Perth Festival
The Booster Protocol review: playing games with pvi collective at Perth Festival
Participants in The Booster Protocol must complete tasks as they move through a guided tour, but is social justice really…
Scenes from the Climate Era review: WA Youth Theatre tackles hope and purpose at Perth Festival
Climate change is a difficult topic to bring to the stage, but the young performers in Scenes from the Climate…
POV review: live cinema refracts real life at Perth Festival
POV is a moving three-hander that features two new, unrehearsed adult actors every night.
Songs of the Bulbul review: Aakash Odedra unleashes exquisite freedoms at Perth Festival
In this dance performance, an ancient Sufi story of a caged Bulbul bird longing for escape is told with delicate…
Echoes Through Time review: unusual Perth Festival venue not doing musicians any favours
Perth Festival presented Echoes Through Time in an unusual venue, the St Mary's Cathedral.
Ballet at the Quarry: Incandescence review: four world premieres danced under the stars
A Perth Festival staple, this outdoor performance features four new commissions, including Ihsan Rustem’s stunning Incandescence.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
Perth Festival 2026 makes the most of its city’s cultural infrastructure shortage
Artistic Director Anna Reece reveals how her second Perth Festival takes over the city’s public and private spaces.
10-year look back at major performing arts festivals shows some things haven’t changed
As some prominent performing arts festivals wrap up their programs for another year, we take a reflective look back on…
Performance review: Night Night, State Theatre Centre WA, Perth Festival
A magical-realist show about the origins of life on earth.