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Carmen auditions are being held on Saturday, March 22.

Musical productionsPremiumSouth West Opera Company to host Carmen auditions this month

The South West Opera Company has opened auditions to South West musical theatre enthusiasts for it’s new upcoming production of Carmen. 

Sofia Fimognari

Water Dragons is headlining Joondalup Festival 2025.

Joondalup FestivalPremiumBig creatures moving at the marina

Go big or go home is the ethos A Blanck Canvas founder and creative director Joe Blanck lives by, bringing his water dragons on jet skis to Hillarys Boat Harbour for Joondalup Festival 2025.

Tanya MacNaughton

Hayley McElhinney and Pamela Rabe in August: Osage County.

Perth FestivalPremiumGripping slice of contemporary American drama

August: Osage Country is as scorching hot as the northern hemisphere summer in which the play takes place.

Tanya MacNaughton

Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins in The Lord Of The Rings - A Musical Tale.

Trilogy transformationPremiumEpic musical has a precious heart

One musical to rule them all is heading to Perth, as Rarmian Newton brings the role of Frodo Baggins to life in The Lord Of The Rings - A Musical Tale.

Tanya MacNaughton

Arielle Gray in Night Night.

Perth FestivalPremiumAdept evening of theatre a marvel to experience

Small theatre company The Last Great Hunt is renowned for a boundlessly innovative level of creativity, delivering just that in the Perth Festival 2025 world premiere of Night Night.

Tanya MacNaughton

Samantha Green has been named WA Ballet's Argyle Pink Diamonds' Rare Gem for 2025. She wears The Kimberley Cascade neck piece and earrings featuring rare pink diamonds from the Argyle Diamond Mine in WA.

Rare gemCommentsPremiumYoung WA ballerina tickled pink with scholarship gem

Diamonds really are proving to be a girl’s best friend for West Australian Ballet young artist Samantha Green.

Tanya MacNaughton

Arielle Gray with Tim Watts behind the camera in Night Night.

Perth FestivalPremiumWorld premiere production’s expedition to Antarctica

The Last Great Hunt founding artist Arielle Gray likens the small theatre company’s latest work, Night Night, to doing magic tricks while running a marathon.

Tanya MacNaughton

Australian and West End performer Robert Tripolino (centre) as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar.

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What’s The Buzz?CommentsPremium
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Rock roots reflect down to this resurrected musical’s core

There is an energy and added intensity in the intimacy of this production of Jesus Christ Superstar that it is able to deliver in a theatre, rather than an arena setting, making it a true blessing.

Tanya MacNaughton

Merlynn Tong and Joe Paradise Lui.

Perth FestivalCommentsPremiumTheatrical ‘weirdos’ take wild ride to the Chinese afterlife

Singapore-raised, Australian-based theatremakers Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong are about to give audiences a front row seat to their friendship with LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches).

Tanya MacNaughton

Pamela Rabe will star in Black Swan State Theatre Company's co-production of August: Osage County.

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The West Australian exclusive
Perth FestivalPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Edge-of-your-seat theatre about to be unleashed

Star of stage and screen Pamela Rabe returns to a monster of a role in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s co-production August: Osage County at Perth Festival 2025.

Tanya MacNaughton

Clay Darius.

One visionPremiumMusical to make a kind of magic across 2025

Platinum Entertainment’s We Will Rock You returns at a killer new venue to love with the champion vocals of Clay Darius.

Tanya MacNaughton

Mahalia Barnes plays Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar.

Superstar musicalPremiumEverything’s alright for rock opera star

It took just the right role to get Mahalia Barnes to make her musical theatre debut. She found it as Mary in the latest Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Tanya MacNaughton

Jesus Christ Superstar - Peter Murphy (Pilate), Javon King (Judas), Reuben Kaye (Herod), Robert Tripolino (Jesus) and Mahalia Barnes (Mary) at Crown Perth ahead of opening night on Sunday. Kelsey Reid

Dad approvesCommentsJimmy Barnes’ daughter leads iconic musical in Perth

Religious followers of musical theatre will get their first glimpse of Jesus Christ Superstar’s latest national production when the show lands at Crown Perth on Sunday night.

