NAME: ALISON VAN REEKEN // ROLE: PERFORMER // SHOW: GROUNDED What shows are you looking forward to this season? I’m writing this before the launch so based on the sneak peek I’ve had of the season I’m looking forward to some of the kick-ass women’s roles coming up. It’s great to see so many women on our stage from […]
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Centre stage with… Whitney Richards
NAME: WHITNEY RICHARDS // ROLE: WRITER & PERFORMER // SHOW: I DO I DON’T What would you name a book about your life? Is everything really that funny? A very serious tale. What advice would you give to someone who wants to get into theatre? – Live it, love it. But also step away from it when you need and get […]
Centre Stage with… Will O’Mahony
NAME: WILL O’MAHONY // ROLE: WRITER/DIRECTOR// SHOW: THE MARS PROJECT What’s the best show you’ve ever seen? Rising by Aakash Odedra at PIAF in 2015. A dancer whose presence dwarfed the Heath Ledger Theatre. What advice would you give to your teenage self? “I need to concentrate on my studies” is not what you say while […]
Centre Stage with… Samantha Chester
NAME: SAMANTHA CHESTER // ROLE: CONCEPT & PERFORMER // SHOW: ASTRONAUT What kinds of works/performances are you most drawn to? Physically driven devised theatre work. What was the last show you saw? Claire Cunningham’s Give Me A Reason to Live. It was very inspiring and moving. It is a very rare experience when a show finishes and the […]
Centre Stage with… Rachael Woodward
NAME: RACHAEL WOODWARD // ROLE: DIRECTOR // SHOW: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? What show/s are you looking forward to this season? Hart – I saw this show in Adelaide earlier this year and I am so glad that it is coming to Perth. It is such a powerfully honest show that gives a voice to such […]
Centre Stage with… Ian Michael
NAME: IAN MICHAEL // ROLE: PERFORMER & CO-WRITER // SHOW: HART What was your first experience with theatre? I think I was 5 when I saw Possum Magic at the Bunbury Entertainment Centre. I get the same feeling as an adult when I see theatre – that feeling of being completely in the world and never wanting […]
Centre Stage with… Joe Lui
NAME: JOE LUI // ROLE: DIRECTOR & LIGHTING/SOUND DESIGNER // SHOW: SELKIE What was your first experience with theatre? My first real experience in professional theatre was the Black Swan State Theatre Company production of The Odyssey. Previously I had seen theatre in Singapore and Australia growing up but nothing that really made an impact. I […]
Centre Stage with… Emily McLean
NAME: EMILY MCLEAN // ROLE: DIRECTOR // SHOW: BELATED What show/s are you looking forward to this season? I’m looking forward to Selkie – a new work by a young west Australian female writer, just like our play, Belated. The Astronaut because it promises Elvis. And because I love watching people who can move beautifully move. ‘Looking […]
Centre Stage with… James Taylor
NAME: JAMES TAYLOR // ROLE: WRITER | PERFORMER // SHOW: HOBO What kinds of works/performances are you most drawn to? I like stuff that makes me forget about me for a while. I don’t care what it is really, as long it’s genuine. What advice would you give to your teenage self? It’s a great question actually […]
