Reviews

In Crimes Of The Heart, three sisters from Mississippi are thrust together after a decade of separation. Their reunion is one of angst, as they remind themselves and each other of things they had chosen to forget.

Beth Henley’s play is dark in places, with moments of humour amongst continuous tragedy. Although initially slow to find acclaim, the 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning drama found its audience and has enjoyed high regard for more than four decades.

Set on the roof of a garage in County Leithim, the Trappe Family gather above a small town on the anniversary of their father and husband’s death to commemorate and remember him. Nicely presented by the Irish Theatre Players, The Trappe Family is a darkish slice of life drama that deals with loss, life, family relationships and differing memories.  

Lewis (Martin Fatmaja Hoggart), a budding stage director, through advocacy by earnest social worker Justin (John Lombard), contracts to work with a group of asylum inpatients suffering a variety of mental health issues, in producing a play. He envisages a quiet one-act play, but,

New community theatre group Alexandra Theatre have burst onto the Perth theatre scene with this big, bold and bright production of The Producers, performed at The Regal, a perfect venue for this larger-than-life production. Filling the stage with people, The Producers features a cast of 38, and an orchestra of 19, as well as pit singers, a large production team and a plethora of crew - meaning there would be nary a regular theatre participant in Perth that does not have a close contact in this production.