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Director Michelle Endersbee and lead creative Lily Murrell pitching Smells Like You at Circuitwest Showcase today 🎭
09/08/2024

Director Michelle Endersbee and lead creative Lily Murrell pitching Smells Like You at Circuitwest Showcase today 🎭

As the Smells Like You season winds to a close we’ll finish introducing our cast & crew- we’re proud to introduce Leah (...
03/08/2024

As the Smells Like You season winds to a close we’ll finish introducing our cast & crew- we’re proud to introduce Leah (bio below) who has introduced us to her Nan- swipe through to the end for a sweet memory snippet.


Leah Robyn (she/her) is an emerging performance maker, based in Whadjuk Noongar Boodja., In 2022, Leah graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honours with First Class) majoring in Performance Making. Leah is passionate about movement performance and verbatim storytelling. Since graduating Leah has completed residency’s with Co3, Fremantle Arts Centre and WAYTCo. Additionally, Leah is enthusiastic about promoting local and independent theatre to Perth audiences. She works are the social media manager for Barefaced Stories, and her publicity credits include i2 Installation (2022) Everything Flickers (2023).

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Leah against a backdrop from Smells Like You.
Slide 2- A photo Leah and her Nan smiling into the camera in a fancy restaurant. They are wearing summery floral dresses and glasses of white wine.
Slide 3- Text graphic reads: “This is my Nan and I. I’m very close to my Nan even though she lives all the way in Wales. Every year she comes to Australia over Christmas. I love getting to see her and I miss her a lot when she has to go back home.”

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

Final creative team introduction before our final Blue Room season show this morning ispuppetry mentor, Claire (bio belo...
03/08/2024

Final creative team introduction before our final Blue Room season show this morning ispuppetry mentor, Claire (bio below).

CLARE TESTONI is a writer, playwright, and puppeteer. Her performance practice often involves shadows, puppetry, and projection. Recently performed theatrical works include, The Double, Tale of Tales, The Beast and The Bride, and children’s show West of The Moon. She has also worked as an AV designer on The One Who Planted Trees (Spare Parts), Watch and Act (Katie McAllister), and Medusa (Bow & Dagger). Clare has trained as a puppeteer with Spare Part Puppet Theatre, at the International Shadow Puppetry Institute in Bamberg, Germany, and in digital puppetry with Studio McGuire (U.K). In 2020 Clare was an Artist in Residence at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Claire and her baby against a backdrop from Smells Like You.

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre closes today:
📅 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

Next to introduce before we CLOSE TOMORROW! is sound designer Ben (bio below).Ben Lawrence is a Perth musician who has p...
02/08/2024

Next to introduce before we CLOSE TOMORROW! is sound designer Ben (bio below).

Ben Lawrence is a Perth musician who has played with the Durongs, Moondog and Marmalade Mamma. His recent release Willing As The Synk charts a move toward electronic and lo-fi methods. A music production student at SAE, Lawrence has recently begun exploring sound in a theatre context. His work was heard in ‘I See You’ a performance art piece, performed in ECUS Arts Hum Exhibition 2022. He’s excited to be making his debut as a sound designer in a theatre show.

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Ben against a backdrop from Smells Like You.

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

Next to introduce before we CLOSE TOMORROW! is dramaturg Althea (bio below) who works with dementia-focused arts org Min...
01/08/2024

Next to introduce before we CLOSE TOMORROW! is dramaturg Althea (bio below) who works with dementia-focused arts org Mind The Change.
The Change Inc.

Althea is the Founder and Artistic Director behind Mind the Change Inc. Having a personal connection with the cause, as her mother lived with Young Onset Dementia for 18 years, she has a passion for theatre, performance and art. After having completed over 10 years of dance and drama examinations as a young person, she embarked on a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts Degree at WAAPA. Althea then expanded her performance approach to working in an arts health capacity, working with seriously ill children and their families. This enabled her to expand her vision of how performance can be perceived and how meaningful play can work in a variety of situations.

Althea’s passion for creative community development has led her to work with and for numerous non-for-profit organisations and Local Government Authorities within Western Australia, and more so her work with older adults. After commencing study in Aged Care, and Arts and Dementia Care (UTAS), she decided to devote her time (together with some generous, like-minded people working and living in aged care in Western Australia) to hosting creative engagement opportunities which could be enjoyed by those living with dementia and their support networks.

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Althea against a backdrop from Smells Like You.

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

Next to introduce is producer Sam (bio below) who has introduced us to her Nanna Coralie- swipe through to the end for a...
01/08/2024

Next to introduce is producer Sam (bio below) who has introduced us to her Nanna Coralie- swipe through to the end for a sweet memory snippet.


Sam Hortin (she/her) is an emerging performSamantha Hortin is a Performing Artist, Producer and Choreographer based in Boorloo (Perth), WA. After graduating from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2019 with her Bachelor of Performing Arts, majoring in Performance Making, Sam has been working extensively across the Perth industry in the areas of live theatre, dance, film and circus. Most recently she performed a lead role in the Fringe World premiere of “CETUS” at Hayman Theatre, as well as Produced several sell out Blue Room Theatre shows including “Homeward Bound”, “Not Far From The Tree”, “Where Water Once Was” and “We’ll Always Have Bali”. Sam also danced in the Weber Bros nation tour of their hit show “Australia: The Circus”, and has been teaching school students dance with Footsteps Dance Company. Sam also has an extensive background in puppetry and directing theatre workshops with her own theatre company “The Far Away Collective”. Sam’s dedication to her craft can be recognised in several awardS she has won including the Producing Award at The Blue Room Theatre in 2022 and a PAWA Award in 2023.

