At this weeks Writers’ Circle we drew inspiration from the recent federal election that had us all heading to the polling booths last Saturday. Here are the two writing prompts Tuesday’s group were given and ask to choose one to write about. If you could choose the next Prime Minister of Australia, who would you choose and…
FRINGE REVIEW: Comedians Against Humanity
Leave your morals at the door and prepare to L.O.L Comedians Against Humanity (CAH) is out of the box and on a fast train to ‘wrong town’. Jump on board, but pack light, no political politeness, social conscience or pimped up principles are required here, the only thing you need for this trip is an open mind…
FRINGE REVIEW: Amelia Ryan is Lady Liberty
Laughing for Liberty On the back of a successful season with Storm in A D-Cup at last year’s Fringe Festival, the blue eyed girl from Bombo is back with her new show Amelia Ryan is Lady Liberty. Lady Liberty is the sequel cabaret show to the award-winning Storm in a D-Cup, which sees Amelia, Queen of the ‘overshare’, continue on her quest to find…
La Soiree, La Spectacular
A ‘Sin’-tillating Soiree La Soiree shook the foundations of Perth when it arrived at last year’s Fringe Festival and soon shimmied it way to become the star event of the season, and for good reason. Perth audiences had never seen anything quite like this before. It’s Cirque de Soliel on speed, Ashton Circus for adults, Pride meets vauderville, pole-dancing meets…
Review: LOADED – A Double Bill of New Plays
Playing Now at The State Theatre Centre of WA The West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) is world renowned for producing some of Australia’s most awarded and respected actors. People like Hugh Jackman, Jai Courtney and Tim Minchin who are out there putting Perth on the map. Tim Minchin in 2014 performing at The Shrine…
Perth Writers’ Festival 2016 – The Wrap Up
What a weekend it has been for Perth’s writers and readers alike. Across three days the UWA campus had creativity oozing from its halls, with a program chocker-block with interesting sessions on a wide variety of literary topics; nostalgia, coming of age, grief, politics, love, food and humour to name but a few. What’s not to love about a festival…
A Toast to the Turquoise Coast
’ll be honest, a holiday that involves sand, sunburn and the possibility of a shark sighting is not at the top of my ‘must see’ list, but sometimes when it’s school holidays and your hubby loves the beach, you have to compromise, channel your inner Kylie and Robbie and say (or sing) ‘I don’t mind…
Everything You Need To Know This Australia Day
Still deciding where to celebrate Australia Day? Let us help! No sooner have we recovered from our New Year’s Eve hangovers, and all too quickly given up on those ‘way too ambitious‘ resolutions of becoming a skinny, gym-obsessed, sober dude or dudette (or is that just me?) and we’re busting out the eskies and cheese platters again, setting the out of…
Ghost the Musical Coming to Perth – Experience the Magic in May
Back in 1990, the sleeper hit movie Ghost, not only exceeded all box-office predictions to reach the status of the 91st highest grossing movie of all time, but sent the sale of pottery-wheels into overdrive. (Actually, I might have made that last bit up!) 25 years on, Bruce Joel Rubin the original screenwriter of the movie has teamed up…
No Words for Budget Cuts to Perth Literary Centres
Writers block is no longer the worst threat to WA writers, thanks to the growing number of arts funding cuts and restructures posing a real threat to organisations that may be forced to shut shop unless alternate funding is found. And quickly. This was the subject of a special meeting called on Monday morning by Writing WA, (the peak…
Familiar Places, New Discovers – Winchester UK
If like me, you are both blessed and cursed with having family and friends in more than one country, you will understand how easy it is to leave a bucket list destination undiscovered, because time after time you are returning to the same places. On a recent trip back to the UK, my eighth in 43…
Tabetha Rogers Beggs 