All eyes were upon him as he shimmied and slunk about centre stage. Then there is his extraordinary voice. His range is staggering, matched only by his expression and intonation. One minute crackling, the next falsetto.

Unfortunately due to the number of short plays, (12 in all) it is impossible to critique in detail each of the works.

Short+Sweet Perth is an open access competitive festival of 10 minute plays. It brings together a broad range of artists – professional performing artists working alongside talented enthusiasts, as well as artists with experience and expertise in other art forms trying their hand at theatre.

Lacking the inchoate anarchy that has marked previous season launches, The Blue Room Theatre still stayed well away from dull as an exciting Season 2 line up was announced for 2015.

Another successful launch to another season full of diverse topics tackled in different ways by dedicated performers – The Blue Room Theatre seems set for at least another 25 years of invigorating independent productions.

Families affected by the recent Perth Hills bushfires are being offered free family passes to Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s current season of Tim Winton’s The Deep in Fremantle.