Reviews

Touring shows return to Perth with a bang with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, now playing at the Crown Theatre - a lovely celebration of a show which is certain to delight audiences, judging from the gasps of surprise and joy on Opening Night.

Very, very slick, this production, has oodles of stage magic, even before we enter the wonderful world of Willy Wonka’s factory. There is expert use of projections by Jeff Sugg, and a set full of surprises by Mark Thompson and clever lighting from Japhy Weideman. Basil Twist’s use of puppetry is next level.

Noël Coward’s 80-year-old classic - Blithe Spirit - seems an unusual choice for student actors in their teens and twenties, and their young audience, but PAANDA - Performing Arts Society of Notre Dame is finding an audience for this show, with its well-attended season of this show.

First performed on Broadway in 1966, then made into a movie in 1969, Sweet Charity, is now presented by students or recent graduates of BAMT and they give it plenty of vim and vigour.

Linguaphiles and fans of all things vintage and retro were in for a treat this Halloween at Miss Bilby and the Moss-Covered Cleric. The punny satire of Miss Marple and Agatha Christie style murder mysteries was brought to us by a cast and crew entirely made up of seniors. It was Mates Theatre Genesis’ inaugural Seniors Perform production, an initiative which serves to support the creative development of seniors in the arts.