In the fraught age of Brexit, Trump and the world-wide division between right and left, Waterloo asks: what happens when you break enemy lines?

Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox burrows west and arrives in Perth to delight and dazzle audiences of all ages these summer holidays.

Starting and finishing in the Perth Cultural Centre you’re invited to join us for a full day of city-wide events offering exclusive behind-the-scenes insight into the Visual Arts 2020 program.

The long-awaited follow-up to one of Australian theatre’s most acclaimed collaborations asks a bold question: does Australia share a dream and do we really sing with one voice?

‘A sharp, funny version… masterfully – and mischievously – played.’

Irish born, Perth-based author Dervla McTiernan is back to celebrate the third title in her compelling Irish detective series

Phelim McDermott is a master storyteller – a theatrical alchemist and spinner of yarns who has summoned this astonishingly original show about making a show.

Bruce Pascoe, acclaimed author of Dark Emu and Salt, kicks off the Literature & Ideas Weekend 2020 in a conversation with Noongar academic and musician Dr Clint Bracknell.

Award-winning authors Melissa Lucashenko, Josephine Wilson and Charlotte Wood join Meri Fatin for a fiery conversation about writing, money and the politics of women winning prizes.

In One Hundred Years of Dirt, his searing memoir of growing up in rural Australia, Morton provides a condemning account of the class system in this country.

Tumarkin is an honest and serious speaker and her commentary is full of a humility and wit that make her a must-see guest at this year’s festival.

Join Maher as she talks about the meaning of Sex in one of the world’s most dynamic and complex countries, with a few pointers for thinking through Australia’s own challenges with gender and violence. 

Experience her raw emotion, intensely personal lyrics, incredible musicality and intimate interplay with the audience

Join us at Story Club where the tales are true, often twisted and heavy on the TMI factor.

Celebrate our free family fun day with The Sound of Picture Books and experience a picture come to life before your eyes – and ears!

Spend an afternoon with one of world’s most renowned storytellers at this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Combining personal stories with epic film, soundscapes and ethereal music, Bryony creates a powerful, dark and joyful work about motherhood, heartbreak and finding inner strength.

We’re reclaiming the iconic Canning Highway and turning it into the world’s longest stage for a day!

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.

Literature is a barometer of our ideas, tracking who we are and who we might become.

Perth’s most spectacular end of year concert.

Opening speeches and anthem will be Auslan Interpreted.

There will be a variety of activities at Burswood Park on Sunday 8 December from 4pm including facepainting, roving entertainers, lawn games and even a visit from the big man (Santa) himself!

A fun evening for all to celebrate Christmas, the festive season and the community of Cockburn.

Come and experience the wonder of Christmas at the  Mandurah Christmas Pageant.

We’re bringing the community together to celebrate stories of achievement and contribution for the culmination of The Lives We Lead project.

Shakespeare’s finest play is given a wild makeover by award-winning Artistic Director Dr Miles Gregory.

Opening speeches and anthem will be Auslan Interpreted.

The Mandurah Children’s Festival is a FREE event which encourages participation in a number of fun family activities in a safe and friendly environment.

From Australia’s hottest theatrical outfit The Last Great Hunt, comes PERPETUAL WAKE, a brand-new comedy about the stories we tell to hide our shame.

Join us for an exciting exhibition opening.

Three stories by master of the macabre Franz Kafka explore the twists and turns of legal limbo, paranoia, and offshore detention and torture.

Get ready for the ultimate fairy tale mash up! 

Join us for an exciting exhibition opening.

Will truth and honesty win the day, and does love really conquer all?

Opening of the John Mactivation Project in John Macmillan Park to revitalise the precinct.

Disrupted Festival of Ideas is a weekend of FREE EVENTS including: conversations, panel discussions, keynotes and activities taking over the State Library of Western Australia. 

When Ophelia moves with her family to the seaside, she’s not impressed. She doesn’t like the beach, misses her old home and thinks the people in this town are pretty strange.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of a series deciding Origin prior to kick off! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

The much loved story of Hush and Grandma Poss comes to life on stage!

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

Join us for an exciting exhibition opening.

Join us for a free tour of the current exhibitions in Australian sign language, guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter.

Come join us for the second LGBTIQA+ All Ages Gig – Presented by Drug Aware.

The Auslan interpreter will be on a stage, and there will be a huge double sided LED screen so you will be able to access from most areas.

Join us for the largest free community event in Western Australia showcasing lifestyle, location, culture and talent in celebration of Mandurah and our native Blue Manna crab!

Don’t miss seeing the number one ranked team in the world, Australia take on New Zealand in the opening match of the Commonwealth Bank One-Day International Series at the WACA Ground. (Auslan Interpreters present at opening)

Celebrating the artists well-known for their role in the Carrolup School of Art. (Opening of the exhibition will be Auslan accessible)

Andrew moves to Singapore, where his features shine and his skin is extra-white. But, in profile, he still looks like a child’s drawing of a shark. And he must keep moving forward, though he smells blood.

A fun evening for all to celebrate Christmas, the festive season and the community of Cockburn.

Andy and Terry’s Treehouse has reached an amazing 91 Stories! It’s now more fantastically dangerous than ever, with a deserted desert island, a whirlpool, and a giant spider!

Auslan Tour – Learn more about the interesting exhibitions on right now at the gallery.

This wonderful tradition sees local community groups and businesses parade their floats through Mandurah’s CBD.

One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all time, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for the whole family.

Limited tickets! The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood…

The Mandurah Children’s Festival is a FREE event which encourages participation in a number of fun family activities in a safe and friendly environment.

Aladdin will sweep you into an exotic world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance.

A no-frills look into the lives of four young women, Let me finish. is too loud, too emotional, too thirsty, too much information, and just getting started.

