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Karen Quain with her work on display at the Old Elleker Studio for the Easter Arts Festival.

Fine artPremiumFirst Easter arts festival puts Albany in the picture

Albany will be the hub for the inaugural Southern Regional Easter Arts Festival with the 10-day program set to captivate art, food and wine lovers across the Great Southern.

Claire Middleton

Tom Allen

Comedy festivalPremiumStand-up superpower from outsider status

Man of many talents, UK comedian Tom Allen is returning to Perth with his show Completely at Perth Comedy Festival.

Tanya MacNaughton

WA Ballet principal dancer Chihiro Nomura wears AJE: Primrose maxi dress in white, Billini bracelet and Kailis button stud earrings, all at Karrinyup Shopping Centre. Styling: Clare Ryan. Hair and makeup: Hendra Widjaja

Ballet beautifulPremiumDancing into a milestone moment

A ballerina’s career can take her on the most unexpected of journeys; just ask WA Ballet principal dancer Chihiro Nomura.

Tanya MacNaughton

Sandra Murray at Bathers Beach ahead of the Sculpture at Bathers event.

Beachside artPremiumCompetition heats up for sculpture exhibition

Sculpture at Bathers returns for 2025, the small not-for-profit organisation only too familiar with the immense funding challenges that saw this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe cancelled.

Tanya MacNaughton

RnB Soul Train together on Mt Clarence ahead of their first WA tour.

Albany soundsPremiumAlbany duo on breaking out in the Albany live music scene

Guitar duo Jess and Roimata Howell of RnB Soul Train are ready to take their music around the country, having taken Albany by storm in the past four years with their loyal local following.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany opera singer Bonnie Staude is holding a performance on March 29 at Albany Town Hall to fund her international studies.

Sound of MusicHelp get Albany soprano Bonnie Staude to the UK

Albany opera singer Bonnie Staude is calling on the community to help her raise funds for her upcoming Master’s degree at a renowned music conservatoire in the UK.

Georgia Campion

Hattie Marshall presents Freeze Frame Opera's Melting Moments at The Quarry.

Opera livePremiumOperatic highlights on the autumn breeze with FFO

Freeze Frame Opera’s Melting Moments mixed songs for the ages with dazzling vocal talents at The Quarry Amphitheatre

David Cusworth

WAAPA-trained tenor Alasdair Kent returns home to play the romantic lead Frederic in WA Opera’s Pirates of Penzance this month.

Operetta livePremiumTenor sails the high-Cs with Pirates

WAAPA-trained tenor Alasdair Kent returns home to play romantic lead Frederic in WA Opera’s The Pirates of Penzance.

David Cusworth

Natasha Lester's new book, The Mademoiselle Alliance, tells the story of French resistance leader Marie-Madeleine Fourcade.

Historical fictionPremiumThe inspiring story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade

She was the only woman to lead a French resistance network in World War II, and is the heroine of internationally bestselling Perth author Natasha Lester’s newest book.

Megan French

Sculptor Greg James with his bronze statue.

ArtCommentsWhy artist was rejected from Freo art event over sculpture

The well-known sculptor said he was not angry about the decision but said he didn’t understand it.

Jenny Schon and Lisa Thomas

Ben Mingay, pictured at Darling Darling in Fremantle, is back in Perth for WA Opera’s production of Pirates of Penzance. Styling: Megan French. Hair and make-up: Hendra Widjaja. Clothing and accessories: Terrace Men.

Pirate’s lifePremiumPerformer has moves like swagger

Ben Mingay is set for a swashbuckling time as The Pirate King in WA Opera’s The Pirates Of Penzance at His Majesty’s Theatre.

Tanya MacNaughton

Rarmian Newton (Frodo Baggins) and Laurence Boxhall (Gollum) in The Lord Of The Rings - A Musical Tale.

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Lord Of The Rings a ticket to joy-filled hobbit hootenanny

Pack your bags Perth because The Lord Of The Rings – A Musical Tale is one thigh-slapping, foot-tapping adventure absolutely worth the trip to Middle-earth.

