Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s lavishly staged, three-hour drama Lacrima moves from Sydney Festival to Perth where it is a highlight of Anna Reece’s festival program. Inventive Western Australian collective The Last Great Hunt gives a live performance of a faux foreign film Lé Nør [the rain], while WA Youth Theatre Company presents Scenes from the Climate Era, which unfolds across 66 short scenes, blending the comic, tragic and surreal. Other theatre shows include Jaha Koo’s Haribo Kimchi, a moving reflection on migration and home, and Meow Meow’s bold reimagining of The Red Shoes. Meanwhile, Broadway classics meet ‘yacht rock’ in Marney McQueen’s new cabaret show Songs About Boats!

Limelight Editor’s Choice

Somewhere in the northern seas lies the small, fictional island nation of Sólset. Once a thriving metropolis, a decades-long drought has plagued the community. Now, only a hopeful few remain. Their story unfolds live on stage as a cinematic drama filmed in real time, in a made-up language, with English surtitles. It’s clever, funny, moving and technically brilliant – cementing The Last Great Hunt as theatrical inventors who continue to surprise, delight and inspire.

From the multi-award-winning team who filled our hearts with Night Night in 2025 comes a romantic visual extravaganza that will reignite your love of humanity. And give you hope for a world that’s falling apart.

After a sell-out limited world premiere season at Perth Festival in 2019, Lé Nør [the rain] is back by popular demand. And you won’t want to miss its heartwarming story told with creative brilliance, theatrical genius and technical wizardry.