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Sam against a backdrop from Smells Like You.
Slide 2- A photo from the 80s of Sam's Nanna smiling into the mirror over the shoulder of a bride- Sam's mum.
Slide 3- Text graphic reads: “This is my Nanna Coralie with my mum on her wedding day, She passed away from dementia in 2022”

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

As the Smells Like You season winds to a close we'll finish introducing our cast & crew. Next to introduce is performer ...
31/07/2024

As the Smells Like You season winds to a close we'll finish introducing our cast & crew. Next to introduce is performer Leah (bio below) who has introduced us to her Nan- swipe through to the end for a sweet memory snippet.


Leah Robyn (she/her) is an emerging performance maker, based in Whadjuk Noongar Boodja., In 2022, Leah graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honours with First Class) majoring in Performance Making. Leah is passionate about movement performance and verbatim storytelling. Since graduating Leah has completed residency’s with Co3, Fremantle Arts Centre and WAYTCo. Additionally, Leah is enthusiastic about promoting local and independent theatre to Perth audiences. She works are the social media manager for Barefaced Stories, and her publicity credits include i2 Installation (2022) Everything Flickers (2023).

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Leah against a backdrop from Smells Like You.
Slide 2- A photo Leah and her Nan smiling into the camera in a fancy restaurant. They are wearing summery floral dresses and glasses of white wine.
Slide 3- Text graphic reads: "This is my Nan and I. I’m very close to my Nan even though she lives all the way in Wales. Every year she comes to Australia over Christmas. I love getting to see her and I miss her a lot when she has to go back home.”

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

With just one week left in the season of Smells Like You at the Blue Room Theatre, we're hoping some of these review quo...
30/07/2024

With just one week left in the season of Smells Like You at the Blue Room Theatre, we're hoping some of these review quotes might intrigue you into coming along!

Read the full reviews here:
https://xpressmag.com.au/review-smells-like-you-blue-room-theatre/
https://magazine6000.com/review/warm-and-gentle-smells-like-you/
https://www.theatrereviewsperth.com.au/post/smells-like-you-lady-great-theatre-company-the-blue-room

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005


📷 Sophie Minnisale

SMELLS LIKE YOU F.A.Q's-Who is this show suitable for? Is it only for people with dementia?-How long is the performance-...
29/07/2024

SMELLS LIKE YOU F.A.Q's
-Who is this show suitable for? Is it only for people with dementia?
-How long is the performance
-How can I purchase tickets and are there discounts available?
-Is the venue accessible?

Only one week to go for the season of this delightful show, blink and you'll miss it!

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

We know the cost of living can be a barrier and we want the show to be as accessable as possible! So we're introducing $...
26/07/2024

We know the cost of living can be a barrier and we want the show to be as accessable as possible!

So we're introducing $10 rushtix, available at box office an hour before the show (subject to availability) 💜

Smells Like You runs Tues-Sat, until the 3rd of August

Link in bio for more information 🔗

The themes of our current show Smells Like You include dementia awareness, inspired by Lil Murrel's connection to their ...
19/07/2024

The themes of our current show Smells Like You include dementia awareness, inspired by Lil Murrel's connection to their dementia-affected grandparents. With this in mind, we wanted to take a moment to talk about the Forget-Me-Not Dementia Support organisation and the Memory Cafes they run all over WA.

They are a volunteer-run organisation whose goal is to create safe, dementia-friendly social spaces for people with Dementia, their family, and carers; that's where the Memory Cafes come in.

See the text graphics for more information about where you can access Memory Cafes near you- they run in so many locations all over WA including Baldivis, Belmont, Bindoon, Cockburn, Denmark, Duncraig, Fremantle, Geraldton, Gosnells, Jurien Bay, Kalamunda, Kalgoorlie, Mandurah, Mundaring, Mt Lawley, Port Coogee, Roleystone, Riverton, Seville Grove, Shorehaven, Rockingham, Stirling, Toodyay, Walpole, Wanneroo, Victoria Park, and York.

To see more details about what Forget-Me-Not Dementia support does, or when and where the memory cafe events run, you can go to their website www.ForgetMeNotMemoryCafe.com or email [email protected]

Next up in our cast & crew introduction series for Smells Like You is devisor, designer, makeup artist, puppeteer, write...
12/07/2024

Next up in our cast & crew introduction series for Smells Like You is devisor, designer, makeup artist, puppeteer, writer, and creative lead Lil (bio below) who has introduced us to their Grampa Bill- swipe through to the end for a sweet memory snippet.


Lil Murrell is a homemade Perth performance maker and a 2023 graduate of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Murrell’s most recent work was with WAYTCO in ‘Seven Sisters’ Perth Festival 2023, directed by James Berlyn and Cezera Critti-Schnaars. Previous work includes; Blueroom on Summer Nights 2022, Leo/Taurus/Taurus’ and ‘She’s Terribly Greedy’. As well as the art performance piece ‘I See You’ in ECU’s 2022 Arts Hum Exhibition. Their work is primarily visual and mirrors the form of picture books but in the theatre. They make work that is Community centred.

Slide 1- an overhead projector silhouette of Lil against a backdrop from Smells Like You.
Slide 2- A photo Lil's Grampa Bill bending down to pat a large shaggy golden dog. They are in a hallway filled with light, and Grampa looks up to smile at the camera.
Slide 3- Text graphic reads: "My Grampa Bill known for his excellent timing with taking photographs, having a never ending supply of freddo frogs and making me simultaneously love and fear Miffy. Sending lots of love to you grampa xo.”

Smells Like You will be on at The Blue Room Theatre:
📅 17 July - 3 August
🎫 Tickets via www.blueroom.org.au
📞 (08) 92277005

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