Theatre: She Dances in the Dark/When We Wake

She Dances in the Dark

The Blue Room Theatre and Natural Wings

Produced and performed by Dawn Pascoe

Musical Director and musician Nikki Dagostino

Directed by Laura Motherway

Lighting design by Joe Lui

Blue Room Theatre

Until September 24

When We Wake

The Blue Room Theatre and The Clap Your Hands Collective

Written by Emma D’Orazio, Jordan Nix, Michael Collins, Holly Garvey and Louise Cocks

with additional performers Caris Eves, Alex Brittan, Chris Hill, Charles Wu, Thomas Vowles and Andrew Dawson

Directed by Michael Collins

Animation by Rohan Harnett

Blue Room Theatre

Until October 1

The short shows that run for much of their seasons in tandem at the Blue Room Theatre may not be designed as double bills, but seeing both in one night, as I did, is an interesting way to go about it.

While neither the aerialist Dawn Pascoe’s She Dances in the Dark nor the Clap Your Hands Collective’s When We Wake reaches the brilliant heights of the theatre’s recent productions of Scent Tales and Laryngectomy, both have their rewards.


Link here for the complete review in The West Australian