 STEPS
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2015
MIX a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have Limelight Theatre's latest production, The 39 Steps. Adapted from the John Buchan novel by Patrick Barlow, it is best known from the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation - Barlow turned the spy thriller into a comedy in 2005 with four actors playing a wide variety of roles. Check out photos from the production below!
LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE Comes to Melville Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2015
A play written by two women responsible for several Hollywood hits comes to Melville Theatre this month.
Free Spirit Fusion Festival Set for Perth Waldorf School
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2015
A CELEBRATION of all things bellydance is set to come alive at the Perth Waldorf School on September 27.
Kiwi Play Tries to Bear Fruit in Comical Send-Up
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2015
DID you hear the one about the three New Zealanders who tried to stage their home-grown play in various WA theatre festivals?
Black Swan State Theatre Company to Present THE RED BALLOON in October
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
Black Swan State Theatre Company is proud to present The Red Balloon, a world premiere stage adaptation by Hilary Bell, based on the Academy Award-winning short ?lm of the same name at the Studio Underground from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 17 October 2015.
Dark Psychic Productions to Stage ZOMBIE PROM at Phoenix Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
A CASE of atomic adolescent angst is set to explode among ­Grease-style tunes and Happy Days humour when a zombie is let loose during a 1950s rock'n'roll musical this September.
Photo Flash: THE WARDROBE at Playlovers Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2015
MOTHER and daughter Kimberley and Elisabeth Shaw have united to direct a show at Playlovers Theatre this September - and it also features Kimberley's youngest daughter Stephanie in the production. Written by Sam Holcroft, The Wardrobe is set over a 530-year period and tells the stories of various young people who seek refuge or comfort in the same wardrobe between 1485 and 2015. Check out photos from the show below!
Blak Yak Theatre to Present NEVER EVER
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
It's a question explored in the play Never Ever, written and directed by Melissa Merchant, being staged as part of Blak Yak Theatre's [correct: no C in Blak] short play season downstairs at Rigby's Bar.
ARMISTICE DAY to Premiere at Old Mill Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2015
A WORLD premiere at the OId Mill Theatre this September explores what happens when three soldiers meet a year after World War I ends.
Photo Flash: First Look- Playlovers' FOLLOWING THE BLACK SHEEP
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2015
The inner workings of a family just after the end of World War II are explored in Playlovers' latest offering, Following The Black Sheep, making its debut in September. Written by Perth playwright Yvette Wall and directed Campbell Greenock, the play is set in 1946 and focuses on Jack who, haunted by his past, returns home from the war to stay with his sister Shirley and her family. Check out photos from the show below!
DOLLS FROM THE SKY to Premiere at OId Mill Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2015
A WORLD premiere at the OId Mill Theatre this September ponders whether the war is really over when a Polish migrant works as a housekeeper for an Australian ex-serviceman.
American Composer David Sampson to Work with Young Mucisians in Perth
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2015
Internationally acclaimed American composer David Sampson will visit Perth this week to collaborate with local emerging artists, as well as mentoring talented up and coming young musicians and high school students.
LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE Comes to Melville Theatre This September
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2015
A play written by two women responsible for several Hollywood hits comes to Melville Theatre this September.
Irish Theatre Players to Host 2015 One Act Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2015
 Following their recent highly successful and critically acclaimed sell-out production of John B. Keane's 'Big Maggie', the Irish Theatre Players (ITP) present their annual Festival of One Act Plays.
French Classic TARTUFFE Delivers Stage Magic at State Theatre Centre This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2015
A play by one of France's most celebrated playwrights is coming to the State Theatre Centre's Studio Underground this weekend.
Photo Flash: Limelight Theatre's SPEAKING IN TONGUES
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2015
AN intriguing and seductive play that was later turned in a multi-award-winning film is Limelight Theatre's latest offering this August. Written by Kalgoorlie-born Andrew Bovell, Speaking in Tongues is a mystery for grown-ups laden with love, infidelity and mistrust, complete with twists, turns, flashbacks and surprises. Below, check out photos from the production!
French Classic TARTUFFE to Deliver Stage Magic at State Theatre Centre, July 23-25
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2015
A play by one of France's most celebrated playwrights is coming to the State Theatre Centre's Studio Underground in July.
Old Mill Theatre to Present WOLF LULLABY
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2015
A CHILLING play that looks at children who murder is the Old Mill Theatre's latest production, asking if there is intrinsic evil in the world.
ARENAarts Stages New Adaptation of Terry Pratchett's MASKERADE, Now thru July 18
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2015
ARENAarts is paying tribute to the late Terry Pratchett by staging an adaptation of Maskerade, one of his popular Discworld novels.
OMY! Returns to Old Mill Theatre in July
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2015
FOLLOWING the success of the inaugural OMY! (Old Mill Youth) drama camp during the April school holidays, it returns July 14-16 for children and teenagers.
GRUESOME PLAYGROUND Set for Playlovers Theatre in July
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2015
A CRITICALLY-acclaimed play from a Pulitzer Prize finalist explores the complexities of relationships at Playlovers Theatre this July.

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