Theatre Reviews Perth

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan There is something oddly unifying about radio shock jocks. You either love them, or you absolutely cannot stand them. Weeping Spoon Productions gives audiences plenty of reasons to feel both, delivering a sharp and energetic look at the world of commercial morning radio. Running two simultaneous plot lines, one on air and one off, the show offers a comedic peek behind the microphone. We see not only the performative banter designed to hook listener

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan Community theatre is one of those beautiful, baffling institutions governed by its own strange laws: enormous enthusiasm, lifelong grudges, and a deep belief that this year’s production will finally be the one that runs smoothly. Hannah Maxwell knows this world intimately, down to the accurate description (with affection) of “hearts big, racism casual”. I, AmDram is a loving, razor-sharp tribute to that world. Drawing on years inside the amateur d

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s LACRIMA is a large-scale, technically intricate and emotionally devastating work that treats ceremony as surface and labour as its deeper truth. Set within the world of haute couture, the production follows the making of a wedding dress for an unnamed British princess, revealing the invisible pressure, exhaustion and quiet harm beneath its beauty. Alice Duchange’s fluid set and Jérémie Scheidler’s integrated video design mo