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Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata is an odd choice for inclusion in WA Opera’s “2013: Year of the Divo” campaign – it’s about a woman and is very much a diva’s opera. But never mind; she is here, one of the most famous fallen women known to modern culture. She is…
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Bell Shakespeare brings Henry IV kicking and screaming into the 21st century with this marathon of Machiavellian political maneuverings that pit young punks against old geezers in a grungy atmosphere of garage music, fusty pubs and filthy streets. John Bell and his team have chosen to bring us the big picture…
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Two decades ago, David Mamet’s Oleanna sparked fiery debate amongst critics and theatre-goers about political correctness, gender politics, and sexual harassment. KADS Theatre rekindles this debate by bringing this incendiary play to Kalamunda for its second season of 2013. Oleanna takes us from a reality where a struggling student comes to…
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VIVA LA RESTORATION An Original Musical Comedy Book and Lyrics by Thomas Owen and Cal Silberstein. Music by Jackson Griggs. Colour is gone. The people neither notice nor care. They are managed meticulously by the elite and life rolls ever on in greyscale. Two artists fight to outdo each other:…
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A down-and out Skid Row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon, “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself…
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Past years have seen the WAAPA third year musical theatre students start the year with well known musical classics: Cabaret, Blood Brothers and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To The Forum. This year, however, the opening show from our graduating class is the lesser known one-act musical Once on this Island. Although…
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What’s on at WAAPA 2013 The West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Australia’s leading performing arts academy — which has produced the likes of Virginia Gay (Winners and Losers), Lucy Durack (Legally Blonde), Eddie Perfect (Offspring / South Pacific) Hugh Jackman, William McInnes, Lisa McCune and Tim Minchin (Jesus Christ Supertar…
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Pitched as Oscar Wilde’s most famous play, and one of the most popular romantic comedies in the English language, The Importance of Being Ernest proves itself to be all that and so much more. This is a sparkling, classic performance that although doing little more than having fun with itself…
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