Perth's home of independent theatre, nestled in the heart of the Cultural Centre
We present a dynamic program of contemporary live performance throughout the year, as well as providing artistic support, advocacy, advice, auspice services, subsidised rehearsal spaces, and unique experiences for our audiences.
20/12/2024
✨ SURPRISE! ✨ Get ready, because we’re giving you an amazing sneak peek into our 2025 Season ahead of its official launch! 🎭🎉
First up: Shadow of Doubt 💥
“David and Heather Andrews seem like the perfect couple. Nestled in the Kalamunda hills, their life appears flawless. But appearances can be deceiving. Now as they sit in the witness box, it becomes clear there are three sides to every story: his, hers, and the one that can’t stay hidden. The question is: which version casts the true Shadow of Doubt?” 💙✨
Presented by Fine Comb Theatre 💥
📅 15 April – 3 May
🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW at www.blueroom.org.au
📞 Call us at (08) 9227 7005
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09/12/2024
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07/12/2024
VOICES UNBOUND, an art & culture exhibition by &
Closing Event happening tonight Saturday, 7 December ⚡️ Join us in celebrating boundless stories 💜
OUR AMAZING PERFORMING ARTISTS:busari
We are really excited for this and can’t wait for you lot to experience the beautiful magic we have been working on 🥳
See you there!
05/12/2024
03/12/2024
🎭 The Blue Room Theatre Awards Night 2024: Winners Announced! 🎉
Last Friday, we celebrated an incredible year of talent, creativity, and passion at The Blue Room Theatre Awards Night. Here’s the full list of winners:
💙 Outstanding Ensemble Performance: A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath
💙 Outstanding Individual Performance: Oliver Hughes (ASK)
💙 Outstanding Design (Individual or Overall): ALL BOYS for Set and Lighting Design
💙 Outstanding Writing or Dramaturgy: Same Time Next Week for Writing
💙 Outstanding Direction or Choreography: Smells Like You for Direction
✨ Backstage Awards:
• Stage Manager: Hayley Smith (ASK and Raagas, Shakespeare and Everything In-between)
• Production: Raagas, Shakespeare and Everything In-between
• Producer: Scarlet Davis (Gal Pals and Unnatural)
• Publicity & Marketing: Phoebe Eames (Unnatural and An Evening of African Poetry and Storytelling)
🌟 Members’ Choice Award: Same Time Next Week
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! Thank you for making our 2024 season unforgettable! 💙
03/12/2024
Amazing opportunity from our friends at STRUT Dance
02/12/2024
🪴🧡🍴Grow Gather Feast - it’s Summer Nights time! As the hot sun lights the days of summer, it also feeds life, it helps things grow, as we watch life bloom. 🪴🧡🍴
🪴 This Summer Nights, The Blue Room Theatre is our garden, our stage, the soil for ideas, for expression, for connection, where thoughts find form reach for the light and flower.
Join us in this unfurling, as petals open and seeds sprout, as ideas brought to life on our stages, lounge in the bar, bask in the vibes, stay cool at Blue Room on these hot summer night.🪴
SUMMER NIGHTS - 24 Jan - 15 Feb 2025🧡 Check the full program out now via summernights.org.au 🍴
📹Videography - Apurva Gupta
💿Track - Don’t Play by Angisha
Thank you to the Summer Nights artists in the shoot 🧡
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Summer Nights Festival takes place on the lands of the Noongar peoples of the Bibbulmun Nation. We acknowledge Elders past and present, and pay our respects to the continuing culture and contribution that all First Nations people make to the life of this city and this region. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded. This always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
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The Blue Room Theatre is supported by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and the City of Perth. Summer Nights has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body. Thank you to our festival partners RTRFM 92.1 & Beerfarm
02/12/2024
We are so excited to present Voices Unbound this week ✨ Join us this Friday evening for our Opening Night event, or pop into on Saturday between 10am-6pm to check out the exhibition on a pay-what-you-can basis 💜 We are also having our Closing Night event on Saturday night!
🎟️ Ticket link in our bio!
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30/11/2024
29/11/2024
This is happening next week featuring our lovely artists The Outsiders Perth 💙
We are overjoyed to announce VOICES UNBOUND, an art & culture exhibition by TAB Family & The Outsiders taking place NEXT WEEK, 6-7 December ⚡️ Join us in celebrating boundless stories 💜
"Voices Unbound is a celebration of creativity, resilience, and the boundless stories of People of Color (POC). This exhibition invites audiences to experience the rich tapestry of identities, traditions, and dreams that make up our shared humanity. Through visual art, performance, and participatory installations, we seek to amplify voices often marginalized in mainstream narratives, creating a space where authenticity and complexity take center stage." - Curatorial statement from Mohammed 'Ayo Busari'
🎟️ Join us for our Opening and Closing events next Friday and Saturday (ticketed events)!
🖼️ Also exhibiting from 10am - 6pm on a pay-what-you-can basis 💜
Our 2025 Summer Nights Program drops this Saturday, 30 November at 12 PM AWST! 💙
Here’s a little sneak peek just for you 👀💫
✨ Blue Room Members: Keep an eye on your inbox on Saturday noon for early access to tickets.
✨ General Public: Sales open Tuesday, 3 December at 12 PM AWST via summernights.org.au 🎊
Get ready to experience an unforgettable summer of performances!
Video by Apurva Gupta
Music - Don’t Play by Angisha
28/11/2024
The Blue Room Theatre Awards Night is back for 2024 🥳
It’s been a big year and we’ve witnessed some serious talent. The Awards Night is an opportunity for us to celebrate the achievements of the shows in our 2024 Season. 💙
Our Awards cover many aspects of the productions from direction to design, to behind the scenes with some categories voted by a panel of judges and others by our staff. 💫
We’re thrilled to announce the nominations for the 2024 Blue Room Theatre Awards Night!
💙 Outstanding Ensemble Performance
💙 Outstanding Direction or Choreography
💙 Outstanding Writing or Dramaturgy
💙 Outstanding Individual Performance
💙 Outstanding Design (Individual or Overall)
Congratulations to all the nominees 🎉 The winners will be announced at the awards night tomorrow 29 November 💫
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The Blue Room Theatre has been the creative hub of Western Australia’s independent theatre scene for nearly 30 years,centrally located at the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre.
If you haven’t been to our venue, you have probably heard of our shows. Helpmann-nominated The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer, Letters Home and Those Who Fall In Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon The Ocean Floor all began here, as did the careers of Matthew Lutton, Kate Mulvany, Tim Minchin, Claire Hooper, the members of The Last Great Hunt and many more.
We foster new talent and new work through a year round program presenting and developing the best new independent contemporary performance from Western Australia and further afield.
We present a Main Season of works between April – December, a massive FRINGE WORLD program called Summer Nights, which has won the Best Independent Program Award for seven years running, and Winter Nights, a two week mid-year festival of theatre research and development in late July.
Main season artists receive seed funding, free use of the venue, production and marketing support, and around 80% of the box office sales for their show. Summer Nights artists receive production and marketing support, generous box office splits, and we do all the liaising and registration with FRINGE WORLD so artists can concentrate on producing their work.
With a 29 year legacy of providing the resources, advocacy and space to make independent performance happen in Perth, we’d love for you to come and visit us and check out a show.
