A risky, unannounced acoustic opening gave way to a soaring, emotionally rich electric set as Crowded House turned Fremantle Prison into the site of one of their most memorable Australian performances in years. Harvey Rae writes.
Tag Archives: Fremantle Prison
Reviews
Step Back in Time: The Unhinged Imagination of the Pixies
15 November 2025
Harvey Rae steps inside Pixies’ two-night takeover of Fremantle Prison — a wild, time-warping dive into Bossanova, Trompe le Monde and a barrage of indie-rock classics.
Reviews
Catalpa sails again with added thrills and spills
7 November 2025
Theatre 180 makes cracking use of their signature cine-theatre style to recreate one of Australia’s most famous prison breaks. Mark Naglazas writes.
Reviews
Freo stone walls house a powerful ‘Dead Man Walking’
23 September 2025
In Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera proves its maturity with a bold, moving production inside Fremantle Prison. Bourby Webster reports on a night of world-class performances and profound themes.
Features
Rampaging the WA Made Film Festival
21 February 2023
Perth audiences are bound to recognise some of the locations in action-thriller Rampage Electra, the debut feature-length film from local outfit Dolly Llama Productions that’s premiering this February.
Reviews
The implausible made possible
14 June 2021
A duet for cats, death by avalanche, dying while singing – the cast from Freeze Frame Opera’s “The Impossibles” deliver implausible operatic moments with gusto, says Sandra Bowdler.
Event
Multimedia: The Ghosts of Fremantle
25 January 2019
9 February @ Fremantle Prison · Presented by Genrefonix · Genrefonix bring their sell-out fictional multimedia show back for 2019. Perth based arts/music collective, Genrefonix return …
Article
Dark humour and haunting soundscapes
24 January 2018
Paully aka Paul Rowe, is the front man of Genrefonix, a Perth-based arts/music collective that will be taking audiences on an eerie journey into local history …
Article
Fringe World: The Ghosts of Fremantle
17 December 2017
24 Feb @ 7:00PM , 8.15pm and 9.30pm @ Fremantle Prison 1 The Terrace, Fremantle • Presented by Genrefonix • Join experimental music/arts collective “Genrefonix” in …
