Book Review: Personal Effects by Carmel Macdonald Grahame
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Personal Effects by Carmel Macdonald Grahame is an intimate account of the lives of Lilith and Ross, a middle age couple, as told through the eyes of the main character Lilith.
As the story unfolds, Lilith takes you on a journey about her personal life as well as on a travel journey between two main locations - Cervantes, Perth and Calgary, Canada.
The House on the Lake by Black Swan State Theatre Company
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Black Swan State Theatre Company does it again with their latest production - The House on the Lake at the Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA. Playwright Aidan Fennessy has put together a taut psychological thriller that will keep you riveted right up to the dramatic conclusion.
Imagine waking in a hospital room with no memory of how you got there – your last memory is being at work.
As You Like It by Black Swan State Theatre Company
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After the tense, dramatic tragedy of A Streetcar Named Desire, my partner and I were looking forward to some comic relief in the form of William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It by the Black Swan State Theatre Company.
As somebody whose main exposure to Shakespeare involves suffering through a tedious high school analysis of Macbeth, I was a little concerned that a production that stayed faithful to the original text could make for a night of impenetrable viewing as I attempted to decipher the old style English, but a comedy that has lasted for over 400 years must have something going for it, wouldn't you think?
As it turned out, I needn't have worried.
Interview with Xavier Toby – Mining my Own Business
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Having finished reading Xavier Toby's book Mining My Own Business - a funny and interesting read, I thought that readers at Perth Walkabout would enjoy hearing from Xavier about his inspiration for writing his first book, along with answers to a few other questions that I wanted to quiz our Australian comedian on.
Without further ado, here is the Q&A blog post interview that we did recently:
Hidden Earth: Three Parallels at the Zig Zag Gallery in Kalamunda
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A three strong trio of local artists Jennifer Sadler, Jeannette Dyson and Sandy Tippett have joined forces to launch their latest art works. The exhibition “Hidden Earth: Three Parallels” opens this Saturday 10 May 2014, at the Zig Zag Gallery in Kalamunda.
The exhibition features new works in acrylic, oil, ochres, gold and pearl dust, mixed media and encaustic. Each artist is inspired by the landscape, interpreting it in their own unique style to convey their passion and connection to the landscape and to the viewer.
Review: 52 Tuesdays at Luna
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The Australian drama 52 Tuesdays is now showing at Luna Palace Cinemas. The story is told through the eyes of a young teenage girl Billie, as her Mum, known at the start of the movie as Jane, comes out to become James, a transgender man.
As Billie’s Mum goes through the process of transitioning gender, Billie is sent off to live with her Dad and her time to catch up with her Mum is reduced to once a week, every Tuesday at the same time.
Billie absolutely adores and idolises her Mum, and she is accepting of her Mum’s gender transition as she learns what is involved, and comes to terms with the changes that her Mum has to go through in order to become a man.
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