Even with tragedy at its heart Tim Winton’s ‘Shrine’ shines
Seeing from a distance the poster of Tim Winton’s new play Shrine, it looks like it could be a Shakespearean production such as Henry VIII or…
Oz inject a sense of ‘ockerness’ into the circus
The word ‘circus’ comes from the Latin for ‘circle’, namely because such entertaining productions began by being hosted in a ring or, if you will, ‘in…
Madonna aficionado shines new light on an ol’ icon
There are Madonna fans. And then there’s the Madonna aficionado. That’d be Michael Griffiths. The all-round talent who appeared in Jersey Boys, has gone out on…
Christa Hughes takes cabaret out of its comfort zone to deliver one hell of an hilarious show
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, especially when it comes to the entertainment business. But when Christa Hughes takes it upon herself to…
Review: The Quiddity of Will Self – A Novel
Ooh, she’s a clever one, author Sam Mills: playing on the desires of queer-lit-loving postmodernists with the title of her latest book alone. Of course you’d…
Book on ’80s fashion fails to hit the mark
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but you should at least be able to surmise whether its content is credible enough from…
The gamut of modern art grace the walls of AGWA
Van Gogh, Dalí & Beyond: The World Reimagined opened at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) recently, and is the third in a series of…
Emma Birdsall delivers sweet jazz-like pop tune
Where does talent from The Voice go once they’ve been eliminated in the live rounds and not necessarily won the ‘big gig’? To LA, in the…
Cartoon comedy for little and big kids alike
Animated films are not what they used to be. Once upon a time, they were the stuff of fairytales: all sweet as pie, save for the…
David Bowie Is: an amazing icon paid tribute to in a glorious book
Coffee table books don’t get more aesthetically pleasing than this. David Bowie Is is the definitive tribute to one of the world’s greatest music icons, gender…
‘Festival Of Steve’ puts style back into men’s lifestyle
Chivalry isn’t dead. It’s reclining in a maroon tufted leather wingback club chair, having its tailor-made shoes polished, sipping on an aromatic espresso, flicking through the…
Appreciating the sheer spectacle of ‘The Great Gatsby’
Yes, Baz Luhrmann’s kaleidoscopic interpretation of The Great Gatsby is jam-packed with pastiche, but nobody does the classics-deconstructed-to-the-Nth-degree thing better than our Baz. Critics who preach…
‘The Hangover III’ cruel to animals but generous with the gags
After the first Hangover film featured a baby in tow – adding more chaos to our bad lads’ stack of troubles, and with the second having…
