Reviews

Black Medea was performed by WAAPA Aboriginal Acting Students, as the culmination of their yearlong course and crewed, built and designed by WAAPA Production and Design students.

An adaptation of Euripides classic tale, this version, by Wesley Enoch, blends Ancient Greek and Australian indigenous culture. Medea sacrifices her connection to country and family links to pursue love - a disastrous decision.

Everyman is a modern adaptation of a medieval mystery play, that for the last few years has been studied by WAAPA Second Year Acting Students. This year, that cohort present this text publicly, in the unusual performance space of the Edith Spiegeltent.

The audience are guests at the birthday celebration of “Everyone”, with some audience sharing a table with the guest of honour, and the action taking place around them. The audience are drawn into the action, donning party hats, and becoming part of the play.

There was buzz as friends and families met on the steps of the Town Hall. It grew as the foyer filled and people made their way to their seats or climbed the stairs to the galleries. Philharmonia audiences are always excited whatever the program. They know that Brett Weymark makes every concert special.

Agatha Christie is known to every man and his dog, as she should be. She wrote over 70 best-selling novels and the longest running play ever. This play follows many of her traits where at least one murder occurs and the readers or viewers try to solve the murder/s.  This time everything occurs on a cruise ship going up the Nile River. The cast of eleven make up the guests and various crew members and the murderer has to be one of those who survive the killings. Naturally, in a Christie play, things are never what they seem to be and this kept the audience enthralled to the end.