Black Swan State Theatre Company of Western Australia acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Nyoongar Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live.
First Nations People have been telling stories on this country for many thousands of years, and we acknowledge their incredible contribution to the cultural and environmental landscape we reside in.
Past Productions
SEASON:
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02 Nov - 17 Nov
Season 2024
The Seed
by Kate Mulvany
An intimate, brash, and poignant family drama, The Seed brims with comedy and tension as three family members navigate finding new life...
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24 Aug - 15 Sep
Season 2024
The Children
by Lucy Kirkwood
Charged with intensity, The Children is an atomic drama about social responsibility, and what we leave behind for the generations that...
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01 Jul - 21 Jul
Season 2024
Prima Facie
by Suzie Miller
When a shocking turn of events shifts her to the other side of the witness stand, defence barrister Tessa must confront the lines where...
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13 Jun - 23 Jun
Season 2024
RBG: Of Many, One
by Suzie Miller
Australian legend, Heather Mitchell, commands the stage in this intimate theatrical portrait of one woman who changed history.
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11 Jun - 11 Jun
Season 2024
Unscripted
An Evening with Kate Champion, Sophia Forrest, Suzie Miller and Heather Mitchell
Join us for an evening of lively discussion and heartfelt stories from four of the extraordinary artists bringing you RBG: Of Many, One...
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23 Apr - 05 May
Season 2024
Barracking for the Umpire
by Andrea Gibbs
After a best on ground performance in 2022, Barracking for the Umpire returns for an encore Perth season before hitting the road on a...
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09 Feb - 25 Feb
Season 2024
The Pool
by Steve Rodgers
Sit poolside and get to know the characters that frequent Bold Park Aquatic Centre. Listen in on their conversations through a personal...
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18 Nov - 10 Dec
Season 2023
Dirty Birds
by Hayley McElhinney & Mandy McElhinney
Blurring the lines between truth and fiction, journey through the past, present, real and absurd, as two big-hearted ‘losers’ carve out a...
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15 Sep - 23 Sep
Season 2023
Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]
Created by Marrugeku
A visual feast for the senses with hypnotic storytelling that gives victims a face, and interrogates our capacity to lock away and...
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27 May - 18 Jun
Season 2023
Things I Know To Be True
by Andrew Bovell
A gripping family drama that hits home what’s truly important in life.
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29 Apr - 14 May
Season 2023
The Bleeding Tree
By Angus Cerini
Haunting. Confronting. Irreverent. A gripping revenge thriller that's swept up almost every award in its path.
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17 Feb - 05 Mar
Season 2023
Cyrano
WRITTEN BY VIRGINIA GAY AFTER EDMOND ROSTAND
Packed with music, wit and aching romance, this reimagining of Edmond Rostand’s classic is a delightfully self-aware, razor-sharp...
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05 Nov - 27 Nov
Season 2022
Oil
by Ella Hickson
The time travelling story of mother May and her daughter Amy as they navigate a shifting world.
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07 Oct - 23 Oct
Season 2022
Barracking for the Umpire
by Andrea Gibbs
A funny drama about footy, family and fragility, and what we're willing to sacrifice for the game.
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16 Sep - 18 Sep
Season 2022
Connected
by Lawrence Leung
Connected is a live, online performance over Zoom. This unique interactive comedy gives you the best seats in the house – that is, in...
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02 Aug - 21 Aug
Season 2022
The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
An iconic, timeless family drama that thrust Tennessee Williams into the international spotlight.
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28 May - 12 Jun
Season 2022
Once the Musical
Book by ENDA WALSH | Music & Lyrics by GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ
International smash hit and eight-time Tony Award winning musical.
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05 May - 15 May
Season 2022
Toast
By Nate Newell
A hilariously frank story of sibling grief after three sisters suddenly lose their mother.
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17 Mar - 27 Mar
Season 2022
City of Gold
By Meyne Wyatt
City Of Gold is an unflinching force of drama that urgently questions injustice and racism in Australia today, and asks: have things...
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20 Nov - 11 Dec
Season 2021
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Some dreams you wake from. Some dreams awaken you.
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02 Oct - 24 Oct
Season 2021
Animal Farm
by Van Badham
Van Badham's reworking of George Orwell’s classic. Rebellious satire boiling with political madness.
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25 Aug - 18 Sep
Season 2021
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
One of the most uplifting plays about everything worth living for.
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17 Jul - 01 Aug
Season 2021
York
By Ian Michael and Chris Isaacs
This epic piece of truth-telling blends humour and horror to uncover the buried histories we have built over.
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24 Jul - 24 Jul
Season 2021
Maali Festival
Curated by Ian Michael and Chloe Ogilvie
A free festival celebrating the oldest living cultures on earth.
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12 May - 15 May
Season 2021
Le Dernier Appel / The Last Cry
A Marrugeku Production
This contemporary dance work is a powerful exploration of colonisation and its aftermath.
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01 May - 08 May
Season 2021
Playthings
Written and directed by Scott McArdle
A heartfelt suburban coming of age story of homework, hormones and homicide.
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20 Feb - 20 Mar
Season 2021
The Cherry Orchard
Adapted by Adriane Daff & Katherine Tonkin after Chekhov
An Aussie makeover of Chekhov's final masterpiece presented in association with Perth Festival.
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28 Nov - 20 Dec
Season 2020
Oklahoma!
Music by Richard Rodgers | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
A wild take on Rodgers & Hammerstein's wild west musical
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21 Jul - 30 Jul
Season 2020
Unsung Heroes
Works by Gita Bezard, Barbara Hostalek, Chris Isaacs, Hellie Turner and Mararo Wangai
Six tour-de-force performances that celebrate everyday Western Australians who have done extraordinary things.
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21 Feb - 15 Mar
Season 2020
Cloudstreet
Adapted by Nick Enright & Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton
Follow the lives of two families, the Lambs and the Pickles, over two decades in post-war Perth.