Summer Nights 2018 pilots a unique and dedicated program called MicroMove, committed entirely to Western Australia’s vibrant and dynamic dance community. As part of the program Sally Richardson takes to the stage to perform VOSS.
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Centre Stage with…The Yonder
The Yonder – Deep trouble, deep space. 13 – 17 Feb, 2018 Sci-fi comedy from two-time Melbourne Fringe award winners and FRINGE WORLD award finalists. Name? Ezel Doruk & Shannan Lim // Role? Creators // Show? The Yonder How would you describe your show to your grandma? Ezel: It’s me, your grandson Ezel. I miss you so much. Please […]
Centre stage with…Sudden Skies
Sudden Skies – A battle of wills. 20 – 24 Feb, 2018 Co-created by Bridget Le May and Mararo Wangai, Sudden Skies is a spectacle that merges light, sound and motion in a world of threat. Name? Mararo Wangai // Role? Writer & Co-Creator // Show? Sudden Skies How would you describe your show to your grandma? A moral […]
Centre Stage with…Rhi Petersen
The Big Dark – Tiny, surreal, cupboard dystopia. 27 Jan – 1 Feb, 2018 The Big Dark combines object puppetry, comedy, and body horror. . Name? Rhiannon Petersen // Role? Creator & Performer // Show? The Big Dark How would you describe your show to your grandma? Just go with it Grandma! Also this is what I used those fine […]
Centre Stage with… CULL
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Centre Stage with…Anna Thomson
Madame Nightshade’s Poison Garden – Grotesque Glamour. Vegetable manipulation. Mess! 20 – 24 Feb, 2018. Fresh from sold out shows at Melbourne Fringe 2017, Madame Nightshade is back. Name? Anna Thomson // Role? Performer/Producer // Show? Madame Nightshade’s Poison Garden How would you describe your show to your grandma? Madame Nightshade’s Poison Garden is an absurdist comedy about how we […]
Centre Stage with… Megan Kozak
NAME: Megan Kozak // ROLE: Performer // SHOW: Once We Lived Here Where do you see theatre and performance 10 years from now? I’d love to see more Australian works populating the big theatres around Australia. I’ve been incredibly lucky to work on some Australian pieces of Musical Theatre (Clinton: The Musical, Sincerely Yours and now Once We […]
Centre Stage with… Ish Marrington
NAME: ISH MARRINGTON // ROLE: SET & COSTUME DESIGNER // SHOW: UNVEILING (GAY SEX FOR ENDTIMES) What made you first realise you wanted to pursue a career in theatre? One field of study informs the other: I also work across theatre design, fashion and illustration. It was while I was studying visual art that I began […]
Centre Stage with… Shane Adamczak
NAME: Shane Adamczak // Role: Director/Performer // Show: Stasis Which three words best describe your show? Intergalactic mental-breakdown. What kinds of works are you most drawn to? I’m always drawn towards risk and originality, which is why I think I spend more and more of my time at Fringe Festivals. So many incredible performers and companies […]
Centre Stage with… Kat Shaw
NAME: Kat Shaw // Role: Deviser/Performer // Show: Hypatia What show/s are you looking forward to this season? We’re in for a treat this season with such a splendid variety of shows! I was particularly blown away by the beautiful choreography presented by Kynan Hughes to introduce his show Valentine at The Blue Room Theatre Season […]
Centre Stage with… Andrew David
NAME: Andrew David // ROLE: Live Foley Artist // SHOW: Laika: A Staged Radio Play Which three words best describe your show? Historical. Technical. Space! What’s the most rewarding thing about what you do? Constantly finding creative ways around problems and limitations, and in so doing, honing my craft and skills. Can’t afford the right […]
Centre Stage with… Nick Maclaine
NAME: NICK MACLAINE // ROLE: PERFORMER// SHOW: AN ALMOST PERFECT THING Which three words best describe your show? Complex. Rich. Compassionate. What kinds of works are you most drawn to? Works that help us understand people we may not instinctively like by letting characters reveal themselves to us. Works that let you inside another […]
Centre Stage with… James McMillan
