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Perth-born artist Claire Mueller.

PerthCommentsSubiaco set to bloom for Mother’s Day with iconic festival

This years floral trail will be made up of 15 installations connected by one central theme - Roots to Bloom. 

Artemisia Blythe

Casey Donovan (centre) with the cast of Sister Act.

Fabulous, baby!PremiumSister Act a congregational calling worth answering

Perth audiences don’t need a conclave to elect Sister Act as the most joyous, heaven-sent musical in town.

Tanya MacNaughton

Linda Kind as Vicar Geraldine Granger.

Vicar of DibleyPremiumVicar of Dibley opens at Bridgetown theatre

The Vicar of Dibley opens on Thursday night at the Bridgetown theatre with a cast of adults and children re-creating the TV show’s best moments. 

Anjelica Smilovitis

The Playlist Choir performing in the town square, Albany as part of the ArtSouthWA Easter Arts Festival.

Arts festivalFirst Easter arts festival a hit with creators and visitors

Organisers estimate more than 10,000 people enjoyed an arty adventure during the ArtSouthWA Easter Festival.

Claire Middleton

Jenna Smith, principal trumpet at WA Symphony Orchestra.

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Fluid blend of brass and voices in homage to Anzacs

Giovanni Consort’s Anzac Day tribute, Lest We Forget, saw brass beautifully utilised as an extension of the human voice at St Mary’s, South Perth.

David Cusworth

Sammy J in The Kangaroo Effect.

Comedy festivalPremiumComedian creates most personal show of career

It may have taken him four decades, but Melbourne-based comedian Sammy J has finally come to know what it feels like to be embarrassed, the incident inspiring his latest stand-up show, The Kangaroo Effect.

Tanya MacNaughton

Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries’ Audrey Formentin, Lorna Pritchard, General Manager of Grants and Community Development at Lotterywest, Black Swan CEO Ian Booth,  Dave Kelly MLA and Town of Bassendean Mayor Kathryn Hamilton

ManufacturingPremiumBlack Swan nabs set design grant in win for theatre scene

A new bit of kit will take a meaningful chunk out of set-building costs for WA’s top theatre company and other arts outfits as the industry looks to lure audiences away from Netflix and towards live drama. 

Simone Grogan

Casey Donovan stars as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, coming to Crown Perth.

Sister ActPremiumPraise be to Perth-bound musical

Touring to Perth with a convent of nuns is not a prophecy Casey Donovan would ever have believed would become a divine truth.

Tanya MacNaughton

Playwright Barbara Hostalek, centre, with (from left to right) cast members Bruce Denny, Jarrad Inman, Leah Pigram and director Maitland Schnaars.

Aboriginal theatrePremiumDefying stereotypes with comedy and karaoke

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s first mainstage production for 2025, the world premiere of feel-good play Thirst, marks a trifecta for its playwright Barbara Hostalek.

Tanya MacNaughton

St George’s Cathedral Consort sing Devotion and Glory at Winthrop Hall.

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Devotion and Glory channels ancient and modern hope

Two premieres extol women of faith amid a celebration of salvation in WASO’s Easter offering, with St George’s Cathedral Consort, Joseph Nolan at Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

Collie Art Gallery.

Art and culturePremiumCollie Art Gallery celebrated 10 year anniversary

The Collie Art Gallery and Collie Art Prize exhibition celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a Business Connections event hosted by the Collie Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 

Sofia Fimognari

Lucy Small and Ecuadorian-Australian surfer Pacha Light.

CALL TO ACTIONPremiumDenmark doco maker returns home for surf activism screening

A surfer, documentary producer and activist will return to Denmark this weekend, hoping to inspire her hometown to use its voice for change with her latest film.

Melissa Sheil

Andrew Tomkins has won the Gallipoli Art prize, 110 years after the infamous military battle. (Jane Dempster/AAP PHOTOS)

ArtsPremiumTradie wins art prize honouring soldiers' legacy

A Sydney artist has used skills he learnt as a tradesman to win an art prize commemorating soldiers who fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.

