A step above the usual slew of tepid family comedies
WRITERS WEEK 2019 PROGRAM LAUNCH: Getting Things off on the Write Foot
Perth Festival teases next month’s Writers Week with a program brimming with a sense of theatricality and compelling artists creating work about the migrant experience.
Interview: Emerging playwright Ang Collins shares her inspiration behind Blueberry Play
Shortlisted for the 2017 Griffin Award, Ang Collins’ Blueberry Play presents a storyline that includes themes of family life, adolescence, and mental and physical illness. We were lucky enough to chat to the emerging playwright and discover what inspired her to create this intimate story, as well as what’s in store for the future.
LIVE REVIEW: FOMO By Night 2019 — A Redemptive Arc
Little did we know that FOMO By Night would just need a bit of warming up.
Our Sandman: An Immersive and Relaxing Experience
‘As you arrive, you are offered a cup of herbal tea and invited to remove your shoes….’ An excellent start to an excellent show that’s definitely worth getting out of bed for.
Falls Festival Fremantle 2019: Starting Off The New Year With A Bang
The two-day festival was the perfect way to kick off the first weekend of 2019.
Hidden 2019: A Brand New Festival Coming to Perth
Expanding into Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and even across to Auckland, Hidden Festival 2019 promises to be its biggest yet.
FILM REVIEW: "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" Gives the Audience a Memorable Farewell to the franchise
We all have to grow up eventually…
A month to go until Ms. Lauryn Hill's 20th anniversary tour
20 years on from her ground-breaking and award-winning debut solo album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, the legendary singer and rapper Ms. Lauryn Hill will soon be touring Australia in 2019.
RECAP: Freedom Time Festival – Perth NYE 2018
Tucked in between Northbridge and Perth city, Freedom Time returned this year for a refreshing, memorable night.
The Ice Cream Factory Phenomena: Broods are Back
Perth’s Ice Cream Factory Summer Festival continues to deliver — and with Broods headlining, it did not disappoint.
FILM REVIEW: How "Ralph Breaks the Internet" Wrecked My Expectations
I wasn’t sure about this potentially cringey meme-fest going in, but it really brought me around. Literally.
Preview: Look to Freedom Time for Your New Years' Plan
Still looking to get funky and kick off the new year in style? Look no further than Freedom Time!
FILM REVIEW: "Shoplifters" invites you to join the family and then steals your heart
“This is what struck me most about Shoplifters: how consistently intimate it feels…”
Thinking About Luke Skywalker, "The Last Jedi", One Year Later
What we talk about when we talk about the Jedi.
'A Very Kransky Christmas' is charming and macabre
The jokes carried punchlines which were reminiscent of the nativity and varied widely between bittersweet and gross-out homour in style.
Peking Duk Announces Their Biggest Tour Ever for 2019
The boys are back, promising a string of shows in 2019 that you certainly won’t want to miss.
'Hey You There, Flower Girl': Exploring this New Exhibition
Hey You There, Flower Girl explores the highly gendered ideals of weddings, in which people are defined not by who they are, but by the role they are expected to play in the spectacle.
FILM REVIEW: "Sorry to Bother You" Requires all 111 Minutes of Your Time
‘Race relations; unions; individual success in a world of inequality; the role of radical art in promoting social change; the blurred line between compelled labour and indentured servitude – this is a highly abridged list of topics the film touches on. I could go on.‘
FILM REVIEW: "One Last Deal" is a Masterful Paint-By-Numbers.
The film is painterly in other ways than its aesthetic.