Reviews

Catherine Fitzgerald’s Dry is ‘an absurdist dystopian Western inspired by the tough, resourceful women who live in our remote regions’. It tells the story of two sisters who have remained behind on an outback station when others have fled to either the far distant hills or the remote ‘Capital’. The reason for this population movement, which is affecting the entire country, is a lack of life-giving water. There is a telling line that was said by one of the departed – that ‘he didn’t want to be a refugee in his own country’.

No matter what side of the fence you sit on, there is no denying that California based playwright Jonathon Spector’s satirical comedy packs an emotional punch. In an age of opinion, and many platforms on which to voice such opinions, he manages to capture the importance of inclusivity.

Villanova Players usually end their year with a musical and this year it’s Summer Rain, Enright and Clarke’s musical of redemption and renewal.

Music Theatre International’s All Together Now is a global event that celebrates local theatre. A free to licence revue, featuring songs from a range of MTI’s favourite shows, it was available to produce during the weekend, November 12-15. Over 2,500 theatres, in over 40 countries across the world, participated in this epic event. The closest to Stage Whispers’ Perth base being Primadonna Productions’ event at the Mandurah Senior Citizens Centre.