Eight Gigabytes by Perth Theatre Company
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Did someone mention hardcore pornography and theatre in the same sentence?!
As we waited for the gong to ring before entering the Studio Underground to watch a play, the billboard for the production of Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography caught my attention.
The Perth Winter Arts season will be serving up an action packed month of entertainment for arts and theatre goers. As part of the festivities for July, the Perth Theatre Company and the Griffin Theatre Company have joined forces to bring to audiences a night of comedy with their upcoming show Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography.
Book Review: Personal Effects by Carmel Macdonald Grahame
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Personal Effects by Carmel Macdonald Grahame is an intimate account of the lives of Lilith and Ross, a middle age couple, as told through the eyes of the main character Lilith.
As the story unfolds, Lilith takes you on a journey about her personal life as well as on a travel journey between two main locations - Cervantes, Perth and Calgary, Canada.
The House on the Lake by Black Swan State Theatre Company
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Black Swan State Theatre Company does it again with their latest production - The House on the Lake at the Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA. Playwright Aidan Fennessy has put together a taut psychological thriller that will keep you riveted right up to the dramatic conclusion.
Imagine waking in a hospital room with no memory of how you got there – your last memory is being at work.
As You Like It by Black Swan State Theatre Company
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After the tense, dramatic tragedy of A Streetcar Named Desire, my partner and I were looking forward to some comic relief in the form of William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It by the Black Swan State Theatre Company.
As somebody whose main exposure to Shakespeare involves suffering through a tedious high school analysis of Macbeth, I was a little concerned that a production that stayed faithful to the original text could make for a night of impenetrable viewing as I attempted to decipher the old style English, but a comedy that has lasted for over 400 years must have something going for it, wouldn't you think?
As it turned out, I needn't have worried.
Interview with Xavier Toby – Mining my Own Business
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Having finished reading Xavier Toby's book Mining My Own Business - a funny and interesting read, I thought that readers at Perth Walkabout would enjoy hearing from Xavier about his inspiration for writing his first book, along with answers to a few other questions that I wanted to quiz our Australian comedian on.
Without further ado, here is the Q&A blog post interview that we did recently:
Hidden Earth: Three Parallels at the Zig Zag Gallery in Kalamunda
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A three strong trio of local artists Jennifer Sadler, Jeannette Dyson and Sandy Tippett have joined forces to launch their latest art works. The exhibition “Hidden Earth: Three Parallels” opens this Saturday 10 May 2014, at the Zig Zag Gallery in Kalamunda.
The exhibition features new works in acrylic, oil, ochres, gold and pearl dust, mixed media and encaustic. Each artist is inspired by the landscape, interpreting it in their own unique style to convey their passion and connection to the landscape and to the viewer.
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