
Despite his relatively young age he has the skill of a master technician, turning regular songs into mega-hits.

It’s a Saturday night in January, we’re in Northbridge at Perth’s Cultural Centre, and Fringe World 2014 has just opened.

Having received rave reviews by audiences and critics alike, I was interested to see their interpretation of the show (and a little anxious given that I’m a long-time fan of the series).

The Dark Garden Unplugged is Paul McDermott’s cabaret creation that combines and showcases what he does best.

The Shadow King is an incredible testament to a vision which seeks to break open and subvert cultural and theatrical assumptions through scale, through premise, thorough the integrity of community consultation.

I will take any coming bets that by tomorrow morning this four show season will be a sell out. Perth is a talking town and this is a cracker of a show.

Suspended on a grid of metal pipe, sits three people. Two women and a man. Somehow caught adrift in mid-air the three stare into the dark of the audience. At any moment they might speak, or sing – to us, to each other.