For a band with only three instruments, Gold Class sounded absolutely immense. In the moments of silence between songs, Jambinai were incredibly humbled to be able to play to a receptive Perth audience.
Film Review: Hidden Figures
Hidden figures is a film for anyone who wants to feel inspired, whilst also having a good cry.
PIAF: Inua Ellams' An Evening With an Immigrant Review
Inua Ellams' natural abilities as a storyteller and poet turns a one-man autobiographical show into an intimate, striking conversation. Plays like this are vital, as they put a face and story to the oft-dehumanising facts and figures spouted by the media and politicians.
Warpaint bring the sunday night girl power at Chevron Festival Gardens
Warpaint showcased the full power of their moody & groovy sound at Chevron Festival Gardens.
PIAF: Frankie Cosmos Interview
Despite being part of what has been come to be known as the anti-folk movement, Kline really doesn’t put much currency in genre. “I think that defining anything through a genre is kind of useless. I mean, I don’t really even know what anti-folk means really. I can tell you that it was this music movement in New York, but it doesn’t make much sense to me.”
Film Review: The Ordinary is Spellbinding in "Things To Come"
Things To Come is bolstered by the terrific Isabelle Huppert, who is apparently chronically incapable of giving a boring performance.
Lackluster Gold holds the promise of a good film buried somewhere deep
If The Wolf of Wall Street was the popular captain of the footy team, Gold would be his younger, lamer cousin who is still weirdly into Yu-Gi-Oh at 17.
PIAF: Explosions in the Sky Deliver a Staggering Show at the Festival Gardens
I have seen more artists live than I can count... And of the lot, I think it’s safe to say that Explosions in the Sky just became the best to date.
A very international PIAF 2017: OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO
PIAF brought the goods this year with OMAR SOSA & his QUARTETO AFROCUBANO. Read our review here.
PIAF: The Year I Was Born is Educational, Engaging and Stunning
The Year I Was Born attempts everything, and gets everything right. It's a striking piece of theatre that opens your eyes to the injustices and struggles faced by people across the globe.
FRINGE REVIEW: Lucidity Offers an Intriguing Look on Reality
Lucidity, and the phenomenon of lucid dreaming it explores, is such a fascinating concept. The human endeavour to control the conventionally uncontrollable is examined to a T through the topic, as well as grief, moving forward, responsibility and, ultimately, the essence of love.
PREVIEW: Bell Shakespeare to Bring The Merchant of Venice to WA
The consistently acclaimed crew at Bell Shakespeare are returning again this year, taking the challenging tragicomedy The Merchant of Venice to stages across the country, including shows in Perth, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie in August.
FRINGE REVIEW: Matt Tarrant - Honestly Dishonest
Tarrant’s ability to impart pure childlike wonder — irrespective of the audience’s varying ages — is nothing short of miraculous. I wasn’t expecting outbursts of laughter throughout, but quickly found that such zealous magic teamed with a delectable sense of humour only made for a winning show. From unconventional card tricks and humble stunts, to logic-defying predictions, Matt Tarrant had read our minds and left us questioning one too many things.
Film Review: "Personal Shopper" is a sleepy film that offers occasional thrills
Director Olivier Assayas has strung together three different sorts of movies, but none of them coheres thematically or narratively. The effect is something like three little children yanking at your shirt and competing for your attention.
FRINGE INTERVIEW: James McHale
As fabled as Tony Galati’s eyebrows, and more elusive than Kevin Parker, James McHale is a man whose reputation mainly exists in myth and whispers. Yet, in light of Perth's Fringe World Festival, the man behind the legend has stepped forth from behind his taxpayer funded news mantle to ask fellow 'Perthonalities' some not-so-hard hitting questions. As James himself puts it, he’s “asking the people [he’s] always wanted to question, the questions [he’s] always wanted to ask”.
FRINGE REVIEW: Dirty People, Crisp Production
Dirty People exemplifies all that is grassroots Australian theatre in its hard-hitting 70-minute runtime. The characters in Dirty People are about as slick as an oil spill on an iceberg; and just as deadly.
FRINGE REVIEW: Alone Outside
Alone Outside is a one woman show; the role of Daphne is brilliantly depicted by Jo Morris. You often find yourself forgetting that there are no other actors on the stage, as the way Morris relays and reacts to the other characters is so genuinely visceral.
Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker
We checked out the new 50 Shades of Grey movie, which is better than the first, but still not great.
FRINGE REVIEW: My Greatest Period Ever
Our red-jumpsuit-donned revelatory tutor, Peach, spun a warm and safe cocoon of joy through casual conversation, relatable anecdotes and gorgeous ukulele ballads. The heartfelt camaraderie of not just sisterhood but humanhood was tangible as the audience shared in one horizon-expanding A-Ha moment after another.
Milky Chance and The Wombats Announce Headline Shows
Secret Sounds are insanely delighted (and so are we!) to welcome back Milky Chance and The Wombats, for a run of headline shows this May. This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill.