La Bayadère: The Temple Dancer | His Majesty’s Theatre | Until 25th May | ★ ★ ★ ★ Filled with torment, jealousy, lost love, hedonistic drug taking, and seduction, this work delivers a heart pumping performance. In 1992 Nureyev presented his own full length production of La Bayadère at the Paris Opera Ballet, it would be his final offering […]
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | His Majesty’s Theatre | til 17th March | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The madness begins before the curtain even rises at Peter Pan Goes Wrong, as the stagehands frantically bustle about His Majesty’s Theatre making absurd requests of the audience from amidst the crowd. A giggling audience sets the perfect tone for the […]
Tripping over the heels of The Play That Goes Wrong, the fictional Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society return to Perth with their own very special version of a family favourite. Peter Pan Goes Wrong takes audiences back to Neverland, with a cast of actors who just can’t seem to get it right. If you didn’t catch The Play That […]
The Nutcracker | His Majesty’s Theatre | til Dec 9 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ For as long as I can remember, there are a few inevitable occurrences that come along with the lead-up to Christmas. The weather will be oppressively hot, folks will complain about the how early the city has decided put up their […]
Cabaret performer John O’Hara returns to Downstairs at The Maj for the world premiere of his new show Val: A Glittery Ode to Queer Men and Their Mums. While the show’s named after John’s own mother Val, it’s not so much about his Mum, but all of our Mums. “My Mum’s name is Val, but […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has been hailed as a theatrical masterpiece winning a swag of Olivier and Tony awards and having sellout seasons around the globe. In August English National Theatre’s production of the play will make its way to Perth for a limited season at the His Majesty’s Theatre […]
The West Australian Ballet are preparing to retell Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic tale of passion in a world premiere of Dracula – in collaboration with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The story follows the titular vampire Dracula, who is bound to this plane by his love for his living soulmate Mina. In his desperation to return to […]
Blue: The Songs Of Joni Mitchell | His Majesty’s Theatre | til July 21 | ★ ★ ★ ★ There is something about musical theatre that can elevate the spirit and ignite the flame of passion, but to write a musical story with such sincere heartfelt emotion and have the audience spellbound for one hour, now that […]
Cabaret singer Queenie van de Zandt has just been nominated for a Helpmann Award for her show that explores the music of folk singer Joni Mitchell. “I’ve always loved Joni Mitchell, every since I wa sin my early twenties.” Queenie told OUTinPerth. “I discovered her through a friend who forced me to listen to her, […]
Following the smashing success of its predecessor, The Play That Goes Wrong, the team from the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are returning to Australia with a production that’s so wrong it’s right. This time, the team are taking on the J.M. Barrie fantasy classic Peter Pan which promises all of the hallmarks of a quality production; technical […]
