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The Basics of Reviewing Live Performance | workshop w/ Sophie Minissale (Foyer Talk Magazine)

The Blue Room Theatre · Perth

learn how to write a sharper review of live theatre and dance

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🗓️Mon 7 Dec 2026 · 6:15pm
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Join us to learn the basics of reviewing live performance!

Are you tired of reading a rehashed media release? Why is every single show getting 4 or 5 stars? Do we even need them?

In this workshop, writer and founder of Foyer Talk Magazine (@foyertalkmagazine), Sophie Minissale, will walk through the basics of writing a review for live performance. The intention of this workshop is to figure out how to write a more dramaturgical analysis of live performance (eg. theatre, dance) while also meeting the needs of who you might be writing for.

Some topics we will cover include:

  • What is the point of a review?
  • Why do we write reviews?
  • A practical guide to structuring and writing a review.
  • The artist or company and reviewer relationship.
  • Some critiscm theory.
  • What happens if you see a show you did not like (oh no).
  • Current review culture.
  • When or when not to review a work.

WHO: You, and anyone who is interested in learning more about reviewing.

WHAT: A workshop about the basics of writing a review. It will feature practical exercises, discussion and presentation. An hour and a half has been allocated to the workshop.

WHEN: Monday, Dec 7 @ 6.15 pm.

WHERE: The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street Northbridge. For the The Blue Room Theatre's venue access information, please follow the link here.

Questions? Contact [email protected] :)

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Bio.

Sophie Minissale is an artist. As a reviewer she has written for a variety of publications. They are the founder of Foyer Talk Magazine and a member of FORGE,…

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Mon 7 Dec 2026, 6:15pm.

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The Blue Room Theatre, Perth, WA.

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