NAME: JAMES MCMILLAN // ROLE: DIRECTOR // SHOW: ARTERIES BY ANCESTRY Which three words best describe your show? Ambitious. Tempestuous. Masculinity. What do you hope people take away from your show? I hope people walk away questioning learnt behaviours and considering where parts of their identity have come from; the good, the bad and […]
Centre Stage with… Emma Mary Hall
NAME: EMMA MARY HALL // ROLE: WRITER, PRODUCER & PERFORMER // SHOW: ODE TO MAN Which three words best describe your show? Batty, sad, immense. What do you hope people take away from your show? The other night an audience member told me the work opened doors in her mind, to enable her to think about and talk […]
Centre Stage with… Ben Thomas
NAME: BEN THOMAS // ROLE: CO-WRITER, PRODUCER & PERFORMER // SHOW: SO YOU THINK YOU’RE CHARLIE SMITH What do you hope people take away from your show? I mainly hope that people feel like they’ve seen something a little bit different, something that’s interesting. Obviously I hope the show stays with the audience long after they’ve left the […]
Centre Stage with… Izzy McDonald
NAME: IZZY MCDONALD // ROLE: PERFORMER // SHOW: TAMAGOTCHI RESET AND OTHER DOOMSDAYS Which three words best describe your show? Spectacular, story telling, doomsday. What do you hope people take away from your show? I hope people will come away from the show with a smile on their face, even if they know the world […]
Centre Stage with… Amy Mathews
NAME: AMY MATHEWS // ROLE: PERFORMER // SHOW: TOAST Which three words best describe your show? Family. Home. Loss. What was your first experience with theatre? I have a really strong memory of seeing A Midsummer Night’s Dream with these over sized upside down umbrellas floating around the stage that the performers moved between. It […]
Centre Stage with… Jessica Russell
NAME: JESSICA RUSSELL // ROLE: CO-DEVISOR & PERFORMER // SHOW: BLUEPRINT What do you hope people take away from your show? Exploring genetic modification as a maker means we have this great, artistic playground in front of us. What was science-fiction is now hitting closer to home and we’ve got to start making some tough choices as […]
The Architects of Sound: Arena Spectacular Interview
The Architects of Sound: Arena Spectacular Interview with Valencia Low-Fi, Amaro Mayfair & Sutro 1. Is it true that you are actually the best band in the world? A: Well I wouldn’t go that far, but I would definitely say we’re in the top 1% in the Herstory of the world. V: Us one percenters […]
Fill in the blanks with… Mallika Macleod
PERFORMER: MALLIKA MACLEODallika // SHOW: BLANK // DATE: WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY// TIME: 6PM // VENUE: STUDIO UNDERGROUND, STATE THEATRE CENTRE Our fourth performer to take on Nassim Soleimanpour’s BLANK is Mallika Macleod, The Arts Manager at DADAA, the national Chair of Arts Access Australia, and an inter-country adoptee! Having acquired a disability in childhood, Mallika’s […]
Fill in the blanks with… Ron Bradfield
PERFORMER: RON BRADFIELD // SHOW: BLANK // DATE: TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2017 // TIME: 6PM // VENUE: STUDIO UNDERGROUND, STATE THEATRE CENTRE Our third performer to take on Nassim Soleimanpour’s BLANK is Ron Bradfield Jnr, a Bardi man who grew up on Yamatji lands in and around Geraldton and now calls Whadjuk Boodja (country) home. Ron is […]
Centre Stage with… Jo Randerson
NAME: Jo Randerson // ROLE: Performer/Writer // SHOW: Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong What’s the best show you’ve ever seen? The best show I have ever seen was called ‘Nuts Coconuts’. It was in the Edinburgh Festival. The actual show started half an hour before the doors opened for the audience, so the show ’finished’ about […]
Centre Stage with… Harriet Gillies
NAME: Harriet Gillies (my friends call me Hat 😉 slutty emoji) // ROLE: Co-creator and performer // SHOW: They’ve Already Won What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? Google. even though it’s the thing that bugs me the most in the rehearsal room it’s also the thing that gives me the most material. […]
Centre Stage with… The best band in the world!
