Panawathi Girl | His Majesty’s Theatre | til Feb 13 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Panawathi Girl is a new production from Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, making its premiere at His Majestys’ Theatre as part of the Perth Festival this week. Developed over a number of years, Panawathi Girl is the story of Molly Chubb (Lila […]
THE LINE | State Theatre Centre | til May 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect of THE LINE, which has been described as a contemporary dance slash theatre performance. I was familiar with Co3 through their immensely popular work Frank Enstein, and found that work to be a comforting introduction […]
Free Admission | State Theatre Centre | til 18th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ½ This years artist in residence for the Perth Festival, Ursula Martinez, has left her mark on several notable shows, including Fringe World Festival’s Bitch on Heat . Her shows are renowned for their provocative, autobiographical content – and her propensity for nudity. […]
Bitch On Heat | The Blue Room | til 9th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A glorious mix of physical theatre, puppetry, and pole-dancing Bitch on Heat is performance art at its best. Every moment of this 45 minute show is executed with the intention of provoking emotion in the audience – from bemusement to anger […]
Donny Benet | Rosemount | ★ ★ ★ ½ It would be easy to take Donny Benet at face value. He is, after all, a middle aged balding dude who makes music videos of himself, his gloriously hairy chest bared, dancing next to a dam that stands in for Santorini. But this isn’t some ironic hipster love of bad […]
