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Interview with Xavier Toby – Mining my Own Business

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 16 May 2014

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

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 10 May 2014

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

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 02 May 2014

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.

Book Review: Mining my Own Business by Xavier Toby

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 11 April 2014

Xavier Toby has struck comedy gold again, this time with his book Mining My Own Business, about his adventures whilst working Fly in Fly out (FIFO) on a minesite somewhere in Australia.

As an impoverished comedian making ends meet, Xavier is forced to take all manner of jobs to make ends meet while pursuing his passion of being a comedian.

This time around he has landed a well paid admin job up in the mines which will go a long way towards getting him out of debt, but at what cost?

Ben & Jerry's Open Air Cinemas in Perth

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 21 March 2014

Ben & Jerry’s Open Air Cinemas has kicked off its first season at its open air location in the Perth CBD, with the cinemas already proving popular at other locations around Australia. We headed off to the city for the evening with snacks and picnic rugs in tow and got to the open air cinemas early, looking forward to watch the romance About Time, from Richard Curtis, the same person who brought us Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’ Diary and Love Actually.

The location of the open air cinemas is on the corner of Plain Street and Riverside Drive, and you can either purchase your tickets online in advance, or book on the night.

A Streetcar Named Desire by Black Swan State Theatre Company

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Published: 20 March 2014

Black Swan State Theatre Company's production of A Streetcar Named Desire is now showing at the State Theatre Centre of WA until the 6 April.

A Streetcar Named Desire is Tennessee William's classic 1947 play which begins with fading Southern belle Blanche Dubois arriving in New Orleans' French Quarter to live with her sister Stella and Stella's husband Stanley Kowalski, seeking refuge after a series of family tragedies including the death of her parents and the loss of the family home estate of Belle Reve.

Blanche epitomises the old South, with genteel values and manners, but as the play goes on we will discover that it is a facade of how she perceives herself and how she wishes the world would be.

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Interview with Xavier Toby – Mining my Own Business

Hidden Earth: Three Parallels at the Zig Zag Gallery in Kalamunda

Review: 52 Tuesdays at Luna

Book Review: Mining my Own Business by Xavier Toby

Ben & Jerry's Open Air Cinemas in Perth

A Streetcar Named Desire by Black Swan State Theatre Company