Perth Voice Interactive

ANYONE fancy a Jane Austin-inspired comedic take on the classic Christmas action movie Die Hard?

If so, make sure you check out Perish with Great Difficulty at Perth Fringe World.

In this hilarious mash-up, it’s Christmas eve and all retired naval captain John Maclane really wants is to win back the love of his estranged fiancé.

Instead, he finds himself caught up in a fight to take back Nakatomi Manor from a nefarious band of Bavarian Barbarians lead by the villainous Herr Gruber.

The show was created by Perth-based Weeping Spoon Productions, who were behind Sense & Spontaneity and the time-travelling literary detective thriller Jane Austen: Private Eye.

“A love letter to eighties action films, nineties BBC adaptations, bonnets and bombastic explosions.

“It’s Die Hard meets Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Bridgerton with a dash of ballsy bravado,” wrote the show’s producers.

Perish with Great Difficulty is on Jan 17/18/24/25 at the WA state Theatre Centre. Tix at fringeworld.com.au.

She’s played with Kanye West and Eminem, and now Australian cellist Kathryn McKee is bringing her sell-out show to Perth Planetarium.

Her four-piece band K Mak will guide audiences through a visual tour of the cosmos with cinematic soundscapes and synth beats.

Fusing classical, alternative and electronic music, it’s an original and highly unique experience.

“I want to move people in way they haven’t been moved before” says McKee.

It will be an immersive show thanks to The Planetarium’s 18m ceilings, 6.1 surround sound and full-dome video projection.

Nominated for Best Music Show at the 2023 Anywhere Festival, K Mak at the Planetarium is on January 17/18/19 at Perth Planetarium, Scitech, City West Centre. Tix at fringeworld.com.au.