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Published: Sunday, 30 November 2014 08:24

Written by Nita Teoh

For those looking for a unique food and cultural experience, the Gardens of Government House will be open today for the Perth Consular Corps World of Food Festival.

Food will be present from countries as far and wide as Kenya, Portugal, Peru, Japan, India, Mauritius, and Nepal, so foodie lovers will be looking forward to this event of gastronomic proportions. There will also be cultural performances during the day.

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Published: Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:09

Written by Greg Letts

Gasp! By Ben Elton first debuted way back in 1990 in London under the stage name Gasping, and was set in corporate Britain.

25 years later, the team of Black Swan State Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre Company and Elton have dug it up from the depths, transplanted it to Australia's mining industry, given it a bit of a modern spit and polish and set it loose on unsuspecting theatregoers.

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Published: Saturday, 25 October 2014 09:43

Written by Nita Teoh

Did someone say Brazouk?

Yes - the much anticipated Brazouka has opened in Perth at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco.

The high energy dance performance tells the story of the main character Braz Dos Santos.

Braz grew up in Portos Seguro, Brazil, where his childhood is shared with many other siblings, and times are tough, as he spends much of his time out at sea to help his family put food on the table.

As the evening progresses, we are swept into Braz’s other exciting world, that of his passion for dance.

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:36

Written by Nita Teoh

The Swan Festival of Lights is on again this year at Langley Park from the 22 to 26 October 2014 to celebrate Deepavali (Diwali) in Perth.

Wednesday 22 October 2014  - the day that the festival kicked off also happens to fall on the auspicious day of Deepavali – a special day when people from around the world celebrate the ancient Hindu festival of light triumphing darkness. Wishing all the local people who celebrate this festival in Perth a happy Deepavali.

As with previous years, attendees of the festival can look forward to scrumptious food put on by the Annalakshmi Cultural Centre of WA, along with a great line up of performers, consisting both local and international groups.

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Published: Thursday, 25 September 2014 08:45

Written by Nita Teoh

The Little Death now showing at Luna Leederville and Luna SX in Freo is a cracker of a comedy about the sex lives of a cross section of Australian couples. Each of the couples has their own love and sex issues and as the movie unfolds we get a glimpse into their lives and the state of affairs of their relationships.

Director Josh Lawson takes us on a hilarious adventure as we meet Maureen as played by our own Perth born actress Lisa McClune, Kate Box as Rowena from the tv series Rake, along with many other familiar Australian actors and actresses.

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Published: Tuesday, 09 September 2014 15:46

Written by Greg Letts

Black Swan State Theatre Company brings to Perth audiences Laughter on the 23rd Floor.

The play is set in the writers room for the Max Prince Show, located on the 23rd floor of New York's Rockefeller Plaza, way back in 1953.

The looming shadow of McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklist bring an extra layer of dramatic tension to Max's struggles with his TV network bosses, who want to make cutbacks and dumb down the show for the masses.

They say that great tragedy makes for great comedy, and nothing is a better example of this than Laughter on the 23rd Floor.

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