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When the set steals the show: HOUSE at Perth Festival is a magical, whimsical adventure
I hadn’t expected the design of the house, a whimsical, beautiful, surprising mishmash of a place to be so strikingly wonderful.
- by Daile Cross
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No freight? No worries: Northam artist bikes, trains works to Sculpture by the Sea
Sculptures by the Sea is on for another year after a funding windfall means it can showcase everyone from a big international headliner to one energetic local.
- by Emma Young
Fringe fires up in face of border closures and fossil fuel controversy
Art might be about escape but no one can escape the complications of 2021, including border restrictions and sponsorship controversy. Still, the shows go on!
- by Emma Young
Love you, Perth: Real-life drama proves fortuitous for 2021 Festival
When the curtain fell on the first Perth Festival under artistic director Iain Grandage last March, the West Australian exited stage left to start planning the program for 2021. Little did he know the real drama was just beginning.
- by David Prestipino
Perth media couple headed for Hollywood
Popular WA media couple Michael Genovese and Jerrie Demasi will exit the Nine News Perth newsroom on St George's Terrace for the bright lights and rock bars on Sunset Boulevard.
- by David Prestipino
Liam Bartlett returns to Perth radio as talkback gets a major shake-up
Promising to "help keep our decision makers honest", Bartlett will take over the 9am timeslot from journalist Gareth Parker, who is moving to the Breakfast show as Basil Zempilas leaves the station and Steve Mills moves to afternoons.
- by Daile Cross
WA looks to beef up COVID-19 precautions at pubs, restaurants ahead of move to 'controlled border'
State government representatives are meeting with hospitality leaders this week to discuss bringing back COVID-19 safety measures in WA venues.
- by Daile Cross
From ancient Greece to modern Guildford in just 12 years: Perth writer's History of Mischief is worth the wait
The West Australian winner of the inaugural $20,000 Fogarty Literary Award, one of the country's richest writing prizes, has published an astounding debut.
- by Emma Young
Liquor bosses hand luxe Perth wine lab second chance at life
Everyone was excited about Commune. It was going to be staffed by a sommelier and winemaker, stock only WA wines and run intimate tasting sessions. Then it got Perthed.
- by Emma Young
Opinion
City life
Making Perth civic life cool again: Thoughts from a pale, male and only slightly stale former councillor
Soon we will write "the history of our future as a post-COVID society", says the man once known as Perth's 'festival guy'. And we want a history to be proud of.
- by Jimmy Murphy
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Coronavirus pandemic
WA Blazing Swan festival refuses refunds and sits on ticket money nest egg to 'survive' COVID-19
A WA music and arts festival that likens itself to Burning Man has left a trail of burnt ticket-holders after it cancelled its event due to COVID-19 and then refused to refund or credit festival-goers.
- by Aja Styles