Tanya MacNaughton

Rhonda Burchmore as Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act.

Hallelujah!PremiumSisterhood of the travelling nuns

After more than 40 years in show business, Rhonda Burchmore has absolutely no qualms about performing to the extreme, all in the name of entertainment.

Tanya MacNaughton

Bill Warnock Talent Accelerator recipients Gary Hamaguchi and Jesse Laurie have both received funding for new projects and development through the Screenwest program.

behind the screenDenmark screenwriter receives $100k Screenwest grant

Denmark screenwriter and ex-footballer Jesse Laurie received one of two $100,000 Screenwest development grants this week for early career screenwriters to develop new feature projects.

Jacki Elezovich

Rachelle Durkin and Paul O'Neill star in Die Fledermaus with Asher Fisch, WA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Winthrop Hall.

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Rakes progress with WASO and Die Fledermaus

Rakes hold sway at Winthrop Hall for WA Symphony Orchestra in Johann Strauss II’s waltz-themed operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat).

David Cusworth

Acclaimed artist and educator Andy Quilty at FORM Gallery’s Happy Meals and Scooter Skids exhibition.

Art exhibitionPremiumThe art of happy meals and scooter skids

Being told by a fellow Curtin University student that “nobody likes you because you’re a bogan” is a moment that has stayed with Rockingham-raised artist Andy Quilty long after graduation.

Tanya MacNaughton

Jemma Rix, centre, as Galadriel in The Lord Of The Rings - A Musical Tale.

Hobbit productionPremiumMusical theatre role has a ring to it

Jemma Rix is adept at performing musical theatre characters with hugely passionate fan bases, so she was primed when taking on her latest as Galadriel in The Lord Of The Rings – A Musical Tale.

Tanya MacNaughton

Overall winner Marjan Bakhtiarikish with her winning piece The Wanderer at Mitchell House.

regional artsPremiumPlantagenet Art Prize awarded at Mitchell House ceremony

Mt Barker’s Mitchell House Arts Centre announced the winners of the prestigious Plantagenet Art Prize on February 27, with more than 150 people attending the opening night of the exhibition.

Jacki Elezovich

Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe Beach will return next year.

PerthCommentsBeloved Sculpture by the Sea returning to Cottesloe Beach

The date of next year’s exhibition has been revealed.

Kellie Balaam

Organisers Malcolm Traill and Sally Pell at the site of the Albany Woollen Mills ahead of the Connecting Threads expo.

creative historyPremiumExploring the history and art of the Albany Woollen Mills

The Albany Town Hall will play host to the Connecting Threads expo this weekend, with art and history connected to the Albany wool mills on display for the Albany community.

Jacki Elezovich

Mirabilis Collective's Julia, Lucinda and Stephanie Nicholls, with MLC's Pamela Grubb, lead school choirs in What Happens When a Woman for Her Sound, Her Story, at Welsey Church.

World PremierePremiumHer Sound, Her Story fetes International Women’s Day

Mirabiliis Collective nail feminist colours to the mast for International Women’s Day at Wesley Church.

David Cusworth

Asher Fisch conducts WA Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fifth at UWA’s Winthrop Hall.

World PremierePremiumWASO breaks new ground at Winthrop Hall

A world premiere, a pianistic tour de force and Beethoven’s evergreen Fifth Symphony fete WA Symphony Orchestra’s move to University of WA’s Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

Water Dragons is headlining Joondalup Festival 2025.

Joondalup FestivalPremiumBig creatures moving at the marina

Go big or go home is the ethos A Blanck Canvas founder and creative director Joe Blanck lives by, bringing his water dragons on jet skis to Hillarys Boat Harbour for Joondalup Festival 2025.

Tanya MacNaughton

The Dunsborough Arts Festival had thousands of attendees over the three day event.

Arts and experiencePremiumDunsborough Arts Festival gave South West a taste of talent

The Dunsborough Arts Festival and Sculpture by the Bay competition was held over the March long weekend where thousands of visitors gathered to immerse themselves in the culture.

Sofia Fimognari