A Kabuki Drop is a Japanese theatre technique of revealing a new scene or hidden element on stage through the swift and surprising removal of a fabric. The Kabuki Drop creates drama, focus and anticipation in the spectator.
/ka•bu•ku/. Japanese verb meaning ‘out of the ordinary’
27 Jan – 3 Feb
Slap is a clown and Tickle is his gimp. When they take to the stage to perform it is something they have done a thousand times before. Neither of them expects this will be their last show together.
iOTA stars as Slap, while Tickle – the hard working, trouble shooting Gimp – rolls with the punches and dreams of a better life. Backed by a 12-piece WAYJO orchestra, directed by Melissa Cantwell with musical direction by Mace Francis, Slap and Tickle is a hilarious and unexpectedly moving exploration of the variety genre and the ties that bind.
Presented by Summer Nights, The Kabuki Drop and WAYJO
Tickets & Info24–29 JULY
A first for WA featuring acclaimed performers Andrea Gibbs and Sean Walsh, Blink is a touching play about love and outsiders, presented as part of the City of Perth Winter Arts Season.
Sophie is worried she’s disappearing. Jonah is very good at keeping watch. She lives upstairs, and he lives downstairs. With the help of a baby monitor, their lonely worlds collide in the most unconventional ways and a delicately moving and hilarious story unfolds.
“Blink is everything you want in a relationship play: funny, painful, affecting… Remarkable.” ― The New York Times
Writer – Phil Porter | Director – Melissa Cantwell | Featuring – Andrea Gibbs & Sean Walsh | Producers – Melissa Cantwell and Liz Newell | Production Manager & Publicist – Liz Newell | Production Design – Bruce McKinven | Lighting Design – Matthew Marshall | Sound Design & Composition: Nathan Jamieson
Please note, this event takes place in a venue which is unfortunately not accessible via wheelchair.
Tickets & Info20–28 JANUARY
Extraordinary Australian star of stage and screen iOTA takes a candid and hilarious look at his past and present selves in this world premiere work featuring new songs and a live band.
Don’t miss your chance to see this Aria and Helpmann award winning artist from WA whose voice has been described as a “monstrous instrument that soars and roars and jolts you back in your seat.” Sydney Morning Herald.
Tickets & InfoThe Kabuki Drop is an evolving, multi-platform company creating works in a variety of spaces and across art forms. We are storytellers who reinterpret theatre forms and present ideas and aesthetics for adventurous audiences.
Showcasing the works of principal creative Melissa Cantwell, we champion artists who seek to redefine the nature of the theatrical experience.
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