PF24 REVIEW: Mutiara | Marrugeku
Marrugeku dives deep into Rubibi/Broome’s Southeast Asian and indigenous cultures, fusing dance and martial arts traditions to explore the complex history of the pearling industry in Mutiara, presented at Perth Festival during its opening weekend. Marrugeku’s co-artistic director and co-devising … Continue reading PF24 REVIEW: Mutiara | Marrugeku
PF24 REVIEW: The Pool | Black Swan State Theatre Company
Kate Champion, Artistic Director of BSSTC, had a bold idea for the company’s 2024 Perth Festival offering: put playwright Steve Rogers‘s play The Pool on in the Bold Park Aquatic Centre pool. Mounting a production in and around an Olympic … Continue reading PF24 REVIEW: The Pool | Black Swan State Theatre Company
FW24 REVIEW: Anna Piper Scott: None of That Queer Stuff
Anna Piper Scott is back in her hometown with her latest and greatest stand-up show None of That Queer Stuff. Her aim is simple: to make a show for ‘the straights’. She’s been consistently growing a queer following for years, … Continue reading FW24 REVIEW: Anna Piper Scott: None of That Queer Stuff
PF24 REVIEW: Jungle Book Reimagined | Akram Khan Company
Perth Festival 2024’s opening weekend is absolutely packed with cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural productions that blend style, tradition, and genre to upend audience’s expectations of what live performance can be. Without question, Akram Khan‘s Jungle Book Reimagined is a main festival feature … Continue reading PF24 REVIEW: Jungle Book Reimagined | Akram Khan Company
FW24 REVIEW: FIFO | Mark McDonald
When performance makers decide to take on BIG MINING on our stages here in WA, I continue to be both worried and excited by their act of ‘biting the hand that feeds’ them. For even if the productions are not … Continue reading FW24 REVIEW: FIFO | Mark McDonald
PF24 REVIEW: Wundig wer Wilura | Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse and WA Opera
Perth Festival 2024’s opening weekend brings the world premiere of Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse‘s Wundig wer Wilura to His Majesty’s Theatre in association with WA Opera. Wundig wer Wilura is the second Noongar language opera commissioned from Williams & … Continue reading PF24 REVIEW: Wundig wer Wilura | Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse and WA Opera
FW24 REVIEW: ROSE [LIVE] | Mummy’s Plastic
ROSE [LIVE] is a late night talk show on the brink of cancellation, and the overworked, underpaid crew is barely keeping it together. Rose (Rose Kingdom-Barron) is the delulu but charismatic host whose manic energy somehow powers this trainwreck forward, … Continue reading FW24 REVIEW: ROSE [LIVE] | Mummy’s Plastic
FW24 REVIEW: Dear Diary | Kay Proudlove & Merrigong Theatre Company
Kay Proudlove cracks open her teenage diary and finds plenty of amusement, nostalgia, and life lessons in its pages as she takes us on a trip down memory lane in Dear Diary, her solo storytelling show now playing at the … Continue reading FW24 REVIEW: Dear Diary | Kay Proudlove & Merrigong Theatre Company
FW24 REVIEW: HIGH PONY | Mel & Sam
Naarm/Melbourne based musical comedy duo Mel & Sam (Mel O’Brien and Samantha Andrew) are making their Boorloo/Perth debut with HIGH PONY at FRINGE WORLD over at Lynott’s Lounge. Their explosive brand of chaotic and unhinged parody, satire, and original music … Continue reading FW24 REVIEW: HIGH PONY | Mel & Sam
FW24 REVIEW: TRUTHMACHINE | Counterpilot
Counterpilot‘s immersive, interactive adventure TRUTHMACHINE might be the one of the best-kept ‘secrets’ of the 2024 FRINGE WORLD season. This tucked-away gem in The State of Play program comes to us from Queensland for the very first time after multiple … Continue reading FW24 REVIEW: TRUTHMACHINE | Counterpilot