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Black Swan is packing up and moving out! We are preparing for our move into the new State Theatre Centre of WA. Here are a few photos of the beginning of the moving process – our Wardrobe Manager Sacha is packing up the first of many boxes full of costumes from past productions.
We are extremely grateful to Crown Relocations for their help and assistance – and boxes!
Stay tuned for more details, like our new location, new contact details and the garage sale we will be having!
We are sharing some really gorgeous production images of Yellow Moon! Check out the HotBed Ensemble cast, including Austin Castiglione, Adriane Daff, Melanie Munt and Tim Solly as they perform on a set designed by Fiona Bruce, who also designed the costumes, with lighting designed by Tess Reuvers, sound design and composition by Peter Dawson and moving images by Mia Holton.
Check out some photos from the after party on Opening Night of Yellow Moon! Director Adam Mitchell and the HotBed Ensemble stayed to hang out with patrons and enjoy the food and drinks!
Check out the production images of our upcoming production of Twelfth Night!
Renee Hale, Stuart Halusz, Brendan Hanson, Luke Hewitt, Kirsty Hillhouse, Geoff Kelso, Ingle Knight, Samantha Murray, Will O’Mahony, Kelton Pell, Kenneth Ransom, Kazimir Sas, Steve Turner and Amanda Woodhams all look fabulous in their costumes, by Twelfth Night Costume Designer Alicia Clements.
Playing the roles of the twins in Twelfth Night, Amanda Woodhams (Viola) and Will O’Mahony (Sebastian) were interviewed separately. Let’s see if twins really do think the same…or not!
What projects have you been involved with in the lead up to rehearsals for Twelfth Night?
AW I played Red Lamb in the Foxtel miniseries Cloudstreet and worked as the Assistant Director on the well received production DNA for WA Youth Theatre Company.
WO This will be my fourth professional Shakespeare since graduating from drama school a couple of years ago. I am currently studying directing at WAAPA.
Black Swan and ANZ, the Production Partner of The Clean House, recently brought together ANZ employees and the actors of The Clean House. Actors Carol Burns, Sarah McNeill, Hugh Parker and Brooke Satchwell and Black Swan General Manager Shane Colquhoun chatted and mingled with ANZ employees over morning tea. Everyone had a great time, as you can see in the following photos!
The judging panel for the Richard Burton Award for New Plays has been announced. The panel will be chaired by Sally Burton and will include Black Swan State Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Kate Cherry, Adam Mitchell, director of Black Swan’s HotBed Ensemble, Stephen Bevis, arts editor at The West Australian and Terri-ann White, director and publisher of UWA Publishing. Entries to the award close on Friday, 2 July 2010, and winners will be announced at Black Swan’s 2011 season launch in October 2010.
The Richard Burton Award for New Plays was established to celebrate the illustrious career Richard Burton, one of the great stars of the silver screen, and encourage great storytellers from all over Australia to develop new work. The competition is open to full length, unproduced plays which have been written in the 12 months leading up to the closing date of the Award. Plays that have been commissioned by a company are not eligible for the Award, and entrants must be 21 years of age by the closing date.
Black Swan State Theatre Company will stage a reading of the successful work, and Sally Burton’s company Onward Production and Black Swan State Theatre Company will have the first exclusive rights to produce the play for 12 months from the Award being announced. With a prize pool of $30,000, the Richard Burton Award for New Plays is one of the richest in Australia.
Sally Burton said, “I am very excited to begin the process of reading, discussing and shortlisting this year’s entries to the Richard Burton Award for New Plays. I am sure the panel will have some very lively debates about the merits of each play, but I am confident that the panel members will select a deserving inaugural winner. I have high hopes that the Richard Burton Award for New Plays will help to discover new work that will not only be seen in Perth, but on stages across Australia.”
For further information and the entry form, click here. Entries close on Friday, 2 July 2010.
Brooke Satchwell, currently playing Matilde in The Clean House, took some time to hang out with some students from Balcatta Senior High School during a pre-show talk! Thanks to Hawaiian, the students got a close-up look at the incredible set and chatted with Brooke about the play, acting and more.
Check out a few photos from the pre-show talk , below.
Voice your approval with Black Swan and Kathryn Hanlon
Theatre Thrills & Skills Course: Voice Care & Control
Give your vocal chords a workout when Black Swan and Kathryn Hanlon take you on the vocal tour of duty! Black Swan’s Theatre Thrills & Skills Term Three course returns with Voice Care & Control, presented by actor and voice coach Kathryn Hanlon, occurring every Thursday from 22 July to 23 September. There are only 25 places available so book early to avoid disappointment!
We have already run three preview performances of The Clean House, which officially opens tonight. Check out some of the production images of Carol Burns, Vivienne Garrett, Sarah McNeill, Hugh Parker and Brooke Satchwell on stage! To see more images, go to our Facebook page.
