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 […]
Every year we lament the commercialisation of Valentines Day, all the while scrambling as we try to book a table at that hot new restaurant. Well, if you’re looking for something unique and out of the box this year – something that will wow your beau while showing how cultural you can be – look […]
Our Sandman | Cool Change Contemporary | til 19th Jan | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Imagine a show where you get to snuggle up in a super comfy bed and share in a myriad of weird spoken dreams. Add sipping on chamomile tea, soothing aromatherapy and beautiful visuals that bring you to the blissful edge of […]
How To Be Held Maddie Godfrey Burning Eye Books Poetry, at its most potent, lingers. How To Be Held by Perth poet Maddie Godfrey certainly lingers long after the initial reading. The words within brim: with potency; with bravery; with belonging. This is the kind of poetry we need right now: compassionate; inventive; inclusive; full […]
