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Tempest would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work - the Whadjuk Noongar people. This acknowledgement pays respect to the traditional custodians, ancestors and continuing cultural, spiritual and religious practices of Noongar people.
Welcome
to Tempest
the word tempest means a storm and making waves - a feminist theatre company that explores and empowers female stories and roles. we make raw, visceral and visually arresting work. By women and about women. founded in 2011, tempest has made a dozen works focused on reimagining old stories and centring women in stories we have been excluded from.
Get in touch if you want to chat about what we do, or if you want a feminist producer or director for a project, or you want to pitch us an idea.
OUR MISSION
Why We Do What We Do
tempest is best known for producing and directing textural, magnetic and visceral female centric shows. we are drawn to unveiling the domestic spaces that women inhabit. our work is transformative and raw. we are committed to creating spaces for women to grow as well as mentoring the next generation of female artists.
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Current project
Fremantle Arts Centre x Incheon Art Platform Residency
Sept-Nov 2023
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
May 2023
Framed in a story challenging gender roles in a patriarchal society, The House of Bernarda Alba saw a talented cast enliven the depths of six individuals and mechanisms of survival. It was a compassionate interrogation of internalised misogyny and classism, and the potential of love. Lust was converted into agency and passion to devotion or passive dreams for change. The scrutiny of layered oppressions was left to the audience to recognise echoes in present day society. The sombre and pensive conversations after an appreciative applause suggested the politically incisive drama struck true.
ArtsHub
PAWA AWARDS 2022
Monstrous Woman
November 2021
A radical feminist adaptation of Phaedra
“I was a woman, a mark for the world’s contempt”
This performance so delicately rewrites beliefs about what it means to be a woman in a certain role at a certain age engaging in certain types of behaviour and how this role cast upon the gender by outside forces and ideas from within can have such damaging effects upon one’s feelings, future, and fate.
Fourth Wall Media
MONICA
July 2021
The work is sophisticated and sharp. Its script is full of poetic pointers that lead us to question topical societal beliefs which are in need of our urgent attention. As a work borne out of the #MeToo era, it attempts to go deeper than the present moment, and engage with larger and potentially more concerning questions in which we all prove culpable.
ArtsHub
A DOLL'S HOUSE
Oct 2020
"Over 140 years after the premiere of A Doll’s House, this feminist examination of a woman’s decision to leave her children to save herself remains shocking and heartbreaking - especially when so movingly portrayed." Stage Whispers
“A magnificent adaptation…once or twice a year you get a play that just grabs you, holding you rigid for the whole performance. This was a prime example.” WA Theatre Reviews
PAWA AWARDS 2019
THE COMMUNISTS ARE IN THE FUNHOUSE
July 2019
"The Communists Are In The Funhouse is a well-constructed devised work that explores a delicate subject in a beautiful and intimate way. The ensemble open up and are very giving with their performances, and add new voices that are shining a spotlight on women’s experiences. Not only does it achieve all of this, it might make the women in the crowd realise that their pain is legitimate. That their experiences are shared and the men in the audience to also realise the pain that women undergo is legitimate – and that’s a very commendable message to communicate." Fourth Wall Media
"The cast work very well together and the action is beautifully paced, with a well constructed order and well edited action.
Retro film touches are used to great effect and the red balloon filled set is interesting, and fittingly both annoying and unpredictable
Tempest, which is a consciously feminist company, has once again produced a quality production, that addresses issues important to women, with an all female cast and crew." Stage Whispers
MELBA
February 2019
"A heartfelt, intimate performance..." Isolated Nation
"...exquisite moments..." Gutter Culture
"A little treasure..." Stage Whispers
"4 STARS" Fourth Wall Media
(DIS)SOLUTION
Oct 2018
"This hour long show tells a compelling story that is a pleasure to watch. An engaging show that is well worth seeing...well written, well directed and well acted little gem of a show" Stage Whispers
LYSISTRATA
July 2018
"Unapologetically pink and pretty, while the vibe is power" Stage Whispers
“Lysistrata has been confused in its feminist message in the past, but in this production there is no doubt. This is a fierce, fiery, and feminist manifesto that should be seen by everyone.” The Fourth Wall Media
SPARROW
April 2018
“As playwright, Susie Conte has created a work of strength and sincerity.” LA Review thetvolution.com
“Conte’s adaptation takes in the soaring, almost romantic, style of Skinner’s prose. She delivers the performance with a gravitas that allows the audience to get to know Skinner’s life, her isolation and her musings on memory, sexuality and gender.” West Australian
“A simple story of loss and despair eloquently told. A Must.” San Diego Reader
“An enticing monologue” Rotunda Media
“Conte gives an unhistrionic performance that pays respect to her subject and her concerns – the place of women in the world, the nature of love and its lack, the impulse to art. It is well, and sometimes beautifully, supported by a simple, austere design, complementing the narrative without distracting us from it. Sparrow is a well-constructed and enlightening window into people and times that have faded from memory. It’s good to have this chance to see them again.” David Zampatti (SeeSaw Magazine)
IN THE NEWS
YIN YANG WEST AUSTRALIAN
Feb 9, 2019
LADY BEAUFORT
Feb 2019
WEST AUSTRALIAN
July 10, 2018
A DOLL'S HOUSE
Oct 2021
TEAM
JENNY CRABB
Audio Visual Lead
SUSIE CONTE
Artistic Director
AMY WELSH
Performer
Ticketing Consultant
We are dedicated to writing and producing stories of women who may sit outside the usual discourse in theater - mothers, daughters, writers, poets, victims, survivors, dreamers - every woman deserves a voice and a place to tell her story.
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