Scott-Patrick Mitchell’s books Clean has been nominated for the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. The OUTinPerth contributor’s debut poetry collection has earned high praise since it was released by local publishing company Upswell earlier this year. Clean is one of three books nominated in the poetry section of the awards alongside Simon Tedeschi’s Fugitive, which is also published by […]
Scott-Patrick Mitchell is no stranger to readers of OUTinPerth, for many years they have contributed interviews and reviews to our pages. They’ve coordinated fashion shoots, promoted local designers, and brought attention to street artists. They’ve also forged a career as an acclaimed performance poet, an art form that they cherish and have pushed the boundaries […]
MindCon | European Foods Warehouse | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MindCon is a dazzling debut from Mitch Harvey Company, supported by Co3 Contemporary Dance. Set in a dystopian future, MindCon tackles notions of the individual vs the other, despair versus joy and power versus powerlessness. As you can imagine, it is wracked with tension, which means there […]
Archives of Humanity | Studio Underground | til Feb 27 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The human spirit is most brilliant when resilient, and oh my… how the past year has tested our collective resilience. From the uncertainty of COVID-19 to the aching, isolating voids of lockdown, we have had to imagine new ways of bringing community […]
Join WA Poets Inc and friends tonight for an evening of LGBTQIA+ poetry and help raise funds for our friends at Rainbow Kinection, Noongar Radio’s LGBTQIA+ program. OUTspoken will be hosted tonight on Zoom, with award-winning poet and the evening’s MC, Scott-Patrick Mitchell. The event will feature verses from Ysadora Alexander, Zenatalla Ibrahim, Danny Clark […]
With our lives in lockdown, there has been an increased need for stay-at-home based entertainment. Book launches, poetry readings and art gallery tours have all quickly moved online. And no doubt there has been an increased surge in online streaming subscriptions. But what of the truly innovative entertainment experience, the kind that can deliver something […]
Western Australian author Holden Sheppard continues to rack up accolades for his debut novel, Invisible Boys, taking a place on the shortlist for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. The multi-award winning novel tells the story of three young gay men learning to understand their sexuality in rural WA, and has now been nominated for the Premier’s […]
The Lion Never Sleeps | The Blue Room & Northbridge | Until 1st Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ They say our past will come back to haunt us. But they forget to mention that, sometimes, being haunted can be a beautiful experience. The Lion Never Sleeps is such a beautiful haunting. It’s an incredible work, a […]
Gingzilla: Live & Loud | The Gold Digger | Until 26 Jan | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Whether you’re the Premier of Western Australia, Karen from the suburbs, or that kid who isn’t sure how they belong in this world, you should see this show. Gingzilla is a 7ft bearded ginger glamazon who can sing!!! More than […]
The Nature Of Why | State Theatre Centre | til 23rd Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When shared, play allows us to create a place where the stodgy rules of an outside world no longer apply. For a little while, at least. It allows us to suspend ourselves, our beliefs. Our bodies slip into a state […]
