CABARET Femme Fatales – A History The Moon House Tent, Perth Cultural Centre Review: Graham Hansen Though it was not until the 20th century that the “femme fatale” archetype received that appellation, women’s dark power of seduction has been a storytelling theme since before Calypso and Circe bewitched Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey. The debate […]
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CIRCUS KNOCK OFF Lunar Circus Big Top, Rooftop Movies Review: Jordan Nix The boys from Knock Off have really been knocked around recently, making their debut in Perth quite a spectacular feat. Just two days earlier, performer Chris Carlos was in hospital being treated for burns from a fire-twirling accident. Bandaged up and sporting a […]
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CIRCUS Kinetica Pink Flamingo (Lunar Circus Big Top) Friday, February 1 – Friday, February 8 Review: Tara Lloyd Imagine a world with only shades of black and white; where the concept of ‘colour’ is ridiculous and admitting it exists could get you stamped as insane. That’s the world created by local circus troupe Kinetica in […]
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MUSIC Flossy and Me Circus Theatre Review: Jordan Nix The artists who take their work to fringe festivals must be congratulated for having the guts to take part in what can be a risky adventure with sometimes little financial pay off. This risk also makes it that extra bit more disappointing to see a show […]
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STREET THEATRE Mechronos Perth Cultural Centre REVIEW: Jordan Nix There was a moment in Mechronos when two children bickering in the crowd suddenly stopped with their mouths open, frozen with wonder. Above them, aerial artists are dangling perilously above the Mechronos machine, somersaulting through the air. Their bodies make beautiful silhouettes in the setting sun. […]
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BURLESQUE THE TEA(SE) PARTY Del Parel Speigeltent Saturday, February 2 – Sunday February 3 Review: Tara Lloyd The best way to describe The Tea(se) Party is that it’s the best bachelorette party you’ve never been to. Serving up sassy burlesque dancers along with more traditional high tea delights, the ladies at Sugar Blue Burlesque have […]
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THEATRE Testaclese & ye Sack of Rome De Parade Teatro 2 Review: Jordan Nix Sometimes the name can say it all. Testaclese & ye Sack of Rome is all the warning you need to know the show you’re going to see is less about long-winded Shakespeare and more about shaking your long spear. If you […]
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THEATRE Studio, Blue Room Theatre The audience enters into a black box that is deceptively smaller than it seems at first, disorientated and searching for a light source that, eventually, shows them where to sit. Opening night for the Summer Nights program at The Blue Room ensured a comfortably full house, brimming with Fringe performers […]
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5-Step Guide to Being German Rosie O’Grady’s Twentieth-century German philosopher Martin Heidegger is famous for two reasons. The first is Being and Time, his 500-page exploration of the word “being” (the major argument of which runs that in order to understand anything properly, one must first understand who is doing the understanding). The second thing […]
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It’s Me Dayne Noodle Palace Review: Ella Bennett Dayne Rathbone isn’t your run-of-the-mill stand-up comedian, and not just because he spends a good portion of his show sitting down, reading a children’s book he’s written under the pseudonym ‘Quincy Spense.’ It’s tricky to summarise – even without a word limit – but it’s not […]
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