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Covid sidelines Rob Mills from opening night of ‘&Juliet’

Covid sidelines Rob Mills from opening night of ‘&Juliet’

The opening night of the Perth season of musical & Juliet was missing several of the show’s big stars with leading man Rob Mills contracting Covid. Producer Michael Cassel took to the stage at the show’s New Year’s Even opening night to welcome to crowd and broke the news that Rob Mills would be missing the performance […]

Pivot into new musical ‘Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence’

Pivot into new musical ‘Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence’

Step onto the court of this contemporary turmoil that entangles the timeless allure of Shakespearean drama with an electrifying multidisciplinary experience of music, dance and theatre, presented by a powerhouse team of WA women. Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence will debut with eight performances in the 2024 Fringe World Festival’s FANTASIA at Perth Town Hall […]

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Celebrate Aretha Franklin at the 2024 Joondalup Festival

Celebrate Aretha Franklin at the 2024 Joondalup Festival

Six powerful and proud Australian voices will unite to perform a fitting tribute to Aretha Franklin when ARETHA: A love letter to the Queen of Soul makes its Western Australian debut at Joondalup Festival 2024. Performing 32 handpicked songs from Aretha Franklin’s extraordinary catalogue, the show pays tribute to the woman who defined the golden […]

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Dean Misdale’s ‘Life’s a Drag’ will return for Fringe World 2024

Dean Misdale’s ‘Life’s a Drag’ will return for Fringe World 2024

Dean Misdale is set to return to Fringe World in 2024 with a brand-new version of their Life’s a Drag show. Misdale was the winner of the Best Cabaret and Variety show awards at Fringe World in 2022, and since then has taken the show around the globe. The new version of the entertaining show will be […]

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Zoë Ventoura shares her excitement about ‘Chicago’

Zoë Ventoura shares her excitement about ‘Chicago’

Zoë Ventoura is excited about landing one of the starring roles in the musical Chicago and equally thrilled that it will be opening its Australian run in her hometown Perth. Ventoura is best known for her roles on Packed to the Rafters and Home and Away plus a string of other Australian television shows, and previously appeared in the musical We Will […]

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Josh Thomas to tour Australia with new show ‘Let’s Tidy Up’

Josh Thomas to tour Australia with new show ‘Let’s Tidy Up’

Ground-breaking showrunner and comedian, Josh Thomas makes a much-anticipated return to live stand-up in 2024 with a national tour of his brand-new show, Let’s Tidy Up. Written with award winning playwright Lally Katz, Let’s Tidy Up will have its Australian premiere season at the Sydney Opera House from 31 January before touring to Canberra, Hobart, […]

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THNDO shares she’s part of the queer community and excited about ‘Rent’

THNDO shares she’s part of the queer community and excited about ‘Rent’

A stellar cast was announced today for the new Australian tour of the multi-Tony Award winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, Rent. Among the cast is singer THNDO, who was a finalist on The Voice in 2022. She shared her excitement about playing the role of Joanne in the production, sharing that she was particularly excited about […]

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‘Democracy Repair Services’ arrives at The Blue Room this November

‘Democracy Repair Services’ arrives at The Blue Room this November

New play Democracy Repair Services arrives at The Blue Room this November, it’s a fresh work created by some of Perth’s most innovative theatre makers. Follow a group of four teenagers wrestling with how to make a difference, what constitutes democratic process… and whether or not to blow up a pipeline. Do we change the system from […]

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The Pride Comedy Gayla is a chance to see some great comedians

The Pride Comedy Gayla is a chance to see some great comedians

The Pride Comedy Gayla will be held at in the main room Connections Nightclub on Friday 24th November and it’s a great chance to take in lots of local comedy talent. The event is playing as part of the 2023 PrideFEST and is also included in the WA Comedy Week program. The night will feature […]

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Iain Grandage launches his final Perth Festival program

Iain Grandage launches his final Perth Festival program

Iain Grandage launched his final program as the Director of the Perth Festival and his final outing will have the theme of Ngaangk.  Our star, the sun and also the Noongar term for mother, Ngaangk nourishes everyone and everything that grows and thrives on Noongar Boodjar. Warm summer nights will light up from 9 February to […]

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