Zach Margolius

Soprano Meher Pavri as the Opera Singer, with Neil D'Souza as Krishna and Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu as Arjuna in Why Not Theatre’s Mahabharata.

Perth FestivalPremiumKarma meets Dharma in Mahabharata at The Maj

Ancestral myths and universal themes intertwine in Why Not Theatre’s Mahabharata at His Majesty’s Theatre, telling the story of India’s founding legend.

David Cusworth

Creative director Mitchell Woodcock on the set of Lassu in South Perth.

ArtsPremiumThe top WA choreographer behind hit Fringe show

If you’ve witnessed an extravagant spectacle on stage, chances are Mitchell Woodcock was the creative force behind it.

Megan French

Head First Acrobats performers Thomas Gorham, Cal Harris, Liam Dummer and AJ Saltalamacchia at The Pleasure Garden in Northbridge.

Fringe WorldCommentsLast-minute acts to watch as Fringe wraps up

The Fringe World 2025 fun is not slowing down as this year’s festival somersaults into its final week.

Tanya MacNaughton

Chihiro Nomura and Juan Carlos Osma in The Wild Between Stars, choreographed by Loughlan Prior.

The Wild Between StarsCommentsPremiumThree exhilarating works kick off WA Ballet’s new season

As the sun set on another balmy day of Perth’s summer, the Quarry Amphitheatre was brought to life by three exhilarating new works to kick off WA Ballet’s new season with Ballet At The Quarry.

Melinda Webster

Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes.

Perth FestivalPremiumEpic Indian game of thrones

Canada’s Why Not Theatre brings its visually stunning two-part spectacle Mahabharata to Perth, based on the Sanskrit epic shared in Indian households around the world.

Tanya MacNaughton

Taj Pigram stars in Big Name, No Blankets, the story of the Warumpi Band, for Perth Festival.

Big Name, No BlanketsPremiumWarumpi Band get the rock musical treatment

Broome’s Taj Pigram takes the stage by storm as he takes on role of singer George Burarrwanga in Big Name, No Blankets, a rock musical tribute to the Warumpi Band.

Belle Taylor

George Clooney is the co-writer and star of Good Night, and Good Luck, based on the 2005 movie. (AP PHOTO)

TheatreGeorge Clooney admits to nerves ahead of Broadway debut

Hollywood star George Clooney is getting ready to make his Broadway debut in the play Good Night, and Good Luck.

Staff Writers

Perth Festival artistic director Anna Reece.

Perth FestivalCommentsPremiumGame changing festival for artistic director’s hometown

Anna Reece’s latest curation is about to come to fruition with Perth Festival 2025, her first at the helm as artistic director.

Tanya MacNaughton

The Wild Between Stars WA Ballet dancers Dayana Hardy Acuna and Julio Blanes.

Perth FestivalPremiumStars align for choreographer’s Quarry season

While choreographer Loughlan Prior creates WA Ballet’s title work, The Wild Between Stars, for its annual Ballet at the Quarry season, it is not the first time he has been a guest in a WA Ballet rehearsal room.

Tanya MacNaughton

Elizabeth Debicki gained attention for playing Diana, Princess of Wales in Netflix drama The Crown. (AP PHOTO)

TheatrePremiumElizabeth Debicki to star opposite McGregor in new play

Australian actor Elizabeth Debicki is among the cast joining Ewan McGregor for a new play to open in London in April.

Charlotte McLaughlin

Kirsty Mann Skeletons.

Fringe WorldCommentsAward-winning comedian returns to Perth for Fringe encore

Kirsty Mann is returning to Perth with Skeletons, the show that won her the accolade and spilled her double life secret.

Tanya MacNaughton