Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Review
Every so often, something will go wrong in a stage show or musical, like a piece of costume falls off, or the audio effects aren’t entirely synched up properly. Peter…
The Cat and the Pelican: Cat Power Live at Perth Festival
Cat Power’s performance at Chevron Gardens for The Perth Festival on the 14th of February, was a mellow yet thoroughgoing experience. The atmosphere of the smoky, dark stage set the…
Vox Lux (REVIEW)
Vox Lux, dir. Brady Corbet, starring Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Raffey Cassidy A perplexing film to say the least. Vox Lux tells the story of Celeste (Natalie Portman), a…
Hotel Mumbai (Review)
On the 26th November 2008, a group of young men armed with explosives and AK-47s stormed the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the result of a terror spree sweeping across key…
Our Town : PIAF Review
Our Town, presented by Black Swan Theatre Company, is the latest re-imagining of Thornton Wilder’s tale of quaint 1900’s life in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners. The staging of…
Paper Doll Review: FRINGE WORLD Festival
Paper Doll is an unpretentious insight into a twisted, emotionally turbulent and unfathomably complex relationship, gravitating around abuse, trauma and pain. This show was an artistic stand-out; a masterpiece of…
Xiu Xiu – Girl With Basket of Fruit: REVIEW
Critical darlings and chronic avant-gardists Xiu Xiu (pronounced Shoe-Shoe) have come out with a new album, Girl With Basket of Fruit, which may well be their most out-there material yet,…
The Great Tamer – Perth Festival Review
Dimitris Papaioannou is perhaps best known for directing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. His current work for Perth Festival, The Great Tamer, is described…
‘Sad TV Man’ makes for a happy audience: FRINGE WORLD Festival Review
The University of Western Australia’s very own UDS (University Dramatic Society) takes the FRINGE WORLD stage in ‘Sad TV Man’. But don’t let the name deceive you; this show is…
How to Win Loot and Influence Dragons Review: FRINGE WORLD Festival
Whilst I did not learn any of the things referenced in its title, How to Win Loot and Influence Dragons was an entertaining showcase of storytelling and imagination-at-play in a…