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Perth Festival Celebrates Shakespeare's 450th Birthday, 4/8-26
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2014
WILLIAM Shakespeare is almost without debate the greatest playwright in the English language. He was born in April, 1564, which makes April 2014 the 450th anniversary of his birth.
SO MUCH TO TELL YOU Comes to Garrick Theatre, 5/1-17
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2014
A FAMOUS young adult novel, inspired by a true story, comes to the Garrick Theatre stage this May. Written by John Marsden and directed by Gail Lusted, So Much To Tell You focuses on the 14-year-old Marina who withdrew into silence after she received a facial disfigurement in an accident.
HENRY V Runs 23-26 July at State Theatre Centre of WA
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014
Perth Theatre Trust and State Theatre Centre present an incredibly exciting new production by Bell Shakespeare of Henry V, a tale about a king who unites a nation with his eloquent words and ideas, his triumphs and humanity. Five performances only from Wednesday 23 July to Saturday 26 July in the Heath Ledger Theatre at State Theatre Centre of WA.
Amanda Crewes Talks THE MERRY-GO-ROUND IN THE SEA and New Acting School in Perth
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2014
The past 12 months have been a whirlwind for The Actors' Hub director Amanda Crewes. In addition to starting her own acting school - in Perth - with its first lot of students graduating at the end of 2013, she was also named best director at the annual Finley Awards for her production of The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea with the Graduate Dramatic Society.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Begins 3/21 at Latvian Centre
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2014
A BARKING mad comedy version of the Sherlock Holmes classic The Hound of the Baskervilles comes to the stage this autumn with three women playing 15 roles.
Black Swan State Theatre Company Presents Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 3/15-4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2014
Black Swan State Theatre Company is thrilled to present the first mainstage production of the year - Tennessee Williams' American classic A Streetcar Named Desire in the Heath Ledger Theatre at the State Theatre Centre of WA from 15 March to 6 April 2014.
Busselton Hosts FFAB This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2014
The City of Busselton will host the Fringe Festival of Arts Busselton (or FFAB). This free family festival celebrating art and culture will take place in the Queen Street cultural precinct in March. Running over two days from today, March 14-15, the festival will see the CBD area come alive with performers and artists of all types.
Groovy Boots Theatre Presents THE ADVENTURES OF SCROTE MAN & PUBE BOY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2014
Hair-raising superhero duo coming to Busselton to save the day. IN THE best tradition of the 1960s Batman TV series, Scrote Man and Pube Boy are here to save the day!
Melville Theatre Presents TWELVE ANGRY MEN, 5/2-17
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2014
The timeless courtroom classic Twelve Angry Men comes to Melville Theatre this May, twisting from an open-and-shut case to an edge-of-your-seat drama.
Limelight Theatre to Present THE DRESSER, Begin. 4/23
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2014
Inspired by memories of his years working as a dresser for actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, Ronald Harwood's evocative, perceptive and hilarious portrait of backstage life comes to Limelight Theatre this April and May.
Busselton to Host FFAB, 3/14-15
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2014
The City of Busselton will host the Fringe Festival of Arts Busselton (or FFAB). This free family festival celebrating art and culture will take place in the Queen Street cultural precinct in March. Running over two days from March 14-15, the festival will see the CBD area come alive with performers and artists of all types.
Groovy Boots Theatre to Present THE ADVENTURES OF SCROTE MAN & PUBE BOY, 3/14 & 15
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2014
Hair-raising superhero duo coming to Busselton to save the day. IN THE best tradition of the 1960s Batman TV series, Scrote Man and Pube Boy are here to save the day!
His Majesty's Theatre Presents the Concert Series MORNING MELODIES, 4/2-12/17
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2014
Presented by Perth Theatre Trust and His Majesty's Theatre the popular Morning Melodies season for 2014 commences Wednesday 2 April and continues till Wednesday 17 December with four very special concerts at 10.30am in the splendid surroundings of His Majesty's Theatre.
