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Fringe benefits: with oversaturated festival programs, how can artists cut through?
As festival line-ups inflate and tickets get more expensive, artists are going to more extreme lengths to make their mark
Simon Miraudo
08, Feb, 2020 @7:00 PM
Essie Davis on playing a 'feral nun' in Lambs of God and the 'broken' Catholic church
The star of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries swaps glamour for a habit in a dark tale of war between the feminine and the masculine
Simon Miraudo
19, Jul, 2019 @2:57 AM
Lazarus review – David Bowie's oblique jukebox musical fails to bring him back
Although technically impressive and with admirable performances, the experimental show falls a little flat
Simon Miraudo
25, May, 2019 @12:55 AM
Perth festival embraces communal confrontation
In Our Town, Sunset and Boorna Waanginy, the city’s past is remembered, present celebrated and future forewarned
Simon Miraudo
12, Feb, 2019 @12:16 AM
Our Town: why a major theatre company is letting amateurs loose on a Pulitzer-winning play
‘I think all of us secretly believe we’re great actors,’ says one. ‘Whether that’s true or not, we’ll see’
Simon Miraudo
08, Feb, 2019 @1:50 AM
'The candles sell very well': the quest to be the last video store standing
The passionate owners of Perth’s remaining video rental shops have innovative ways to stay open against all odds
Simon Miraudo
02, Dec, 2018 @12:38 AM
From Hollywood to teaching high school: how a film-maker dealt with failure
After support for his projects repeatedly fell through, Book Week director Heath Davis had to come back from a ‘dark place’
Simon Miraudo
29, Oct, 2018 @5:00 PM
TV wars: why Australia’s messy streaming landscape isn’t getting better anytime soon
Netflix’s comedy favourite Arrested Development makes its return next week. So why will its Australian subscribers need Foxtel to see it?
Simon Miraudo
23, May, 2018 @6:00 PM
‘I got a bit terrified’: Simon Baker on filming Tim Winton’s Breath
Debut director on his fear of adapting this Australian paean to surfing and the challenge posed by its most taboo subject: erotic asphyxiation
Simon Miraudo
05, May, 2018 @11:09 PM
Stevie Nicks and the Pretenders: fandoms collide at first concert of Australian tour
The disparate devotees of Chrissie Hynde and Stevie Nicks came together for a night of electrifying songs and stories – with a few firm words from Hynde
Simon Miraudo
03, Nov, 2017 @12:13 AM
Tears of clowns: who are the saddest of TV's sad comedians?
Television shows built around standup comics have taken a turn for the despairing. Louis CK has a lot to answer for
Simon Miraudo
25, Aug, 2017 @6:58 AM
20 years of Revelation: the Perth festival taking on the mainstream film industry
From a film about sphincters to a short about sex lobsters, Australia’s strangest film festival has upped the ante yet again
Simon Miraudo
03, Jul, 2017 @6:00 PM
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