Rachel Jackson

Busselton-based quilting artist Barbara Weeks exhibits works in the Stitched and Bound exhibition at Manjimup.

REMOTE SCULPTURES PremiumBusselton quilting artist exhibits piece in Manjimup

A Busselton quilting artist is exhibiting a “memory” piece in Manjimup reflecting her time at Lake Ballard near the Shire of Menzies where she discovered artist Antony Gormley sculptures in the desert. 

Anjelica Smilovitis

The cast. Back row: Josh Pomykala (stage manager), Ilario Da Silva (director), Joan Armstrong, Jacqui Early, Sharna Odlin, Vicki Chadwick (lights and sound), Barbara Fletcher (prompt). Front row: Trevor Williams, Geoff Page (director), Deb Broad, Louise Cameron, Regina Razumovskaya.

High dramaPremiumHardcase Hotel a sell-out success at the Thornton Theatre

The Narrogin Repertory Club sold out the last four nights of its first production of the 2025 season at the town’s Thornton Theatre.

Claire Middleton

Tricia Paoluccio as Dolly in Here You Come Again’s UK production.

Musical announcementCommentsDolly Parton-approved musical comedy announces Perth season

Here You Come Again is now on its way to Australia with a Perth season at the Regal Theatre from August 22.

Tanya MacNaughton

Hands Some Feet's Jeromy and Liisa Nuuk in Fremantle.

Freo festivalPremiumPerformer brings his circus home

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival is proving to be a full circle moment for Hands Some Feet artistic director and founder Jeromy Nuuk.

Tanya MacNaughton

The butterfly sculpture submitted by students at South Stirling Primary School for the 2024 Art in the Porongurups competition. Entries for the 2025 Art in the Porongurups competition closes on April 11.

Forest ArtPremiumSculptures return for 23rd Art in the Porongurups

Art in the Porongurups is returning to the granite hills of the Porongurups in the Shire of Plantagenet for its 23rd year to exhibit and celebrate local artistry.

Georgia Campion

Jenni Wilson's Quaint Village will be on show at the The Denmark Mill Art Group’s Easter exhibition.

Art showPremiumDenmark’s beauty showcased at Mill Art Group’s Easter show

The Denmark Mill Art Group’s Easter show opens on Saturday featuring the work of 13 local artists and covering a variety of genres.

Claire Middleton

Meet Me In The Garden community project opens at Rockingham Arts Centre on April 9.

Art exhibitionPremiumArt in bloom at Rockingham Arts Centre

Canning artist Claire Billie Bushby is debuting their Meet Me in the Garden art series on April 9 at Rockingham Arts Centre.

Ava Berryman

Independent musical Same Time Next Week by Scott McArdle was the biggest winner on the night.

Awards nightSimply the best in WA live performance

The Blue Room Theatre has upheld its reputation as a creative hub of Western Australia’s independent theatre scene with 11 awards at the 2025 Performing Arts WA Awards ceremony going to shows at the venue.

Tanya MacNaughton

Audrey Lombardi, Beth Redwood, Emily Davis, Paul O'Neill and Sam Claxton combine in The Impossible Dream for Operatic Splendour with Music on the Terrac at Government House Ballroom.

Opera livePremiumOperatic favourites and a tenor masterclass

A masterclass from uber-tenor Paul O’Neill and a showcase of rising stars for Operatic Splendour at Government House Ballroom.

David Cusworth

Warlayirti artist Joan (Eva) Nagomara

Health PremiumDialysis Patients in Kimberley supported through Art program

“We can’t go back,” artist Philomena Baadjo from Balgo says as she strokes burnt orange paint onto her canvas.

Natasha Clark

Jenna Smith steps up as principal trumpet at WA Symphony Orchestra, first woman in the role in WASO history.

Leading lightPremiumTrumpet cuts through at WASO

Jenna Smith announced as principal trumpet at WA Symphony Orchestra after acting in the role since 2023.

David Cusworth