Perth Walkabout - The Insider's Guide to Perth Western Australia

Ellington Burlesque and Cabaret Weekend

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 12 June 2018

Cabaret lovers in search of some sizzling hot entertainment will be heading to The Ellington Jazz Club on Beaufort St to get their fix at the Ellington Burlesque and Cabaret Weekend.

The event will run from the 15th to 17th June 2018 and is shaping up to be a fun filled weekend featuring performances by the dynamic duo from The Great Debacle – none other than Carletta the Great and Charlie D Barkle. This time round they will be performing Tease Mania – a creation that has been inspired by Carletta’s time in the US where she spent time at historic music venues and fell in love with the era of the wild 60’s go go scene in Los Angeles.

WA Academy of Performing Arts alumni Charlie D Barkle will also be in action as 007 starring alongside local singer and actress Erin Hutchinson in the James Bond classic “Shaken”.

King Street Corner Pocket Jazz Festival 2018

Details: Written by: admin2; Published: 30 June 2018

King Street Corner Pocket is shaping up to be Perth’s newest and hottest destination this Winter.

Choose you own adventure with over 40 shows, boasting 38 acts at 5 venues in a 3-night celebration of Perth jazz.

Venues in the King Street precinct include His Majesty’s Theatre, Kailis Jewellery, The Intercontinental Hotel, and The Sewing Room.

The Dress Circle Bar, situated corner King and Hay Streets on the first floor of the historic His Majesty’s Theatre, is a plush, licensed venue and one of your destinations for eclectic jazz in July.

Innovative and diverse jazz sounds, from multi-award winning musicians and rising stars of Perth’s jazz scene, will be presented in 30-40 minute sets by the Laura J Quartet, Will Chiew Quintet, WAAPA Jazz - Thom Freeman Quintet, Axolotl, Chris Musitano Quintet, Atlas State, Riffz 2000, Max Wickham Quintet and MFG.

Get your Walking Shoes on for a Jane’s Walk around Perth

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 02 June 2018

What’s on in Perth over this WA Day long weekend?

It's here again - so get your walking shoes on and join a Jane’s Walk.

Inspired by Jane Jacobs, it is a free citizen led walking event that is held around the same time each year in over 190 countries around the world.

Jane Jacobs was a famous urban activist whose book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” challenged traditional urban planners of its time, and highlighted the key concepts of social capital, mixed primary uses, and “eyes on the street” in creating liveable cities.

As Jacobs remarked at the time:

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”

This year, there will be 3 awesome citizen led Jane’s Walks around Perth – Northbridge, Victoria Park and Fremantle.

HIR by Black Swan State Theatre Company

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 16 May 2018

Black Swan State Theatre Company presents its latest offering HIR at the Studio Underground this month.

Set in modern day America, Isaac returns home from 3 years of war hoping to regain some sanity, only to find that his family have gone off the deep end in his absence.

His baby sister Max is now his testosterone filled brother, his Dad has had a stroke, and his Mum – where do you start?

The complex themes that are explored in this play are reflective of the turbulent times in which we live, both at an individual and family level as well as at a broader societal one.

On Body and Soul at Luna

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 10 May 2018

Is it possible that two people can have the same dream?

This question is posed by Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi in his latest film On Body and Soul.

Winner of the Berlinale Golden Bear and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the movie follows the romance between the two main characters - Maria, a quality controller and her boss Endre, working at a slaughter house in Budapest.

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Black Swan State Theatre Company

Details: Written by: Lee-Ann Khoh; Published: 09 May 2018

Set in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton in 1953, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll tells the story of a group of companions and their long-standing tradition.

Roo (Kelton Pell) and Barney (Jacob Allan) are two mates who work seven months a year cutting cane in Queensland before coming down to Melbourne to stay with Olive (Amy Mathews) and her mother, Emma (Vivienne Garrett).

The play takes its name from the kewpie dolls that Roo gives Olive each year – this marks the seventeenth year of their relationship.

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Ellington Burlesque and Cabaret Weekend

King Street Corner Pocket Jazz Festival 2018

Get your Walking Shoes on for a Jane’s Walk around Perth

HIR by Black Swan State Theatre Company

On Body and Soul at Luna

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Black Swan State Theatre Company