Reviews

What do you do when you are a highly respected Judge in the legal profession and suddenly have to face the moral dilemma of being the mother of an accused rapist?

This theme is brilliantly explored in the latest filmed production National Theatre Live: Inter Alia.

Ushered into the spotlight at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, this family-affair show inspired writer/musician/performer Joshua Hilton to conceive a concept based on the mixed past traditions, cultures and general influences that have shaped his identity. And what better a way than through food, that universal stimulator of our appetites and imaginations.

Rotto Boys is a locally written play making its locally written debut. Set on Perth’s popular Rottnest Island, it follows a group of men holding their annual reunion weekend - friends from a university cricket team. It features some great ensemble work and well-crafted performances.

The first chance for general audience to experience the work of this cohort, WAAPA Second Year Bachelor of Performing Arts Performance Making Students performed Precipice: Generator 2025, amidst the beauty of WAAPA’s century old Edith Spiegeltent.

A fitting venue for this offbeat cirque-style show, the audience sat facing the entrance, with the performance space circling them. The piece examined the absurdity of life, sitting between despair and hope.