

The simplicity of this cabaret production was perhaps its greatest asset. The music, characters, costuming and staging were balanced so that nothing crowded out the other.


Perth played host to a landmark event in Australian theatre on Saturday night with the World Premiere of David Williamson’s freshly penned play When Dad Married Fury.

The play, which takes place over the course of one boozy evening, grapples with sexual promiscuity, partner swapping, gender stereotypes and the emergence of feminism.

This character driven piece showed alliances form, only to be demolished when coercing and conniving took centre stage.

In the Garden is a meandering new work which due to the very issue of timing unfortunately doesn’t quite manage to reach the evocative and emotional heights it tenderly reaches for.