Perth Theatre Talk: Playwright Jane Bodie on Water
When Clare initially approached me, as Black Swan's newly appointed Artistic Director, she wanted to commission a new play (and us playwrights, we like a commission).
Black Swan supports regional Australia
Black Swan is your state theatre company and we are committed to engaging and supporting regional Western Australia.
THEATRE TALK: Trailblazing You Know We Belong Together
BY CHRIS KOHNCoordinator, Master of Directing for Performance, Victorian College of the Arts; Faculty of Fine Arts and Music; University of Melbourne
Perth Theatre Talk: Making verbatim theatre
Verbatim theatre normally takes place some time after the fact of the action. It is often compiled with extensive research and interviews and then pieced together, thread by thread –...
Perth Theatre Talk: On Diversity
Transcript recorded of Clare Watson's speech at 'Women in Leadership - diversity in the arts' (November, 2018).
Perth Theatre Design: Sounds of Xenides
Adriana was the lady on TV who wore too much make-up. I never watched Wheel Of Fortune and have to admit that I chose "Sale Of The Century" as my...
On Devising Theatre: Xenides
I’ve been devising theatre for half my lifetime. Devised theatre is a different beast to directing a play.
Perth Theatre Design: Sounds of The Vibrator Play
In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play is set in the dawn of the electrical age, circa 1800s.
Did you really know Adriana Xenides?
Peer behind the glitz and glamour of Wheel of Fortune and Australia's sweetheart - Adriana Xenides. Xenides’ biography is operatic in scale.
Perth Theatre Design: In the Next Room
Designer Alicia Clements (The Importance of Being Earnest, Arcadia, The White Divers of Broome, Midsummer Night’s Dream) shares her design inspiration for In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play.
