Fringe Festival Review: Whale
By Tess Wheeler As the sound of AQUA’s Barbie Girl plays through the speakers, a woman walks onstage. We watch as she tries on outfit, after outfit. It’s like we…
A Pleb’s Review of the Opera: Wundig Wer Wilura
By Abbey Wheeler I should probably preface this review with a disclaimer that I’ve never been to the opera before; when it comes to classical music, I am a complete…
Perth Festival’s DOMi & JD BECK Had Me on The Edge of My Proverbial Seat
By Angela Aris There is a certain amount of pre-requisite knowledge required to review a DOMi & JD BECK show, knowledge I sadly do not have. The knowledge of trained…
Keep the Bird Flying: Fundraising Gigs to Save Local Live Music Venue
By Abbey Wheeler The William Street Bird has been cranking the tunes across Northbridge since 2010, proudly providing a stage for up-and-coming live music acts and helping to launch the…
Review of The Taste of Things
By Tess Wheeler Have you ever wanted to leave a cinema hungrier than when you entered? The Taste of Things is the film for you. A beautiful depiction of historical…
Review of Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence
By Abbey Wheeler What do you get when you cross a Shakespearean classic with a girl-power musical comedy? No doubt the funniest reimagining of Macbeth you’ll ever see. The brainchild…
A Review of Fallen Leaves: Hilarity in Uncertainty
by Ethan Dodson Fallen Leaves is the story of two people: Ansa and Holappa, both down on their luck living tandem, unfulfilling lives. Where Fallen Leaves excels is in providing…
A Review of Anatomy of a Fall: Intriguing Court-room Drama
By Abbey Wheeler Warning: This movie contains themes of suicide The Cannes Palme d’Or-winner Anatomy of a Fall is an intriguing court-room drama, set against the stunning backdrop of the…
Hear the eyes speak: an interview with Vigiseq creator, Dorian Winter
Dorian Winter and Tobias Langtry Why, hello… it seems that I’ve managed to hijack even the fabled Pelican Magazine website. Birds, worms, do you remember me? It’s a wonder that…
A Review of Robot Dreams: Robot and Dog, Slave to No Man But Love
Angela Aris Warning: This review contains spoilers! Robot Dreams is unlike other films at Somerville this year, it is an animated film, relatively short, spanning only ninety minutes, and is…