Q&A: ‘Ofa Fotu // aka Odette Mercy //
On Saturday 26 May, weave your way through the Art Gallery of WA (AGWA) to discover a place where the worlds of art, fashion and music collide to create ART BALL, a high-end spectacle that was voted...
View ArticleThe Creative: Yoga Loves Music’s Tom Richardson
WA’s favourite family camping festival, Fairbridge Festival is back for another year this weekend, 20-22 April at Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra. The festival brings together over 80 hand-picked folk,...
View ArticleThe Creative: Co3 Artistic Director Raewyn Hill
As Artistic Director of WA’s flagship contemporary dance company Co3 Australia, Raewyn Hill takes on the responsibility of creating change. Through education, training, choreography, performance,...
View ArticleThe Creative: Writer and Performer Maitland Schnaars
A regular on the Perth theatre circuit, Maitland Schnaars will be making his debut for Black Swan Theatre Company in their upcoming production of Let the Right One In. Based on a novel by John Ajvide...
View ArticleThe Creative: Theatre Designer Cherish Marrington
Showing at the State Theatre Centre of WA from 12-29 October, I Am My Own Wife is a powerful play that examines the true life of German antiquarian Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. Born Lothar Berfelde, she...
View ArticleThe Creative: Set & Costume Designer Tyler Hill
Emerging designer and recent WAAPA graduate Tyler Hill is making a name for himself in the theatre world with not one but two upcoming productions with Black Swan State Theatre Company. Kicking off the...
View ArticleIntroducing: Natsukashi
One of life’s great pleasures is climbing into a freshly made bed with crisp, quality sheets. The smell of linen, the cool but cosy touch – it’s bliss. Perth homewares label Natsukashi are making all...
View ArticleThe Creative: Visual Artist Peter Farmer
Revealed hits Fremantle Arts Centre this weekend, with a celebration of Aboriginal art in Western Australia. With an exhibition running from 8 April to 21 May, visitors have a chance to see paintings,...
View ArticleThe Creative: Art Photographer Marika Brock
This weekend, WA’s best Christmas market returns to the Fremantle Arts Centre. Carefully curated to contain a collection of unique and innovative Western Australian designer products, the market is a...
View ArticleThe Creative: Sam Price aka Naik
The all new Kaleidoscope Festival will light up the Joondalup City Centre from 10 to 13 November and shine a light on some of Australia’s most dynamic creatives – including musician, filmmaker and...
View ArticleThe Creative: Actor James Sweeny
A role in the WA premiere of Molière’s Tartuffe – The Hypocrite marked a return to Perth for the Albany born WAAPA graduate James Sweeny, who currently lives in Sydney where he shares a house with...
View ArticleThe Creative: Theatre Artist Lisa Louttit
Hailing from the US and settling in Perth two years ago, Lisa Louttit is a seasoned theatre maker, albeit one who local audiences might be yet to discover. She is directing and producing an upcoming...
View ArticleA Great Team: Director Emily McLean & Actor Alison van Reeken
Now showing at the Blue Room Theatre, Grounded stars one of WA’s finest actors, Alison van Reeken, as The Pilot and is directed by the equally fine Emily McLean. Ali and Emily first met back in the...
View ArticleThe Creative: Performer Lisa Adam
Black Swan State Theatre Company’s upcoming production Clinton: The Musical will explore the duality of one of the USA’s most devisive presidents. Two actors will portray opposing sides of the one man:...
View ArticleThe Creative: Anastasia Kezia aka The Articulate
The beautiful hand-lettering of The Articulate has been on our radar for quite sometime as we yearn to be as perfect with a pen as she. Born in Jakarta and moving to Perth 14 years ago, Anastasia Kezia...
View ArticleThe Creative: Theatre Technician John King
I’m quite partial to the horror genre, so it was with keen interest that I read about three horror classics being performed at the Nexus Theatre this July. Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy Rises are...
View ArticleThe Creative: Ceramicist Anthea Carboni of Yuniko Studio
Anthea Carboni makes irresistible ceramics under the name Yuniko Studio. No two of her pieces are exactly the same, rather she responds to her materials and creates functional items that are perfect in...
View ArticleThe Creative: Actor & Director Stuart Halusz
We caught Black Swan State Theatre Company’s production of Angels in America last week and loved it. The three-hour epic is set in 1985 and centres around a young man diagnosed with AIDS and the people...
View ArticleThe Creative: Actor Ian Michael
Opening at the Blue Room Theatre tomorrow night is Hart, a new play from Noongar man Ian Michael that uses testimonials from the Stolen Generations to share previously silenced stories. We caught up...
View ArticleThe Creative: Playwright Liz Newell
Liz Newell is a Western Australian playwright who has just launched Maiden Voyage Theatre Company, devoted to championing gender parity in theatre and putting new plays on stage. Her latest play, and...
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