Review: Ghost the Musical Pelican28 May 2016 It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to adapt the smash-hit you wrote for the silver screen to the stage. However, American screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin’s reworking of his Academy Award winning film Ghost nearly pulls it off. Nicholas Monisse reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments21 views
Game Development and the ‘Crunch Time’ Pelican28 May 2016 If people like St John and Molyneux understood that the only reason people take a minimum-wage job to toil away on videogames was because they love the medium, perhaps then maybe we could make some actual progress on workers’ rights, without it devolving into an argument about privileged, cry-baby millennials not wanting to work hard. Words by Cameron Moyses. Voice0 Comments141 views
What I Want to Wear to Graduation Pelican26 May 2016 "The regalia I want when I graduate next year need be clear-eyed about the history here, for history provides the bedrock from which one can live a good life." Robert Wood gives his vision of a university which acknowledges rather than effaces its Indigenous heritage; which looks beyond the colonial symbolism and practices still entrenched in Australia's institutions of learning. Voice0 Comments37 views
Review: I See Red (Spare Parts Puppet Theatre & WAAPA) Pelican23 May 2016 Last week, the Western Australia arts community mourned the passing of State Living Treasure, master puppeteer and one-time Artistic Director of Spare Parts Pup... Uncategorised0 Comments125 views
8 Review: Brian Eno – The Ship (Warp Records) Pelican21 May 2016 Brian Eno has managed to craft a sophisticated, but still extremely enjoyable album. It’s probably not great music to work out to, though. Hugh Hutchison reviews. Music0 Comments17 views
8 REVIEW: JAMES BLAKE – THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING (POLYDOR) Pelican21 May 2016 The tone of Colour is much more warm and romantic than the introspective Overgrown, with plenty of songs referencing relationships and affection as opposed to Blake’s own experiences as a musician. Bridget Rumball reviews. Music0 Comments8 views
9 Review: Beyoncé – Lemonade (Columbia) Pelican21 May 2016 The album is a brutally honest look into Beyoncé’s womanhood, her blackness and the intersection between the two. It is quite arguably her magnum opus; a career defining work of art which offers a jarring and oftentimes uncomfortable look into Beyoncé’s marriage and her experiences as a black woman. Music0 Comments340 views
Review: Beauty & the Beast (WA Ballet) Pelican18 May 2016 The performance gives the audience what they might expect from a well-known classic; the nostalgia of a childhood favourite and the thrill of a night out at the ballet. Melissa Scott reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments73 views
Review: Belated Pelican18 May 2016 The play’s triumph was its ability to create an incredible atmosphere which added another level to the already intriguing plot. Jacqueline Pasich reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments24 views
Review: Arj Barker – Get In My Head (Perth Comedy Festival) Pelican18 May 2016 Get In My Head covered everything from ponies to boners to selfie sticks and, in a fashion typical of Barker’s style, deconstructed each new topic more intricately than the last. Sarah Ison reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments60 views
