Reviews

This play is an exploration of fate, the impact of using others for self-centred ends and the ultimate questions about finding meaning in life. Two lonely and unhappy people (Shamita Siva, Psychologist and El Kliley, Physicist) are searching for a safe and nurturing place in life and find themselves connected across time. Their relationship grows under the influence of the Pianist (Connor Dariol) who is looking for his own connection to life and uses their pain to meet his needs.

Black Swan’s beautiful and very contemporary feeling production of Tennessee Williams’ classic play is a rendition that is very loyal to the author’s intentions and despite its up-to-the-minute use of modern technology and staging, it evokes the poetry and original style of The Glass Menagerie, more than any production of this play that I have ever seen.

Watching Art in Motion Theatre Company’s vibrant and fun production of Popstars - The 90s Musical, it is easy to see why this show has been one of the most frequently performed shows in Australian high schools, with its fun relatable characters, lots of great roles for young women, and familiar 1990s songs. Strangely this trend has not spread to the west, with only a smattering of school shows this side of the black stump, and this being the community theatre premiere in WA.

With its biting topical satire, minimal props and staging, Radiant Vermin seems a perfect threesome for a modest company – as long as the actors bring depth and quicksilver skills to its simple Gothic story.

Ollie and Jill, who’s pregnant, worry about getting on the property ladder, until the mysterious, all-knowing Miss Dee offers them a Dream Home for absolutely nothing.  Of course, this Faustian bargain requires a bloody return.