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Perth’s newest cabaret experience hits the Rosemount

Perth cabaret collective Elysian Creative are bringing their new show, The Sauce, to Rosemount Hotel on Thursday, August 6. Their […]

Wave Rock Weekender drops lineup for final edition

Wave Rock Weekender have revealed the first round of acts making up their lineup for 2026. In its sold-out 21st […]

Review: At What Cost? at Subiaco Arts Centre

At What Cost? at Subiaco Arts Centre  Tuesday, July 21, 2026  Debuted to sell-out crowds at Sydney’s Belvoir Theatre in […]

Review: The Diary of Anne Frank at State Theatre Centre of WA

The Diary of Anne Frank at State Theatre Centre of Western Australia Friday, July 17, 2026  After its debut season […]

Spilt Milk unbottles 2026 lineup

Australia’s biggest single-day music festival, Spilt Milk, has unveiled its 2026 lineup, with international superstars Lewis Capaldi and RAYE performing […]

A year in the life of SKORTZ

Brat punk duo SKORTZ are celebrating their first birthday with a headline show at the Buffalo Club on Saturday, July […]

Wildlands Festival locks in date for Perth return

Wildlands Festival has locked in a date and venue for its return to Perth this summer, hitting Arena Joondalup on […]

Say “ciao” to your new favourite films at the 2026 Italian Film Festival

The St. ALi Italian Film Festival returns this year with fresh feature films screening at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, Luna […]

Music

Wave Rock Weekender drops lineup for final edition

Wave Rock Weekender have revealed the first round of acts making up their lineup for 2026. In its sold-out 21st […]

Spilt Milk unbottles 2026 lineup

Australia’s biggest single-day music festival, Spilt Milk, has unveiled its 2026 lineup, with international superstars Lewis Capaldi and RAYE performing […]

Wildlands Festival locks in date for Perth return

Wildlands Festival has locked in a date and venue for its return to Perth this summer, hitting Arena Joondalup on […]

Good Day Sunshine festival set to shine in Margaret River

Good Day Sunshine music festival returns to the South West this year, taking over 3 Oceans Winery in Margaret River […]

A year in the life of SKORTZ

Brat punk duo SKORTZ are celebrating their first birthday with a headline show at the Buffalo Club on Saturday, July […]

No smoko for Kim Salmon

Smoked Salmon, featuring Scientists, Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon supremo Kim Salmon, kick off their national Totally Sick!! album tour […]

A cracker of a year for Polly

Perth indie rockers Polly are celebrating the release of their second EP, Maybe, on Friday, July 17, and will be taking it on the […]

Metal heavyweights Darkyra set their sights on a long-awaited return

With their new single We Are Blind, Perth-based epic metallers Darkyra are marking their return from an eight-year hiatus with […]

Review: Ministry of Sound – Testament 90s at The Court

Ministry of Sound – Testament 90s at The Court Feat. Danny Tenaglia, Darren Emerson, Brandon Block, Altern8 and many more […]

Review: Ninajirachi at The Rechabite

Ninajirachi at The Rechabite w/ daine, Lucy Bedroque Saturday, July 18, 2026 With a queue worming its way down William […]

Review: Karnivool at Ice Cream Factory

Karnivool at Ice Cream Factory  w/ TesseracT, Car Bomb Saturday, July 18, 2026 Karnivool, in their home town, on a […]

Review: Cradle of Filth + DevilDriver at Astor Theatre

Cradle of Filth + DevilDriver at Astor Theatre Thursday, July 16, 2026 The best of gothic metal and groove metal […]

Review: Zagoria – Cain’s Dialogic

Zagoria – Cain Dialogic Independent According to Miriam-Webster, ‘dialogic’ means ‘characterised by dialogue’. It is a great title for an […]

Review: Stella Donnelly’s Love and Fortune

Stella Donnelly Love and Fortune Dot Dash Recordings Arriving some three years after the previous album, Flood, during which time […]

Review: Darcy Hay’s No More Collie Valley

Darcy Hay No More Collie Valley  Independent Hailing from Geraldton, WAM Song of the Year nominee Darcy Hay’s second EP, […]

Review: Ox:En’s The Bitter Suite

Ox:En The Bitter Suite Independent Perth oddballs Ox:En aren’t here to play by the rules. Their new EP, The Bitter […]

Review: Justin Davies’ The Library

Justin Davies The Library Independent A gigging guitarist in a wide variety of bands over the last two decades, Justin […]

Review: Dolce Blue’s Waste Your Time

Dolce Blue Waste Your Time Auxiliary Records Perth-based indie pop band Dolce Blue are stepping into a new era of […]

Review: STVRHØUND’s SØMEDVY

STVRHØUND SØMEDVY Independent There is something beautifully human about SØMEDVY. The latest offering from STVRHØUND, the solo project of former […]

