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BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY

Level 1,182 William St, Perth
Perth, Western Australia 6000

Barracking for the Umpire by Andrea Gibbs


After a best on ground performance in 2022, Barracking for the Umpire returns for an encore Perth season, followed by a regional WA Tour.

RGB: Of Many, One by Suzie Miller


Black Swan State Theatre Company presents a Sydney Theatre Company Production Direct from a critically acclaimed sell-out season at Sydney Theatre Company, Australian legend, Heather ...

Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
7/1 - 7/21/2024


Black Swan State Theatre Company presents Prima Facie by Suzie Miller 2023 OLIVIER AWARD WINNER FOR BEST NEW PLAY. After taking the West End and ...

The Children by Lucy Kirkwood


Black Swan State Theatre Company presents The Children by Lucy Kirkwood TONY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST PLAY WINNER OF BEST PLAY AT THE 2018 UK ...

The Seed by Kate Mulvany
The Seed by Kate Mulvany
11/2 - 11/17/2024


A poignant family drama, The Seed brims with comedy & tension as 3 family members navigate finding new life amongst the rubble of old wars.


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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Australia - Perth Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Australia - Perth Awards; STRICTLY BALLROOM, BARRACKING FOR THE UMPIRE BY ANDREA GIBBS, The Royale Theatre at Planet Royale & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards; STRICTLY BALLROOM, BARRACKING FOR THE UMPIRE BY ANDREA GIBBS, The Royale Theatre at Planet Royale & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards December 5th Standings; STRICTLY BALLROOM Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia - Perth Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

THE BLEEDING TREE Comes to Studio Underground This Month


by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2023

The successful collaboration between Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA and The Blue Room Theatre will continue for its third year with the revival of Ian Michael's production of Angus Cerini's Helpmann-Award winning play The Bleeding Tree, opening at the Studio Underground on 29 April to 14 May...

Celebrated Writer Andrew Bovell Will Join Black Swan Board


by Stephi Wild - November 16, 2022

Black Swan State Theatre Company has announced the appointment of celebrated writer Andrew Bovell to the Company's Board of Directors....

Black Swan State Theatre Company Announces Season 2023


by Stephi Wild - November 10, 2022

Black Swan will present Artistic Director Kate Champion's inaugural Season for 2023, celebrating a new artistic era for Western Australia's state theatre company. ...

Black Swan State Theatre Company Presents OIL


by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2022

Black Swan State Theatre Company presents Oil by Ella Hickson – the audacious, vivacious, time-bending masterpiece that fired up audiences in London. Follow May and her daughter Amy as they traverse countries and centuries, from the dawn of the oil age to a dystopian, post-oil future and discover ou...

Black Swan State Theatre Company Presents 2022 Tour of YOU KNOW WE BELONG TOGETHER


by Stephi Wild - August 02, 2022

Black Swan has announced that You Know We Belong Together will be touring to London's Southbank Centre (18-20 August) followed by performances at the prestigious 2022 Edinburgh International Festival (24-27 August) in the Royal Lyceum Theatre. Originally, invited in 2020, the tour was postponed due ...

TOAST Comes to Studio Underground Next Month


by Stephi Wild - April 14, 2022

Black Swan State Theatre Company and The Blue Room Theatre presents TOAST by Liz Newell, 5 May to 15 May, 2022, Studio Underground....

Past Shows

The Pool by Steve Rodgers
The Pool by Steve Rodgers
2/9 - 2/25/2024


Black Swan State Theatre Company presents The Pool by Steve Rodgers presented in association with Perth Festival Theatre That Makes a Splash. Set at the ...

Tartuffe
Tartuffe
10/22 - 11/6/2016


Orgon is a wealthy man attempting to come to terms with middle age. Fortunately for him, and much to the dismay of his family, he ...

CLINTON THE MUSICAL
CLINTON THE MUSICAL
8/27 - 9/11/2016


Book by PAUL HODGE and MICHAEL HODGE Music and Lyrics by Paul Hodge My name is William Jefferson Clinton… But you can call me Billy, ...

Clinton: The Musical
Clinton: The Musical
8/27 - 9/11/2016


Bill Clinton is one of America’s most in?uential and divisive presidents. On the one hand: educated, charismatic and extremely popular. On the other: reckless, fun ...

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
7/30 - 8/14/2016


The Caucasian Chalk Circle (based on an old Chinese fable The Circle of Chalk) is Black Swan’s ?rst international collaboration. The play famously begins with ...

A PERFECT SPECIMEN
A PERFECT SPECIMEN
6/6 - 7/17/2016


WARNING: Some adult themes A circus man headed for the fire’s just like a turtle crawlin’ back to the sea Behold the dying days of ...

A Perfect Specimen
A Perfect Specimen
6/30 - 7/17/2016


Theodore Lent is a calculating businessman on the cutting edge of one of America’s most popular exports: the travelling freak show. When his wife (and ...

Angels In America
Angels In America
5/28 - 6/19/2016


Set in 1985 New York City, this ground-breaking drama follows Prior Walter, a young gay man diagnosed with AIDS and abandoned by his lover. Desperate ...

Picnic At Hanging Rock
Picnic At Hanging Rock
4/1 - 4/17/2016


Australia, 1900. An ancient land becomes the site of an impossible mystery. A group of schoolgirls and their teachers venture out into the sundrenched landscape, ...

Loaded: A Double Bill of New Plays


Western Australia’s hottest young playwrights, Gita Bezard and Will O’Mahony o?er intriguing insights into the lengths some go to for friendship and the chance at ...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
11/7 - 11/22/2015


A Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical that has enthralled audiences on Broadway and will be a first for Perth. Meet Diana Goodman, loving wife ...

The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
10/1 - 10/17/2015


A first in family programming for Black Swan and a much anticipated school holiday and family special – one for all to enjoy. On his ...

Extinction
Extinction
9/19 - 10/4/2015


The death of an endangered tiger quoll is the critical backdrop to an Australian story about our very survival. Andy Dixon is a vet who ...

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
7/18 - 9/9/2015


Warring wives, laughter, magic and mayhem – you’ll never get enough of it in this farcical play full of spectral action. While researching his next ...

Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit


A HILARIOUS AND FANTASTICAL COMEDY ABOUT ‘ASTRAL BIGAMY’. Warring wives, laughter, magic and mayhem – you’ll never get enough of it in this farcical play ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
5/23 - 6/14/2015


A master work of modern theatre about greed, desperation and ruthless ambition. Internationally acclaimed and the subject of a critically admired ?lm, David Mamet’s Pulitzer ...

Dinner
Dinner
3/14 - 3/29/2015


A black satirical comedy full of razor-sharp wit, memorable characters and drama that is deliciously entertaining. Paige Janssen, the hostess with the mostest, throws a ...

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