Oz Comic-Con announces its first live event for 2021… so you can shut down Zoom for a bit
Over the past year of lockdowns and isolation rules, plenty of live events have been cancelled, from rock concerts to fringe festivals. Also on the cancel…
Check out Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana: the look is uncanny!
Since news broke that Kristen Stewart of Twilight/Charlie’s Angels fame had been cast to play Princess Diana in a new biopic of the ex-Royal, both media…
British Comedian turns Aussie dangers into a good laugh
Referencing all deadly and dangerous creatures Brits and travellers fear about Australia – namely spiders, snakes, blue bottles, and sharks of course – the comedian provides…
Kohesia Ensemble perform cohesive jazz sets with traditional Persian flavours
Kohesia Ensemble is a local outfit presented by award-winning double bassist Kate Pass. Featuring an eight-piece band that interweaves the sounds of classical Persian music with…
Amos Gill: comic champion of the people
Aussie comedy gold is what we are crowning stand-up comic Amos Gill. He’s the people’s comedian, as the title of his latest show suggests, The Sheeples…
Reuben Kaye: bringing world-class comedy and one-of-a-kind cabaret to the Fringe stage
Due to recent border restrictions, Fringe World 2021 has been relatively limited in the appearance of international acts. But when you’re privileged to see such a…
How ‘The Boy from Oz’ restored my faith in the musical…
Firstly, I’ll get the three degrees of separation out of the way. I used to go out with a guy who was good friends with Peter…
Joe Biden pictured on the cover of ‘Time’ surrounded by Donald Trump’s leftover mess
The new issue of Time magazine is released today and it features an illustration of US President Joe Biden in an Oval Office that has been…
Q&A with one of hypnotist Matt Hale’s super-eager participants
Comedic hypnotist Matt Hale is a trusty fixture on the Fringe World stage, presenting his modern take on the art and science of hypnosis, which inevitably includes audience…
An impressive roll call of local and national comedy acts on at Perth’s Comedy Lounge as part of Fringe World
The Comedy Lounge’s legendary Late Show returns for another bigger and better Fringe, with hand-picked favourites and a few debut acts in one action-packed, side-splitting show.…
BarbieQ and Co sizzle again in decadent drag style
With lashings of witty banter and glamour, drag diva BarbieQ returns with fierce force to various Fringe stages. My pick to see this year was the…
Burlesque brings Hollywood classics onto the Fringe stage
When you think of Fringe World, one of the first images that springs to mind is that of a burlesque dancer, and since first frequenting Fringe…
Perth Festival and RTRFM present WA Mixtape: a taster of fab local acts performing live
If there’s one good thing that’s come out of the Covid pandemic and haphazard opening and closing of borders, it’s that we’ve turned to local talent…