Review: Old Mervs’ Heavy In The Morning

Old Mervs Heavy in the Morning Dew Process / UMA Heavy In The Morning feels like a really natural next […]

Arts & Lifestyle

Perth’s newest cabaret experience hits the Rosemount

Perth cabaret collective Elysian Creative are bringing their new show, The Sauce, to Rosemount Hotel on Thursday, August 6. Their […]

Fiddler on the Roof brings a musical of joy, community and celebration to Perth

Following record-breaking, sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the multi-award-winning musical Fiddler on the Roof is coming to […]

Spirits are high as Perth Gin Festival returns for sixth year

The Perth Gin Festival returns for its sixth year in 2026, taking over the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from […]

The Shawshank Redemption breaks onto Australian stages

The Shawshank Redemption, a stage adaptation of the film based on Stephen King’s classic novella, is coming to Australia early […]

Zealous Productions brings a hilarious twist to Robin Hood with Throbbin’ Wood

Zealous Productions is set to unleash its first-ever adult pantomime with Throbbin’ Wood, a filthy, fast-paced and laugh-out-loud reimagining of […]

Behind the curtain of MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical with Sarah Morrison

Four years after MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical first moonwalked onto Broadway, the King of Pop’s electrifying backstage story is […]

Navigating love, loss and Sinatra with In Other Words

Exploring love, memory and the enduring power of music, playwright and producer Matthew Seager brings his new production In Other […]

Perth Moves 2026 brings the grooves to the heart of the city

This summer, Perth’s city centre will pulse with movement as Perth Moves 2026 returns to Forrest Place, transforming the CBD […]

Review: At What Cost? at Subiaco Arts Centre

At What Cost? at Subiaco Arts Centre  Tuesday, July 21, 2026  Debuted to sell-out crowds at Sydney’s Belvoir Theatre in […]

Review: The Diary of Anne Frank at State Theatre Centre of WA

The Diary of Anne Frank at State Theatre Centre of Western Australia Friday, July 17, 2026  After its debut season […]

Review: Same Time Next Week at State Theatre Centre of WA

Same Time Next Week at State Theatre Centre of Western Australia Thursday, July 16, 2026 A dwarf, a gnome, and […]

Review: Steel Magnolias at His Majesty’s Theatre

Steel Magnolias at His Majesty’s Theatre Tuesday, July 7, 2026 A delicious slice of small-town Louisiana landed at His Majesty’s […]

Film & TV

Say “ciao” to your new favourite films at the 2026 Italian Film Festival

The St. ALi Italian Film Festival returns this year with fresh feature films screening at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, Luna […]

WA Screen Culture Awards 2026 winners revealed

The winners of the WA Screen Culture Awards 2026 have been revealed, paying special tribute to the remarkable talents and […]

Actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

Actor Sam Neill has died in Sydney aged 78. The Northern Ireland-born, New Zealand-raised actor leaves behind a remarkable career […]

Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival to warm up winter with huge 2026 program

Palace has officially announced the full program for the 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival, screening in Perth from Thursday, July 23 to […]

Uncovering revelations from WA’s colonial past

“Viewing the work from start to end will forge different kinds of ‘revelations’ in viewers as the work itself accumulates […]

Tune in for these top music docos at Revelation Film Festival 2026

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is less than a week away, with over 150 feature and short films set to […]

Revelation Film Festival’s pick of the flicks for 2026

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is set to return in 2026, screening at Luna Leederville, The Backlot, SAE Perth, Tribe […]

Behind the Magic of the Alliance Française French Film Festival with Alexandre Allais

Perth is set to celebrate the 37th edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival this month, bringing the very […]

Review: The Odyssey – Bard to the bone

Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya  8/10 It’s ten years since the […]

Our pick of the flicks at Revelation Film Festival 2026

It’s Christmas in July for cinephiles, as the Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns to multiple venues from Wednesday, July […]

Review: Saccharine – Ghouls just want to have fun

Directed by Natalie Erika James Starring Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden 6/10 When medical student Hana (Midori Francis) meets […]

Review: The Invite – Wilde marriage woes

Directed by Olivia Wilde Starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz 8.5/10 The Invite is one of those […]

Competitions

Win! Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026 movie tickets

With a superb line-up set to warm the winter chill, the 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival returns, presenting the best […]

Win! Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma movie tickets

Horror-obsessed filmmaker Kris (Einbinder) is hired to resurrect an ’80s slasher franchise called Camp Miasma for the new ‘woke’ generation. But in […]

Win! Bon Voyage Marie movie tickets

From this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival comes a heartfelt comedy about the messy beauty of family, being together—and […]

Win! The Wizard of the Kremlin movie tickets

Russia, early 1990s. The USSR has collapsed. Amid the chaos of a country rebuilding itself, a fiercely intelligent young man, […]