Michael Griffith has found his niche creating cabaret shows that celebrate our love of pop icons. First he created a show honouring Madonna, quickly followed by his Annie Lennox show, more recently he teamed up with Amelia Ryan for a show honouring Peter Allen and Olivia Newton John, and now Kylie Minogue is in his […]
Shatner’s World: The Return Down Under | Perth Concert Hall | Mon Oct 8 | ★ ★ ★ ★ To many he is known as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, to others, Boston Legal’s Denny Crane – However Shatner’s World: The Return Down Under shows us the man beneath the characters. With a set of 2 arm chairs […]
The Proud Awards return for their third annual celebration of Perth’s fabulous drag and creative entertainers, as the efforts of WA’s LGBTI+ community. Created in 2016, the event has honoured local queer entertainers, community groups and icons for their contributions of Perth’s vibrant LGBTI+ scene. The event will see 13 awards presented across a range […]
Let Me Finish | The Blue Room | Until 20 October | ★ ★ ★ ★ The opening scenes are instantly familiar – women dancing with joyful abandon, until an unknown (and in this case, invisible) dude starts harassing them, and the mood changes. The toilets become a refuge, a place to share horror stories and seek […]
Comedian Eddie Izzard is coming back to Australia with a new tour Wunderbar. Five year’s after his highly acclaimed Force Majeure tour broke records by playing in 45 different countries. Izzard brings a whole new show down under. The tour will start in Canberra before heading around the country taking in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, […]
Comedian Judith Lucy is getting ready for a national tour and she’s got a big question to ask Australia, is it time for her to just give up on dating altogether. Judith Lucy is single again… and fifty. After reflecting on her entire history with men, she’s concluded that maybe it’s time to shut up […]
The magical tale of Cinderella has been told many times, in many ways since its original 1698 version, from pantomimes to plays and feature films both animated and live-action. WAAPA will be taking on Jules Massenet’s glorious work Cendrillon, an operatic re-telling of the classic story. Sung in English, audiences will be entertained by the loving, yet haplessly […]
The West Australian Academy of Performing Arts are working in conjunction with the Minderoo Foundations to present the world premiere of Reg Cribb’s new play Bullies. “This is not a play that will wallow in victimhood,” award-winning playwright Cribb said, “When the lights go down on Bullies, it will be the resilience, humour and courage of the […]
Amelia Ryan: The Breast is Yet to Come | Downstairs at the Maj | Until Sept 29 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ With a show entitled The Breast Is Yet To Come, you know you are headed for an evening of clever double entendres that will either make you snigger with amusement or groan with recollections of […]
Potted Potter | State Theatre Centre | til Sep 30 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ So, here’s my quandary: How do I tell you this show is an out-and-out must watch parody of everything Potter without revealing any of the mad comedic genius that is Dan and Jeff (British performer and writers extraordinaire). You won’t simply take […]
