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Image: East Perth Power Station. Photographer: Tristan McKenzie

Perth Festival today announced its full 2025 program, with new Artistic Director Anna Reece, inviting Perth audiences and visitors to taste the salty air, feel the sand dunes beneath their feet, be challenged by truth-tellers and play with mischief-makers.  

Coral Drouyn looks at the return of the hit musical SIX, speaking to Australian Associate Director Sharon Millerchip and the ca

Halloween is a mix of traditions: in some cultures, it is a day for remembering our dearest departed; in others, it is a festival time for welcoming the harvest of a new season. Celebrating long-departed souls is something that classical musicians do on a daily basis as they reconnect with the muses and angels of yesteryear. Brisbane-based Ensemble Q are completing their 2024 season with a special end-of-year party family concert, with a fun Halloween theme. Beth Keehn caught up with their Co-Artistic Director, Trish Dean to find out more.

As WICKED celebrates its 21st anniversary of the Broadway opening on Wednesday 30 October with National WICKED Day, an extra final week of performances up until 2 February 2025 has been released for the Perth season. These additional performances are now on pre-sale with general public sales from Friday 1 November. BOOK HERE. WICKED will fly into Crown Theatre from 15 December as the final stop on its Australian tour.