Author: Tatum Stafford
Review: Speaking In Tongues Lays Bare The Complexities of Love And Deception
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Seeing a play written by Western Australian playwright Andrew Bovell is almost a rite of passage in Perth. His works are renowned across the country and state. They often pop up (deservedly so) in conversations about the most impactful theatre pieces in schools, at WAAPA, and in professional theatre. No…
Review: Here You Come Again Sparkles In Perth
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It’s an age-old adage: “What would Dolly do?” As any country music and rhinestone enthusiast would know, Dolly Parton is a guiding light to many in tough times, and no time was tougher than the COVID-19 lockdown. This is the setting for Here You Come Again, a fresh new production…
Review: WAAPA Finds The Bittersweet Magic In Merrily We Roll Along
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Since it first debuted in 1981, Merrily We Roll Along has become a cult classic amongst musical theatre fans. Its 2023 Tony Award-winning revival has given the production another resurgence in popularity, and it is great to see it staged by the current 3rd year WAAPA Music Theatre students. Coincidentally,…
Review: And Then There Were None Beguiles Perth
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Over 80 years after its initial publication, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None is still sharp, slick, and chock full of suspense. It promises everything we have come to enjoy and admire from this seminal mystery writer. Following the 2023 production of The Mousetrap, the same production team delivers…
Review: August Osage County A Once in a Lifetime Night at the Theatre
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It’s not every day a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama makes its way out west to Perth stages – and when there’s a chance to see some of the country’s most talented performers tackle a modern classic like August: Osage County, it would be mad to miss it. This Belvoir / Black…
