Reviews

It is rare that we have the pleasure of witnessing the World Premiere of a new musical in Perth, but Roundhouse Theatrical Company’s brand-new Monopoly is pleasing capacity audiences at Old Mill Theatre.

Monopoly developed from then WAAPA Composition student Jasper Cruden’s graduation recital, where he presented a 9-song musical. Pairing with Ian Tassicker, the musical now features 42 original pieces of music in a full-length show. 

Do you believe in love and romance – at any age? Then you need to meet Frankie and Johnny at Ad Astra’s newest intimate theatre – Pluto. And to open this new creative space, the team could not have chosen a better play – or better performers. Deftly selected by the play’s director, Fiona Kennedy, this cosy two-hander, set in a New York apartment in the mid-1980s, brings out the best in the up-close-and-personal Pluto.

“You put the boom-boom in my heart

"You send my soul sky high … “

Singin’ and swingin’ Bob Downe is ‘whamming” his way around the country with a 40 year celebration that is just as fancy and funny as every one of his shows – and I’ve seen a few! Is it really 40 years since a young teenage DJ called Mark Trevorrow created a zany character who would take him to stages all over Australia, to every TV variety show, to the English stage and TV and a Royal Variety performance, and to compere multiple Mardi Gras?

Climate change is a mighty issue to squeeze on any stage. Griffin Theatre has produced a good few climate plays on its tiny stage and, with the Stables being rebuilt, the company offers another in their temporary stay at STC’s Wharf 2.