The Woodside Pleasure Garden Archives

Reviews

A little ray of mayhem

30 January 2021

David Zampatti stuck it out long enough to find the gems amid the noise and fury of Tomás Ford’s Fringe show.

Reviews

Circus takes the twist

3 February 2020

While YUCK Circus falls short of delivering a feminist manifesto, it still has a subversive edge and is lots of fun, Jenny Scott finds.

Reviews

The good and the ungodly

30 January 2020

It’s a musical battle of mythological deities, as David Zampatti finds in The Gods The Gods The Gods and an ear-bashing Ragnarokkr.

The Festival Sessions

Aria on high

28 January 2020

Classical singer Aria Scarlett believes opera should be available to everyone. In her Fringe World show Wave Form, she takes to the streets on stilts to create new space for an old art form.

Reviews

Slapstick, music and fun for kids

25 January 2020

Rosalind Appleby and Seesaw’s junior reviewer agree Brass Monkeys is friendly, safe, fun entertainment for the kids.

The Festival Sessions

UK drag queen Velma Celli is obsessed with divas and in her latest show, Me & My Divas, she celebrates the big names, from Judy Garland to Jessie J… all live, no lip-synching. Seesaw caught up with Velma’s alter ego, Ian Stroughair, to find out more.

Spotlight

For the love of indie tunes

7 February 2019

With over 100 members, Perth indie-pop choir Menagerie has no trouble filling an auditorium with harmonies. But what does it take to muster so many voices …

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