Theatre Reviews Perth

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan In Alice by Heart , presented by Limelight Theatre and Wanneroo Repertory, audiences are thrust into a surreal blend of fantasy and history. Set during the London Blitz of World War II, this 90-minute musical sees a slightly-grown-up Alice escaping the horrors of war by retreating into her imagination—specifically, the beloved world of Alice in Wonderland. The production makes bold creative choices, and while its conceptual depth is impressive, the

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van is a curious mix of memoir, morality tale, and misfit comedy — and Old Mill Theatre’s production largely captures its spirit with warmth and intelligence, even if some executional choices hold it back from its full potential. Central to the play’s narrative is the dual portrayal of Bennett: Alan the man (Peter Neaves) and Alan the writer/observer (David Cotgreave). This structure cleverly externalises Bennett’s in

Reviewed by Kate O'Sullivan In Midnight Murder at Hamlington Hall , the fictional Middling Cove Players—an amateur theatre troupe—find themselves on the brink of disaster: seven cast members have been struck down by illness, leaving just three actors and their harried stage manager to carry the show. What follows is a glorious unravelling of a play-within-a-play, where everything that can go wrong absolutely does, and the audience is left in stitches. This is no ordinary farc