Subiaco

Afterwork Drinks with the cast of The Sum of Us brings together world-class theatre, Aboriginal culture and community bonding to celebrate Yirra Yaakin’s season launch the following evening.

Come down to Subiaco Arts Centre, grab a drink at the bar and experience exclusive insight into Yirra Yaakin’s production of The Sum of Us for Perth Festival.

The bar will be open throughout the event, and there’ll be plenty of opportunity to meet other Subiaco locals, including business owners, residents, and the teams from Streets of Subi and Yirra Yaakin.

If you aren’t familiar, Yirra Yaakin (Yir-raarh Yaarh-kin) which means “Stand Tall” in Noongar language, is Australia’s largest Aboriginal performing arts organisations producing award-winning, world-class theatre that is exciting, entertaining, educational, authentic and culturally appropriate. We are incredibly lucky that they call Subiaco home.

For those who missed the first edition of our Afterwork Drinks Series at Bistro Felix Wine Bar, it’s essentially an opportunity to wander down to a local bar after work and have a few drinks with fellow Subiaco locals.

This is a totally free event, but numbers are strictly limited, so please RSVP to guarantee your spot.

The Sum of Us is a beautiful tale of a strong family bond, ageing, queerness and the dance we all do when searching for love. Written by David Stevens, The Sum of Us will be performed by an Australian First Nations cast in a 2.5 hour production spiced with Latin dancing and great music from the 1990s. In an industry where Indigenous people are constantly asked to relive their trauma instead of normalising good relationships, this play is about a beautiful father-son relationship and their search for love. This is the first time Yirra Yaakin has produced a play with a focus on queer identity. It will be presented as part of the need to display functional and dysfunctional families and represent First Nations people as contemporary, dynamic and evolutionary members of society.

How's a guy supposed to find Mr. Right when his father is always up in his business? That's the premise of this warm comedy that revolves around the comfortable relationship between widower Harry and his son Jeff. A beautiful tale of a strong family bond, ageing, queerness and the dance we all do when searching for love, this is Yirra Yaakin's first queer work. Performed by an Australian First Nations cast; it is a story that no culture is exempt from. Balancing humour and pathos, The Sum of Us remains as relevant today as it was 30 years ago.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia will provide an economic outlook for the year ahead, with a number of Subiaco business leaders sharing their industry insights and business stories.

This is a hugely popular event on the calendar so please book early to secure your spot for this seated event! 

Doors open at 7.00am, breakfast and presentations 7.30am - 9.00am followed by the opportunity to network with fellow attendees until 9.30am.

A delightful breakfast including continental pastries, delicious hot breakfast and bottomless tea, coffee & orange juice are included in your ticket price.
 

MyGov can be a confusing system to navigate so have our friendly tutor talk you through the basics to be able to use this site with ease. Digication is Subiaco Library's digital education program. This free public session includes an information presentation and practical solutions to common questions. Improve your digital literacy by learning from tutors in these small group sessions.

This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar (Nathaniel Brown), a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda (Paz de la Huerta). When Oscar is killed by police during a bust gone bad, his spirit journeys from the past - where he sees his parents before their deaths - to the present - where he witnesses his own autopsy - and then to the future, where he looks out for his sister from beyond the grave.

Tickets are $14 and limited! To celebrate the opening of the cinema, The Corner Gallery are offering a $20 ticket bundle for 'Monos' (the week prior) and 'Enter The Void'. Check their website for details. 

The addition of people in sketches creates interest and helps to tell a story. You will have the opportunity to put what you lean into practice in the streets of Subiaco under Bee's guidance. Workshop is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience. Bee is a resident artists and tutor at Tresillian Arts Centre and an ardent sketcher who loves to share the joy of Sketchbooking with her students. Bookings must be paid in full to secure your place before the day.

The opening night of the show is Friday, March 5th from 6pm - 9pm

The American Country Music Show pays homage to the genre's icons with songs from Brooks & Dunn, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Shania Twain, Alan Jackson, and Johnny Cash. Featuring International vocalists Barry Gee, Tracie Redding and Rosie O’Brien, the singers will be backed by a superb seven-piece live band that will get you moving in your seat.

A night of comedy with the purpose of raising money for the Perth Hills BushFire Victims. All proceeds from the night will be donated to help those in need, affected by the Bush Fires.

Enjoy this free guided walk through Subiaco, where participants can encounter the rich history, heritage and beauty of the city.

Hear of the development and history of this southern area and the community facilities which it provides.

Start and finish this walk at Palms Community Centre, corner Rokeby Road and Thomas Street, Subiaco.

Showcasing our talented students, this is a show not to be missed!

The Producers (Winner of 12 Tony awards) a musical with fast paced humour drawing on ridiculous accents, caricatures, and many show business in-jokes, was adapted for stage by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks’ 1967 film of the same name with lyrics and music composed and written by Brooks. The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit!

It's the biggest night of comedy in Perth! The Perth Comedy Festival Gala brings together a dazzling line-up of the Festival's funniest international stars, Australian legends and next-big-things for spectacular night of comedy at Subiaco's Regal Theatre.

Lauded by the ancient Greeks, hubris is the devastating, dangerous and of course exciting characteristic which often led to the hero’s downfall. So exactly how do you follow a global smash-hit juggernaut tour of 300 performances across 40 countries? With a phenomenal new show that doesn’t have a theme or a twist or require any trigger warnings. ‘Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS’ is the next chapter in this odyssey.

The extraordinary ‘X’ tour toured non stop for 17 months across the globe, with extra dates also selling out as fast as they could be added  – throughout Europe, UK, U.S., Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and even packing a Moscow arena (becoming Russia’s biggest-ever English language comedy show). The film of ‘X’ is now showing on HBO in U.S. and Canada and became the first UK comedy special to make its UK premiere in cinemas, with its nationwide release at Vue.

Daniel’s previous two Netflix specials ‘DARK’ & ‘Jigsaw’ are streaming in 190 countries, 26 languages with the infamous ‘Jigsaw’ now credited with breaking up over 75,000 couples and cited in over 130 divorces world-wide (with fans even bringing their divorce papers for him to autograph at shows).

He has sold out six New York solo off-Broadway seasons, appeared on U.S TV’s ‘Conan’ ten times, broken box office records at the world’s biggest arts festival in Edinburgh and toured in over 50 countries.

When he’s not on stage, he’s on screen with numerous appearances on late night talk shows including Letterman, Conan O’Brian and his very own special on HBO produced by Comedy Central. He’s been a regular on Australian TV, on hit shows including The Project, Have you Been Paying Attention and is one of the favourites of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas.