Arts & Culture

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 25 January 2016

Having been one of the many Perth residents who were blown away by La Soirée's award winning WA debut at Fringe World Perth 2015 (“Best Cabaret”), I was looking forward to seeing what La Soirée's lads and ladies had in store for us this time around at Fringe World Perth 2016.

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 18 January 2016

In Loaded: A Double Bill of New Plays, Black Swan State Theatre Company and the Black Swan Lab present a double header of fresh new plays revolving wobbily around the themes of friends and guns.

Neither play is quite your usual take on matters, as the playwrights examine these common issues through a quite different perspective.

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 11 November 2015

A musical about bipolar disorder sounds like a premise for a wacky, Marx brothers comedy or an over-wrought, depressing tragedy. And while Next to Normal by Black Swan State Theatre Company certainly does have its share of frenzied highs and gut-wrenching lows, it remains firmly grounded in the reality of a family dealing with mental illness and its repercussions.

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 31 October 2015

The celebration of Deepavali is just around the corner and festivities will take place at the annual Swan Festival of Lights event at the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth from the 6 to 8 November 2015.

The success of past Festival of Lights events has attracted many Perth locals to celebrate the universal theme of light triumphing over darkness with the community. And this year will be no exception, with the family friendly event expected to attract people into the city to celebrate and enjoy the cultural festivities.

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 23 September 2015

Extinction by Black Swan State Theatre Company has hit the stage at State Theatre Centre of WA. It’s a modern Australian drama with plenty of bite – unearthing the complexities of modern day life and the pressure it exerts on the environment and people.

The play starts with a bang as a mystery man by the name of Harry brings a near extinct Tiger Quoll into the Cape Otway vet practice.

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 23 July 2015

“The show must go on” is a well worn theatre cliché, but it was entirely appropriate for Black Swan State Theatre Company's second preview of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit on Monday night.

Details: Written by: admin2; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 22 June 2015

The uniquely West Australian production of Greenfield, a five episode web-series will premier at Luna Leederville this Thursday 25 June.

Greenfield is an Australian-Danish cinematic soap-drama web-series set in rural Australia, which follows the story of the main character James hoping to start a new life in small town Greenfield with his girlfriend Kelly.

After an absence of over ten years, James' aspirations to rebuild his former life with girlfriend, Kelly are short-lived when her brother confides in her a volatile secret.

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Next to Normal by Black Swan State Theatre Company

Exotic Colours, Rhythms and Flavours at the Swan Festival of Lights Deepavali Celebration

Extinction by Black Swan State Theatre Company

Black Swan State Theatre Company Blitzes Blithe Spirit

Greenfield - A Hard Hitting Drama Series by WA Film Makers