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Review | Local champions shine in We Will Rock You

Review | Local champions shine in We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You | His Majesty’s Theatre | til April 7 | ★ ★ ★ ★  Ben Elton’s theatrical ode to the music of Queen has returned to Western Australia with a killer showcase of Perth talent at His Majesty’s Theatre. Set in a dystopian future where music and free thought are forbidden under the Globalsoft […]

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Review | A Night at the Musicals

A Night at the Musicals | De Parel Until Feb 6 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jonny Woo and Le Gateau Chocolat are UK drag icons. The unshakable duo have come to Fringe World with a promise to “Les Misermassacre” your favourite songs from musical theatre and cinema and they deliver on that guarantee with […]

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It’s a musical massacre with Jonny Woo and Le Gateau Chocolat

A staple of the all-camp diet, what would Fringe World be without a little taste of musical theatre? Fringe darling Le Gateau Chocolat is heading back to Perth this year with performance partner Jonny Woo to serve up their own twist on all of the classics. From Annie to Wicked, nothing in the musical encyclopedia […]

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Review: Oliver! shines with bright young talent

Review: Oliver! shines with bright young talent

Oliver! | ICW Productions | Joy Shepard Performing Arts Centre | Until 27th August | ★ ★ ★  When Lionel Bart brought his show Oliver! to the West End it was quickly acclaimed and joined the canon of classic musical theatre so it is understandable that there was quite a buzz in Perth when it was announced ICW Productions was […]

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‘Wicked’ composer boycotts North Carolina

‘Wicked’ composer boycotts North Carolina

The Wizard of Oz’s spiritual companion musical ‘Wicked’ will no longer be performed in North Carolina as composer Stephen Schwartz moves to boycott the state over new anti-LGBT laws. The new law signed by Governor Pat McCrory allows for LGBTIQ people to be fired, refused service or evicted on the basis of their sexual orientation, […]

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Review: Joel Creasey – The Drama Captain

Review: Joel Creasey – The Drama Captain

Joel Creasy is back home for the Perth International Comedy Festival introducing audiences to his new over the top, fast paced, camp show ‘The Drama Captain’. Joel has come a long way since he last got ‘Naked’ with us in the 2012. He’s released a DVD, toured his shows and been dumped by his boyfriend […]

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‘A Chorus Line’ Kicks Into Perth

‘A Chorus Line’ Kicks Into Perth

The all-new Australian production of the hugely successful American Broadway musicalA Chorus Line, will open at Burswood Theatre on 20 October 2012. A Chorus Line tells the story of seventeen dancers desperately auditioning for eight stage roles in a musical. This audition is the chance of a lifetime. It’s what they’ve worked for – with […]

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Mary Poppins is Theatrical Magic

Mary Poppins is Theatrical Magic

When someone asks you what Mary Poppins is like, you can’t help but expel that it’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! For upon leaving the theatre the rambunctious musical’s score is stuck firmly in your head. And if for a moment you can resist singing the ridiculously fun song, it’s only to be replaced in your brain by a […]

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