Sudan Archives dances out the 2026 East Perth Power Station program, as Harvey Rae looks back at the highlights of three big weeks at Perth Festival’s sparkling riverside venue at East Perth.
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Reviews
Making merry from the macabre
5 March 2026
Brit Brechtian punk cabaret pioneers The Tiger Lillies mortify and electrify their Perth Festival audience. Reviewer Mark Naglazas was at their bleakly comic show at the Embassy.
Reviews
A Method Actor masterclass from Nilüfer Yanya
5 March 2026
Cracking band drives UK artist’s scintilating gear-shifts in style and mood that leave the audience gasping for more at East Perth Poewer Station, writes reviewer Harvey Rae.
Reviews
Cercles binds a community together
5 March 2026
STRUT’s Perth Moves brings people together to celebrate dance and community in the free public spectacle Cercles, making it a highlight of Perth Festival. Sarah Chaffey was there to see it.
Spotlight
Perth Festival deepens local ties
5 March 2026
Anna Reece finds new ways and new places to reach new audiences in her second year at the helm of Perth Festival. Victoria Laurie assesses the value of evolving the Festival to serve its fast-changing city.
Reviews
Adam Kelly wrestles the AI dragon
2 March 2026
The Neuro Bureau debuts at Perth Festival with a self-described “autistic gentleman’s” playfully fresh perspective on technology, intelligence and creativity, writes Victoria Laurie
Reviews
Captivating us in her cascading and intimate song – Annahstasia’s contemporary folk invites us into her rich interior world.
2 March 2026
With a voice that seems carved from soul and smoke, Annahstasia is fast becoming one of the most compelling new artists in contemporary folk and blues. Settle in for a collection of beaming torch songs, orchestral hymns and astral anthems.
Reviews
New Road for the Rainbow Connection
28 February 2026
Black Country New Road lays down an electrifying demonstration of the power of reinvention. Reviewer Harvey Rae was there to soak it up.
Reviews
Bluesman C.W Stoneking delivers a beguiling blend of musical styles and humour
28 February 2026
C.W Stoneking reckons he’s arrived in Perth a little the worse for wear, writes Craig McKeough.
Reviews
Meow Meow gets her claws into The Red Shoes
28 February 2026
Anyone whose knowledge of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale The Red Shoes comes from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s lush 1949 dance drama should cast aside all expectations when settling into His Majesty’s Theatre for Meow Meow’s loopy update.
