Interview: Catherine Lacey (Perth Writers Festival)
I wanted to talk to Catherine Lacey as I had read her book ‘Nobody is Ever Missing‘ last year and thought it very good and affecting. I feel that it…
Fringe World Review: Talk Dirty to Me
While the subject matter runs the risk of being very technophobic and cliché, it instead has a beautifully constructed plot and gives great insight into human vulnerability in a modern…
Fringe World Review: Ruby Red Fatales
Upon entering the dimly lit Ellington Jazz Club, I was met by cool air and an even cooler vibe. The six-piece band were playing a sultry jazz instrumental that set…
Fringe World Review: Toby Halligan is The Bad Gay
Considering Halligan is an established comedic writer I was surprised with how sloppy the show was. It wasn’t just the provincial cultural transgressions that left me unmoved; the whole show…
PIAF Review: Five by Night – Ballet at the Quarry (WAB)
I appreciated the aesthetic of their glistening, rippling abs and iron thighs as I lounged back and quaffed wine, completely enthralled by their sure footed athleticism in pointe shoes. My…
Fringe World Review: The Trepidation of the Tower Traipsing Troglodytes
Creators Katie-Rose Spence and Hannah Pascoe have devised a wordless show about human connection, using memes and YouTube clips, pictures of Jeff Goldblum, cardboard cut-outs, and most importantly, their own…
Fringe World Review: Stuart Bowden – Wilting in Reverse
Like Bowden's previous creations, 'Wilting in Reverse' throbs with lonely-hearted dream textures, aches over love and loss, and is obsessed with the silly yet sublime fragility of the earth and…
Fringe World Review: Gillian Cosgriff – To The Moon and Back
Gillian Cosgriff is working through her angst and pessimism about space exploration and marriage in a set that mixes stand-up with songs.
Review: Deadpool
Deadpool is a fun movie, and the majority of fans will be pleased with how he’s been adapted to the big screen. I do think that the your reaction to…
SIA – This Is Acting (Inertia / Monkey Puzzle / RCA)
This is Acting probably seemed like a great idea on paper - Sia taking back songs that she’s written for others, and making them her own. But there is absolutely…