Dark Phoenix Review: Fumbling out of the Flame
Dark Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . exists. While I am glad of its existence, as it meant I could gaze longingly at Sophie Turner’s…
Review: Perth French Theatre’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Molière weaves a comedy as effective as any of his contemporaries of the time. Just across the Channel, writers like John Dryden, Ben Jonson and William Wycherley were doing very…
“THIS MUSICAL IS ABOUT HER” – A review of UDS’ “The Hills Heist”
“This musical is about Her”, says “The Hills Heist’s” writer Xavier Hazard in his interview with Pelican. He isn’t lying. In more ways than one this play focuses on women,…
Words with Xavier Hazard and Alex Crouch; THE HILL’S HEIST
It’s that time of Semester again. The crew at UDS is putting on their Semester 1 comedy musical, “ The Hill’s Heist”. Lachlan Serventy sat down just outside the Dolphin…
Rigour and Intricacy: a review of Hatched National Graduate Show 2019
At the heart of all creative work is that tender, painstaking and ultimately necessary thing: process. Every artist has a distinct relationship with it, guided by legacy, dream, or presence…
Carrolup Revisited: A Journey Through the South West of Western Australia
On exhibition until June 29 at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery UWA is Carrolup Revisited: A Journey through the South West of Western Australia – a must-see exhibition for everyone. This…
Politeness is the enemy of change – An Interview with 3 Perth Artists and Curators
On Saturday the 13th of April, the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery hosted the Feminist Futures event – a panel discussion and Wikipedia Edit-A-Ton on the topic of feminism, art and…
You Know We Belong Together: Review
In this play back by popular demand after a sell-out season in 2018, the real lives of seven Western Australians featured in an all Downs cast are tenderly shared in…
The Wonderful World of Dissocia: Review
The Wonderful World of Dissocia is a pitch-black absurdist comedy about the experiences of a young woman living with the challenges of a chronic mental illness. It’s absolutely packed with…
The Cherry Orchard: Review
The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, is a challenge, and to stage it is brave; directors from Konstantin Stanislavsky to Peter Brook have grappled with it. So, the Western Australian…