Roleystone Theatre Presents World Premiere of Heartfelt Family Drama A HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, 3/21-29
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2014
A heartfelt family drama exploring love, loss and life will have its world premiere at Roleystone Theatre this March. Written and directed by Mark Thompson, A House That Jack Built is about parties, family and friends and has equal doses of tragedy, humour and honesty.
DON PARTIES ON Runs Now thru March 8 at Melville Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2014
THE West Australian premiere of Don Parties On - the sequel to David Willamson's classic Don's Party - comes to Melville Theatre this February and March.
Old Mill Theatre Opens Season with DINNER WITH FRIENDS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2014
The trials and tribulations of marriage breakdowns come to the fore in the Old Mill Theatre's first season of 2014. Written by Donald Margulies and directed by Noel O'Neill, Dinner With Friends finds a husband and wife re-evaluating their marriage after their closest friends decide to split after 12 years.
Laughing Stock Productions Presents Heath Franklin's MAY I BORROW A CRISIS?, Now thru March 16
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2014
Laughing Stock Productions presents HEATH FRANKLIN in MAY I BORROW A CRISIS? at The Garden Of Unearthly Delights - The Spare Room, running tonight, 14 Feb to 16 Mar (Excl. 17 & 24 Feb, 3 Mar) at 9.30pm, Fri and Sat $30, Wed, Thu, Sun $28, Conc, Group & Tues $25.
Black Swan State Theatre Company Presents Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 3/15-4/6
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2014
Black Swan State Theatre Company is thrilled to present the first mainstage production of the year - Tennessee Williams' American classic A Streetcar Named Desire in the Heath Ledger Theatre at the State Theatre Centre of WA from 15 March to 6 April 2014.
David Paul Jobling Directs CANDY CHAMBERS FIFTY FOREVER! at 2014 Fringe World Festival, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2014
How often do you find yourself watching the bad girl and hoping things work out okay for her in the end? Like Stockard Channing in Grease or Kylie Minogue in Cut? This is the extraordinary world of cabaret and personality. Individuals in the spotlight shedding their skins like onions and revealing that life is the cabaret, hoping all along that you'll become an old chum. During this interview with Director David Paul Jobling and chanteuse Candy Chambers as they bring their talents together for Candy Chambers Fifty Forever we discussed perception and how the internet has changed the way we think.
Candy Chambers Brings FIFTY FOREVER! to Connections Nightclub, Now thru 2/15
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2014
'A person does well to uplift in life, with all the making over and the making out in the adult entertainment industry there's inevitable lifting and we do ourselves proud lifting above our weight appreciating ourselves enjoying our reflections. Here's your chance to have me on the cabaret stage as your tour guide with a soundtrack of indelible songs telling it all for one and one for all but obviously because it's my life I'm singing, me.'
GREASE to Welcome John Paul Young and More For Perth, Adelaide Seasons
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2014
Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost today announced new cast members for his multi-million dollar sell-out production of GREASE for the Perth and Adelaide seasons.
2014 Perth Festival Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2014
This year is the 62nd annual Festival. In 2013 Festival shows sold more than $5 million worth of tickets, with attendances of over 500,000 from a city of under 2 million people: we sell more tickets per capita than any international arts festival in Australia.
DO YOU GET MY MEANING? Set for Fringe World Festival, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2014
AUDIENCES will get an insight into the audition process as a play-within-a-play comes to life at The Flying Scotsman's Velvet Lounge this February.
Groovy Boots Theatre Brings THE ADVENTURES OF SCROTE MAN AND PUBE BOY to Fringe World Festival 2014, Now thru Feb 22
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2014
IN THE best tradition of the 1960s Batman TV series, Scrote Man and Pube Boy are here to save the day! Presented by Groovy Boots Theatre at The Flying Scotsman's Velvet Lounge as part of FRINGE WORLD Festival 2014, The Adventures of Scrote Man & Pube Boy is an in-your-face pastiche of the superhero genre.
Limelight Theatre Opens SEASON'S GREETINGS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2014
Limelight Theatre is staging Season's Greetings as its first production of 2014, a black and farcical comedy about a dysfunctional family Christmas.

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