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Play is of National Interest

Grant Cartwright, James Bell, Stuart Halusz and Julia Bell.

WRITER/director Aidan Fennessy uses his family relationship with sound recordist Tony Stewart (21), who was part of the Channel 7 team of three killed by Indonesians at Balibo in 1975, to the full in his production of National Interest. more »

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True crime book a hit

AUTHOR Rochelle Jackson has made her name interviewing some of Australia’s most notorious criminals including Martin Bryant, Carl Williams and Mark “Chopper” Read. more »

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Local author pens new novel

WESTERN Australian writer Fiona Palmer has penned her third novel, The Road Home. more »

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Indigenous history inspires artist

Perth artist Patrick Doherty who is exhibiting his new works, dubbed Tales of Hierarchy. IMAGE: Andrew Ritchie

JANUARY 26, 2012, elicited an emotional response from Patrick Doherty. more »

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Comedy throwback

Ventriloquist David Strassman with his evil partner Chuck Wood.

DAVID Strassman is a master of ‘throwing’ his voice but when it comes to speaking his mind on the obscure and dwindling art of ventriloquism, he is loud and clear. more »

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Gavin case probed

Dawn Pascoe, Steven Finnegan and Nick Candy in John Gavin.

ACTOR, writer and producer Nick Candy discovered the tale of John Gavin in a very modern way – the Fremantle Prison website. more »

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Appetite for more

James Tunstead on stage in the production of <I>Oliver.</I>

A MINDARIE teenager is getting a taste of life very different to his own this month as the title character in a theatre production, Oliver. more »

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Troupe ready to raise the roof

Chris Isaacs, Tom Vowles and Gita Bezard are in fine form preparing to raise funds for Save the Children WA.

THE members of Perth improvisational comedy troupe The Big Hoo-Haa! are a giving bunch. more »

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Rallying to help out

Constable Andrew Osenton with comedians (from left) Sam Longley and Damon Lockwood. Picture: Marcus Whisson www.communitypix.com.au d376918

PERTH Constable Andrew Osenton has never met fellow police officer Ryan Marron, who contracted the potentially fatal disease Murray Valley encephalitis after being bitten by a mosquito last year. more »

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Dickens' Women, His Majesty's Theatre

PERFORMING an encore Australian tour of her incredibly successful one-woman show Dickens' Women is the icing on the cake for BAFTA award-winning actress Miriam Margolyes. more »

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Arcadia

ANYONE with a pre-formed opinion that academic research is dull and boring should see Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company at Heath Ledger Theatre. more »

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Magic as Mary pops into Perth

THERE’S something about Mary – Poppins that is. more »

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Goat explores taboos

Former Limelight Theatre performer Jeff Hansen (right) directing actors Scott Corbett and Jodie Hansen in a scene from <I>The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?</I>

JEFF Hansen, a previous performer at the Limelight Theatre in Wanneroo, has directed a play that explores social taboos and what types of behaviour are acceptable. more »

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New spin on cult classic

Students Emily Langridge and Benjamin Hall put on their skates for a roller-disco version of the movie Xanadu. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

WAAPA is winding back the clock to a time when big hair, rah-rah skirts and roller discos reigned supreme. more »

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Creative cure for part-time doctor

Toby Bell seated at the feet of his sculpture Caliban, inspired by the character of the same name in Shakespeare’s <I>The Tempest</I>. Picture: Martin Kennealey www.communitypix.com.au d374339

SUBIACO sculptor Toby Bell has struggled with two opposing forces all his life – the wild abandon of the art world and the calculated logic of the science world. more »

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