Join artists, academics and curators in examining the omnipresent legacy of Marcel Duchamp within contemporary art. Is Duchamp relevant to the significant challenges of today?

An exclusive and unique CONVERSATION WITH THE STARS of Twin Peaks.

Learn more about the interesting exhibitions on right now at the gallery.

2019 Season Launch

Disrupted Festival of Ideas is a weekend of FREE EVENTS including: conversations, panel discussions, keynotes and activities taking over the State Library of Western Australia. 

Josephine Wants to Dance is a story about dreams, believing in yourself … and a dancing kangaroo

Catherine McClements (Water Rats, Rush), plays Claire, a vicar and leader of a community choir that meet regularly. When a young man enters the hall and opens fire, her beloved community – and the ideals that sustain it – is blown apart.

Catherine McClements (Water Rats, Rush), plays Claire, a vicar and leader of a community choir that meet regularly. When a young man enters the hall and opens fire, her beloved community – and the ideals that sustain it – is blown apart.

The Little HOO-HAA! is improvised comedy at its finest and funniest.

Described as Being John Malkovich meets The Office, this is The Last Great Hunt’s second premiere work for 2018.

(Limited Tickets!) On the eve of her wedding, Sophie’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.

Celebrate the legacy of Disney in this ice skating spectacular!

Based on true stories, Tale of Tales fuses fairy tales with the horrors of war. Filled with shadow puppetry, romance, and violence.

X barks the spot in the new tour PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure!”

‘The Doll’ is the ultimate ‘sex in the city’ saga – seething with passion, disappointment and heartbreak, where not even love can protect those who refuse to see the realities of the changing world around them.

‘The Doll’ is the ultimate ‘sex in the city’ saga – seething with passion, disappointment and heartbreak, where not even love can protect those who refuse to see the realities of the changing world around them.

More than just the birds and the bees. This fast-paced production examines what we say to teenagers about sex- and what we don’t.

Learn more about the interesting exhibitions on right now at the gallery.

A story of love, a theatrical celebration of this incredible force of nature told through video, dance and song.

Follow a stream of water words as the Museum’s custodians share the many tales behind each bottle of donated water.

A story of love, a theatrical celebration of this incredible force of nature told through video, dance and song.

What better way to close our Writers Week celebration of story than in the hands of this legendary photographer, performer and writer.

In what promises to be one of the major publishing events of the year, acclaimed West Australian author Tim Winton will preview his powerful new novel, The Shepherd’s Hut, before its global release.

Two Australian literary giants share the stage- Together Kim Scott and Helen Garner discuss how we can write in this Australia, and is it worth it?

Join Festival Curators Anne Loxley and Felicity Fenner on a visual arts tour of Festival Exhibitions. Meet the artists and hear from them about their visually eloquent responses to the world.

The award-winning, head-spinning Betty Grumble brings the premiere of her new work to Perth. “Sensuous, joyous, obscene, absurd..” The Scotsman

Michael de Grussa and Noah Shilkin will sing you the song of the piano men in this exclusive performance. 

A night squished to the brim with love, romance and just a dollop of terror.

Fame and fortune can be fleeting when you trust the wrong people.

Australia v England ODI Series 2018, 5th ODI

Limited tickets only! Filled with songs and laughter, join Mouse on a thrilling journey through the deep dark woods in this big scary monster of a show.

Join the City of Subiaco for the Christmas sunset@subi concert at Theatre Gardens with Cathrine Summers!

The 3rd Ashes Test of the 2017/18 series will be played in Perth at WACA Ground. This will be the last ever test match at the famous ground.

A fun evening for all to celebrate Christmas, the festive season and the community of Cockburn.

Join a FREE tour in Auslan of the current exhibitions on display guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter.

Meet Mothball, the naughtiest wombat in Australia. Bored with her daily routine, Mothball goes in search of shelter and food, creating chaos in the lives of the humans around her.

Join Harriet’s search for identity and friendship, with songs, laughs, mischievous fun – and Mr Chicken himself!

A dark new sci-fi comedy about finding solace in isolation.
 

Set in the summer of ’67 – ’68 three families leave the comforts of home for a holiday and return forever changed…

2018 Season Launch

Canadian playwright Nicole Moeller’s award-winning drama is a dark, thought-provoking psychological thriller about possession and desire and our “right” to the truth.

April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching.

Disrupted Festival of Ideas is a weekend of free conversations, intimate walking tours, live music and creativity

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

‘A unique, powerful and insightful Australian comic voice. ????½’ Sydney Morning Herald

Limited tix to this 3rd show! This gentle play brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country.

This gentle play brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country.

This gentle play brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country.

The Auslan interpreter will be on a stage, and there will be a huge double sided LED screen so you will be able to access from most areas.

One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all time, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for the whole family.

Matilda revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny!

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

After a sell-out 2013 season, the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up – and their grown-ups!

Dare to adventure to the bottom of the sea.

The first of the 2017 sunset concerts celebrating the late great musical genius Prince.

Join us for this free event as we bring Christmas cheer early to Perth city and host this magical, family-friendly event at Langley Park overlooking the beautiful Swan River.

This old-school soul troupe brings the soul tunes everyone knows and the Christmas hits everyone loves in a festive affair for the whole family.

It’s twenty years since Bill Bailey first performed on these shores, and he returns to mark this milestone with a new show.

A modern take on the tale of Macbeth – Paul and Lainey Macbeth are the ultimate power couple: ambitious, ruthless and willing to risk everything for something more.

This production tells the true story of the von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic, for young and old alike!

Gloria’s Glorious Gloryhole is a fast-paced, loose hipped, easy, cheesy and fun cabaret of 1980s classics.