Subiaco

Kicking off Friday evening, 23rd of April, with two sessions on Saturday and a day session to close the festival on Sunday, chicken and beer enthusiasts will be invited to indulge in a fun festival setting complete with music, carnival rides and activities. Picture this: every type of finger lickin’ chicken you can imagine from New Orleans and Korean Fried Chicken to Indonesian, Indian, Soul, Brazilian and Jamaican flavours; prepared and cooked fresh by local Perth establishments and food trucks such as Satchmo, Baolicious, Smokr, Munchy Machine and more; washed down with a great selection of over 60 beers served ice-cold by some of your favourite craft beer breweries including Pirate Life, Little Creatures, Fat Bull, Whalebone, Good Drinks, Mountain Goat and many more. If beer isn’t your drink of choice, don’t fret – there will also be bars exclusively for cider, wine and cocktails. Vegans and vegetarians are not forgotten either and won’t be left out - some of the festival vendors will be serving up delicious meat free alternatives!

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.

Are you ready to flirt with botanicals? You've come to the right place! This inspiring workshop will suit all levels from beginners to creatives who are enthusiastic about exploring this intriguing knowledge of printing with plants in an environmentally friendly way. Contact printing with plants on fabrics combines art and science to pose a mystery of creativity. This fun workshop in Subiaco enables you to explore eco-printing with Tatiana to achieve beautiful outcomes. You will get to enjoy a full day of diving into the printing process, with breaks sprinkled in, as we wait for your masterpiece to steam. By the end of the workshop, your bundle will be ready to unwrap, a little gift from nature, waiting to show you its mysteries, like a present under the tree. Celebrate your results with a glass of bubbles and leave Tatiana's studio with a special scarf made from natural silk and printed with botanicals by YOU! Grab your friends, partner, or family member, and have a fun day creating your very own unique art!

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.

We are thrilled to invite you to an evening of rare and stirring choral music, presented by and for friends. The program includes striking works from the 20th and 21st centuries, including lesser known pieces by Edward Elgar, Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc, alongside contemporary works by women including Judith Weir, Sarah Quartel and Kerry Andrew. Join us for an intimate evening of choral music sung to the highest standard - we're looking forward to seeing you there!

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.

Jon Pinder (UK, 96fm) and Simone Springer (The Motherhood Comedy) - two of Perth's favourite comedians - are joining forces to dish out some (bad) relationship advice. From dating and the barren wastelands of Tinder, to the similarly barren wastelands of marriage; find out why this Lad and this Lady don't have a ring on it.

She’s 47 but honestly, she’s 15. If your dreams came true you won't relate. Best Newcomer Sydney Comedy Festival 2019 "Ryan has all the wisdom that comes with life experience with little of the (boring!) maturity, and it’s fantastic...She commanded the attention of the room effortlessly; she evoked waves of laughter without so much as a sweat." BMA Magazine, 2019 "Chris Ryan was absolutely brilliant, working collective crowd touch points and making the fine line of discomfort and hilarity bleed into one with total mastery." Grapes of Mirth, 2020.

‘Dale a la piñata!’ - Hit the piñata! This loud and primal chant of raging Latino kids drives a birthday boy to madness… Since turning 40, Ivan has had this chant stuck in his head. Is he a grown up, or still just a big kid? Is the party over, or just beginning? Maybe it’s time to take off the blindfold and see what’s in front of him; but to get the candy of life, he must beat the crap out of everything he has learned so far. Australia’s favourite Venezuelan is back! And he’s carrying a big stick! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! ..Ole, Ole, Ole! As seen on 'Have You Been Paying Attention?', ‘Hughesy We Have A Problem' and Melbourne Comedy Festival Galas.

Your favourite mums are back and they’re wilder than ever! Join The Motherhood for a wild night out. Mum style. Lucy Ewing, Simone Springer, Emma Krause, Pony (Jodie Lawrence) and Motherhood Dad Jon Pinder. As they bring their FRINGEWORLD Award Winning show 'Mums Gone Wild' to the Perth Comedy Festival and Find out what happens when mums go wild!

No topic is left untouched as Akmal spins comedy gold from his hilarious and unique view of the world. Come and witness one of Australia's best comedians in full flight!

Multi-awarded, look alike songstress, Amber Joy Poulton, brings Coal Miner’s Daughter - the mega-hits and stories of inspirational pioneer and superstar Loretta Lynn, to multiple states in 2020, following a sold-out national tour run in 2017.

Coal Miner’s Daughter includes ‘friends’ Lizzie Moore as Patsy Cline and Denis Surmon as Conway Twitty accompanied by The Holy Men, in this sensational musical tribute to three legends.

Weaving anecdotes and comedy through a traditional and contemporary catalogue of hits, including Coal Miner’s Daughter, Don’t Come Home A’Drinkin’ With Lovin’ On Your Mind, I Fall To Pieces, You Ain’t Woman Enough To Take My Man, Crazy, Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Walkin’ After Midnight, You’re Lookin’ At Country, One’s On The Way, Stand By Your Man, After The Fire Is Gone and more.

Kinky Boots is the winner of every major Best Musical award, including the Tony, the Grammy and London’s Olivier award. Based on true events, this huge hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common – or so they think.

Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father's shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man that he is meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible... and discover that, when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.

Voyces return to a much loved venue in St Joseph's Subiaco, where the wonderful acoustics will make our birthday celebration all the more vibrant. We'll be celebrating with more than song, and invite all our patrons to join us for a drink after the concert.