Carousel | The Regal Theatre | Until 23rd June| ★ ★ ★ ¾ Director Justin Langley has wisely relocated the musical from it’s original setting of the 1890’s to a more modern backdrop of America during the time of the Vietnam War. While this decision robs us of the stunning costuming options of the first period, it […]
Back in the 1940’s Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein started working together and their collaborations are remembered as ‘The Golden Age’ of Hollywood musicals. Rogers had worked with lyricist Lorenzo Hart for over two decades and had a string of successes, but as his writing partner’s life was over taken by alcoholism, Rogers turned to […]
Time magazine bestowed the ‘Best Musical’ tag on Carousel, writing that Rodgers and Hammerstein “set the standards for the 20th century musical, and this show features their most beautiful score and the most skillful and affecting example of their musical storytelling”. The classic musical Carousel will be at the Regal Theatre from 16-23 June, starring […]
Actor Darius Williams has been keeping a secret but he’s finally able to tell the world, he’s playing Home and Away‘s long awaited new gay character Ty. The soap opera has been criticised for having a lack of gay characters over their 30 year history. Williams, who is a student at the West Australian Academy […]
Students at Edith Cowan University’s Screen Academy are teaming up with acting students at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts to create a new short film with an LGBTIQ theme. When Harri Met Salma is a short film about Salma (Mia Morrissey), a young Muslim woman, who must decide between pleasing her family, or […]
This month students at the WA Academy of Performing Arts are taking on one of Mozart’s most intriguing pieces. It is one of the most famous choral works in the classical repertoire but Mozart’s Requiem has a backstory that reads like a bad film script. In July 1791, a mysterious stranger arrived on Mozart’s Vienna […]
Minus One Sister is the debut production from a fresh new theatre collective S.A.L.T. We sent some questions across to the creative team behind the show and they send us back a transcript of their answers. Have a look at what they had to say. OUTinPerth: Tell us about yourself, and your role in the […]
WAAPA’s graduating performance-makers hit The Blue Room Theatre stage at full tilt this week in a mini-festival of short works. The talented performers will deliver to short programs, the first will run from Wednesday 30 August through to Saturday 2 September., Next week the second program will run from Wednesday 6 September to Saturday 9 […]
Described as “a hugely talented composer using his artistry to communicate fresh ideas through a traditional sound”, the music of acclaimed British composer Andy Scott is featured in a double concerto for saxophones and wind orchestra performed by world-renowned saxophonist Rob Buckland and one of Australia’s foremost exponents of cross-genre saxophone music, Matt Styles. Rob […]
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University has announced that acclaimed soprano Emma Matthews will take on the role of Head of Classical Voice. The highly awarded Australian opera star will commence in the role in January 2018. Since graduating in 1992 from The West Australian Conservatorium of Music (now part […]
