Legendary Australian actor and TV presenter Ernie Dingo will reprise the role of Uncle Tadpole he first performed 30 years ago when the hit musical Bran Nue Dae, written by Jimmy Chi in collaboration with the band Kuckles, embarks on its 30th Anniversary tour in 2020. Recognised as a National Living Treasure, Dingo has had […]
It’s time for the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Western Australia’s annual production and this year they’ll be staging The Yeoman of the Guard. “Passion, intrigue, and fabulous moustaches!” is how the group describes their latest offering. Blind passion, deceptive intrigue, mistaken identity, overdue beheadings, there’s never a dull moment around the Tower of London, in […]
As he enters his eighth season as Artistic Director and following multiple record-breaking years in 2016, 2018 and 2019, Aurélien Scannella has plans to yet again grow the State Ballet Company, West Australian Ballet. “With our collectively strong Company that has almost 40 world-class dancers, we need to perform more than ever before to share […]
On Saturday 26th October, the Kaleido Company’s namesake showcase, Kaleido, is coming to Perth Mess Hall. See Kaleido Company take the art of performance to new heights, when the very best in circus, visual art, and music, combine for a dazzling one-night display. Through mesmerising visuals and atmospheric sound, Kaleido promises to push the boundaries […]
Dance project In SITU is returning for another season which will see independent choreographers creating some new site specific works. In SITU is an annual season of original site-specific works from WA independent dance artists. The platform asks choreographers to take their practice outside of a theatre setting, and take inspiration from the architecture, community […]
Northbridge’s Rechabites Hall comes back to life when a new show Boom Boom in the Casa Blah Blah arrives in town. The Rechabite in William Street is a new venue born from the forgotten shell of one of Perth’s grand heritage treasures. In its new incarnation, The Rechabite is a multi-level play space that houses Perth’s […]
Feminem was recently named Entertainer of the Year at the Proud Awards but the talented drag performer, singer and DJ’s talents are showcased on stages way beyond the queer scene, she’s currently treading the boards in a local production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Dean Misdale (aka Feminem) dropped by radio show All Things Queer on RTRFM […]
Disenchanted | Subiaco Arts Centre | Until 19th Oct | ★ ★ ★ ★ Snow White is joined by her co-hosts Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella for a show that looks into the reality of being a fairytale princess. These three classic fairytale princesses break it to us that ‘happily ever after’ is not all its cracked up […]
The hilarious musical Disenchanted has been an off-Broadway hit and has been performed all around the world. Now it is being performed in Perth for the first time and will take up residence at the Subiaco Arts Centre from 10-19 October. Forget the princesses you think you know, Disenchanted turns the clichéd Disney princesses on their heads when they […]
Actor Oluwaseyi Omooba who stepped down from appearing in a British production of the musical The Color Purple after a series of comments she had previously made on social media were deemed homophobic, is now suing the theatre that was staging the production. Omooba stepped down from performing in a production of The Color Purple in March, following […]