NAME: Valencia Low-Fi, Amaro Mayfair, Sutro// ROLE: Sonic geniuses // SHOW: The Architects of Sound: Arena Spectacular What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? V: The Macbook pro. Without it we simply would not be the iconic indie musicians you know and bow down to today. S: A soy decaf latte on […]
Centre Stage with…. Salty
NAME: Jayde Harding, Shannan Lim & Tye Norman// ROLE: Writers & devisors // SHOW: SALTY What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? Shannan: UberEATS on those long days stuck inside. It’s funny when the three of us just stop working to wait for our UberEATS delivery of fried chicken sandwiches. What’s the […]
Centre Stage with… Michael Abercromby
NAME: Michael Abercromby // ROLE: Writer/Director/Producer // SHOW: LUCIDITY What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? Rubber balls. You know the really bouncy ones you can get from Kmart for about $3? They are a fantastic object to use for acting exercises, for actors to incorporate into warm ups, and to use […]
Fill in the blanks with… Ofa Fotu
PERFORMER: OFA FOTU // SHOW: BLANK // DATE: SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2017 // TIME: 6PM // VENUE: STUDIO UNDERGROUND, STATE THEATRE CENTRE Better known to most as Odette Mercy, front woman of Perth’s freshest soul/funk act Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics, Ofa Fotu is a unique artist who regularly brings the house down with her […]
Centre Stage with… Gavin Roach
NAME: Gavin Roach // ROLE: Writer/Performer/Producer // SHOW: The Measure of a Man What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? Coffee. I know it’s a cliché but during rehearsals I usually start the session of with a large soy cap with one and then once that’s done, I find any excuse I can […]
Centre Stage with… Anneliese Kirk
NAME: Annelise Kirk // ROLE: Co-Producer of Topographs and Director/Choreographer of fuite pt. deux // SHOW: Topographs What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? I absolutely can’t live without my choreography journal in the rehearsal room. Although, I actually think I pretty much carry it everywhere. There’s rarely a time that it’s […]
Centre Stage with… Samantha Maclean
NAME: Samantha Maclean// ROLE: Producer/Director // SHOW: Well Mannered What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? Pen and paper. Just the basic stuff, although at least 12 different types of pens live in my bag at all times. I kind of compulsively collect them. I do run into problems though – my […]
Centre Stage with… Thea Fitz-James
NAME: Thea Fitz-James // ROLE: Creator, writer & performer // SHOW: DRUNK GIRL What item can’t you live without in the rehearsal room? Um… my body? Honestly, as an indie theatre maker with very little money, I’m used to jumping around from space to space and rehearsing out of living rooms and hallways. So all I […]
Fill in the blanks with…. Dr Anne Aly MP
PERFORMER: DR ANNE ALY MP // SHOW: BLANK // DATE: FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2017 // TIME: 6PM // VENUE: STUDIO UNDERGROUND, STATE THEATRE CENTRE Dr Anne Aly, the Federal Member for Cowan and an internationally renowned expert in counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation, is first cab off the rank to dive head first into Nassim Soleimanpour’s BLANK. Part of […]
Centre stage with… Samantha Maclean
NAME: SAMANTHA MACLEAN // ROLE: CO-DIRECTOR // SHOW:TISSUE What made you first realise you wanted to pursue a career in theatre? I’ve been in the performing arts since I was three – I started ballet classes, then moved into dance and musical theatre, along with speech and drama. It was just what I had always done after […]
Centre stage with… Lisa Louttit
NAME: LISA LOUTTIT // ROLE: DIRECTOR // SHOW: [PORTO] What shows are you looking forward to this season? Being so new here, I always look forward to catching as much as I can! What was your first experience with theatre? Annie. In Annie. What’s the best show you’ve ever seen? Oh, so many so many, but here […]
Centre stage with… Daley King
NAME: DALEY KING // ROLE: WRITER & DIRECTOR // SHOW: TANK What shows are you looking forward to this season? I’m seriously excited to be a part of a season that is filled with such uniformly excellent creatives from all over Australia, and I’m looking forward to seeing every single show; every season I usually buy the pass […]
Centre stage with… Andrea Gibbs
NAME: ANDREA GIBBS // ROLE: PERFORMER // SHOW:IS THIS THING ON? What kinds of works/performances are you most drawn to? I love works that feel very stripped back. Ones that are confident enough to just sit in a space and own it. I love silences. What was the last show you saw? Our Land People Stories. Bangarra’s […]
