Theatre Reviews Perth

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

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan As part of Perth Festival, BIOMASS turns WA Museum Boola Bardip’s Jubilee Hall into an immersive gallery. Showcasing some of the most ambitious virtual reality and interactive works from around the world, this is not novelty Virtual Reality (VR) — it’s a thoughtfully curated program that treats immersive media as a serious storytelling form. On the session I attended, the experience was a double feature: Passenger (7 minutes) and The Man Who Could