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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand at The Flying Scotsman

Details: Written by: Chris Thomas; Published: 19 June 2013

Catch the hugely popular1990s cult novel He Died with a Felafel in His Hand on stage this month at The Flying Scotsman's Velvet Lounge in Mount Lawley.

It's a must see cult classic that explores the madness of sharing house with the good, the bad and the ugly.

Written by John Birmingham and adapted by Simon Bedak, Steve Le Marquand and Michael Neaylon, Groovy Boots Theatre is bringing it to life and taking the show back to its pub origins at The Flying Scotsman.

Described as one of the funniest Australian novels ever written with sales of more than 300,000 copies and counting, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand also has the record of the longest-running stage play in Australian history.

Zeitgeist by Just Improvise - Improv Theatre with a Cabaret Twist

Details: Written by: Felicity Glencross; Published: 11 June 2013

Just Improvise, the specialist theatre improvisation company based in Perth, will titillate you with an intimate evening of creepy cabaret, in the spirit of 'The Times' with its latest show Zeitgeist.

Imagine a chance encounter between playwright Bertold Brecht and legendary musician Tom Waits, workshopped and performed as part of the 2012 Impro Melbourne Classic, Zeitgeist follows on from the unscripted success of "In a New York Minute" and "The Locker Room".

Just Improvise is using this notion as inspiration for its latest show Zeitgeist, an intimate evening of creepy cabaret using real newspaper headlines as the catalyst for each performance.

Review - Still Mine at Cinema Paradiso and Windsor

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 10 June 2013

Still Mine now showing at Cinema Paradiso, Northbridge and Windsor, Nedlands is a poignant movie about an elderly couple in their eighties and the challenges that they are faced with living on their farm in New Brunswick.

Based on a novel by Michael McGowan, the movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture and the lead actor James Cromwell’s moving performance won him “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role” at the Canadian Screen Awards 2013.

We follow the story of Craig (James Cromwell) and Irene (Genevieve Bujold) as they battle the local council to build their new home on their farming property in New Brunswick.

Perth Walkabout May Monthly Wrap

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 07 June 2013

The Perth Walkabout Monthly Wrap is published at the start of each month to provide a snapshot of articles that hit the headlines in the last 4 weeks.

Here is Perth Walkabout's Monthly Wrap for the month of May:

Review - Broken at Luna

Rufus Norris's movie Broken, now showing at Luna Leederville, is a coming of age tale which follows the lives of a neighbourhood of families seen from the perspective of Skunk, an 11 year old girl.

The movie won the best British Film at the British Independent Film Awards and stars the likes of Tim Roth (of Pulp Fiction), Cillian Murphy (of Inception) and features an amazing screen debut by Eloise Laurence as Skunk.

Review - The Reluctant Fundamentalist at Luna

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Published: 05 June 2013

In the post 9-11 world that we live in, nothing is quite the same for those of us in Western civilisation. But we tend to forget that nothing is the same for the rest of the world either.

Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, now showing at Luna Leederville and Luna SX in Fremantle, takes a look at the aftermath of 9-11 from the point of view of Changez, a poor Pakistani Muslim who has come to the USA to pursue the American Dream.

Whereas this film could have simply been another formulaic East is Good vs West is Bad movie, Mira Nair has managed to make her vision of Mohsin Hamid's novel much more than a B grade thriller.

Review - A Place for Me

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Published: 17 May 2013

A Place for Me, now showing at Cinema Paradiso in Northbridge, tells the story of a family of writers and the changes that occur in their lives over the course of a year.

The movie begins on Thanksgiving day, where acclaimed author William Borgens (Greg Kinnear) is busy preparing Thanksgiving dinner with his son Rusty (Nat Wolff), and waiting for daughter Samantha (Lily Collins) to arrive home for the holidays.

Despite being separated from his wife Erica (Jennifer Connelly) for over three years, William still sets a place at the table for her, an action which is the first hint of William's refusal to let go of his relationship.

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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand at The Flying Scotsman

Zeitgeist by Just Improvise - Improv Theatre with a Cabaret Twist

Review - Still Mine at Cinema Paradiso and Windsor

Perth Walkabout May Monthly Wrap

Review - The Reluctant Fundamentalist at Luna

Review - A Place for Me