Wizard of Oz | Crown Theatre | Until 22 Jan | ★ ★ ★ ½ From the team who brought us last year’s production of Legally Blonde, comes one of the most loved musicals of all time, The Wizard of Oz. The musical began life as the Judy Garland film in 1939, and while it was updated […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical | Crown Theatre | Until 28 November | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ I must admit I felt some trepidation heading into the musical version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It’s a story I’ve loved since it was read to our class in Year 5, and I’ve seen […]
Get ready to don your ruby slippers, put a small dog in your picnic basket, and head on down the yellow brick road, as the much adored musical The Wizard of Oz is coming to town. A season of the adventures of Dorothy, the Tin man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion is opening at Crown Theatre […]
Priscilla – Queen of the Desert – The Musical | Crown Theatre Until 31st May | ★ ★ ★ ★ There’s certainly a lot of camp fun and disco celebration crammed into the musical version of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert. It’s the latest in a strong of WA based productions to grace the stage at […]
Queen fans rejoice! Beloved jukebox musical We Will Rock You is returning to Perth stages bigger and better than ever. Platinum Entertainment’s production celebrates the music of Queen, weaving their hits through a narrative that imagines an Orwellian future dystopia where music is forbidden. From the book by Ben Elton, the non-conformist bohemians surge ahead on […]
The Book of Mormon | Crown Theatre | Until 17th November | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The smash hit musical Book of Mormon has made it to Perth eight years after its Broadway debut, and it’s a comical and uplifting experience that was totally worth the wait. Created by Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and South Park duo Matt Parker and Trey Stone, […]
Madiba – The Musical | Crown Theatre | til Jan 12 | ★ ★ ★ ★ When I think of musicals my mind conjures images of witches defying gravity, East German genderqueer punks or lion cubs who just can’t wait to be king – so the real life story of political figure Nelson Mandela seemed like an […]
Aladdin | Crown Theatre | til Oct 28 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The latest Disney stage adaptation has landed at Crown Theatre, bringing with it all of the wondrous treasures from the 1992 on-screen original, and a few extra trinkets to boot. Based in Middle Eastern folk lore, Aladdin takes us back to the fictional city of […]
American Idiot | Crown Theatre | Until 11th February | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ If you’d told the instigators of punk rock, the anti establishment movement of the 1970’s, that in forty years time punk albums would be turned into Broadway musicals, they’d have probably sneered at you, but here we are – American Idiot. Californian punk […]
When the Rocky Horror Show returns to the Crown Theatre in February Perth audiences are in for a very special treat. Richard O’Brien, the creator of the show, will be part of the cast. Aside from creating the much loved musical, O’Brien played the character of Riff Raff in the original 1973 stage production and […]
