19 stories by "Courtney J. Pascoe"
There is something incredibly relatable in wishing for the impossible and dreaming about flight. Everyone, at some point in their lives, has felt that desire for complete freedom, for someth…
Cockroaches, cocaine and candy clouds: Little Y Theatre Company and whatshesaid's RabbitHead is wildly different from what I initially expected. This bizarre performance is a successful blen…
Not Having seen a William Shakespeare play since studying them in high school, I wasn't entirely sure what I would be in for. Much to my delight, the Black Swan State Theatre Company's incre…
In the first few moments of this performance there was some uneasy laughter, as if to ask "will Shona Reppe rely too much on the participation of the children in the audience?" Minutes later…
Even before the show has begun a frenzied atmosphere is looming over the stifling carnival tent. Almost from start to finish, Lords of Luxury is a side-achingly hilarious fringe performance …
Having never heard of British playwright Bryony Lavery's 2002 performance Illyria I had little idea of what I was in for. What I saw was a poetic blend of movement and captivating storytelli…
James Berlyn's Crash Course is an outstanding example of participatory theatre at its very best. It is simultaneously intimidating and encouraging and gives its audience a glimpse into how w…
The Blue Room has done it again. Another wildly unique performance has found its way into this humble studio space. Presented by Sally Richardson, Patrice Smith and The Blue Room Theatre Ver…
Sometimes a little love story that involves useless superpowers, unexpected pizza, and monkey puppets is just what you need to have a good time. Writer / producer / performer / graphic desig…
The blurb on the Blue Room Theatre's website for Happy Dagger Theatre's production of The Boat Goes Over The Mountain suggests a confronting story filled with horrid darkness, however I was …
Having come to expect something a bit different when I walk into the Studio Underground, I was in no way disappointed this time. The Perth Theatre Company's production Alienation seemed at f…
It's always nice to go to the Blue Room Theatre and expect to see something a little bit different, particularly when writer/director Will O'Mahony says his performance Great White "promises…
After the first couple of scenes, it is obvious that you are about to settle into nearly two and a half hours of a predominantly dialogue-driven performance. For some, that might seem tediou…
Pitched as Oscar Wilde's most famous play, and one of the most popular romantic comedies in the English language, The Importance of Being Ernest proves itself to be all that and so much more…
Fourteen billion years, an entire universe and a history of everything since and including the Big Bang, in reverse:Â This is a positively enormous accomplishment for a stage production. P…
Just about everyone at some point in their lives will stare at the ceiling in defeat, wondering why sleep eludes them, and then suffer for it the next day. Playwright Fleur Kilpatrick's Inso…
It says something about a performance when it needs to be moved to a new venue due to the original one selling out. For a dark, tragic comedy, The Wives of Hemingway had a lot of fun with it…
In a claustrophobic studio, where there is only a single spotlight on two foul-mouthed performers, you are forced to listen to their problems and ask yourself the big questions. In what can …
It is often hard to recognise when someone is speaking from the heart, particularly when bringing to the surface social issues they personally have come to question. Local Western Australian…
