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There is something for everyone in the 2018 Perth Festival as the excitement builds for the full program launch on 9 November. Here’s a taste of what’s to come in four internationally acclaimed works that are on sale now.

As a UWA staff member you have 10% off adult prices for most events across the program and further discounts and special offers when the full program is released. Special ticket price offer for the Lotterywest Festival Films will be announced closer to the program launch.

You can access the discount by using the codeword FOUNDER when booking online .

Or, you can directly unlock the discounts with the links below:

BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES

Newsroom, local hot spot, confessional and football stadium. For generations African men have gathered at the barber to talk shop, family, race, music and sport. Now you can take a fly-on-the-wall look at the goings on, in Inua Ellams’ latest theatrical production direct from a sell-out season at London’s National Theatre to the Octagon Theatre on UWA campus.

Get your UWA staff discounted tickets here .

IL N'EST PAS ENCORE MINUIT ...

Get set for a heart-in-your mouth, edge-of-your seat adrenaline rush as the thrilling acrobats of France’s Compagnie XY perform their latest spectacular circus production in Australia for the very first time.

Get your UWA staff discounted tickets here .

TO A SIMPLE, ROCK 'N' ROLL . . . SONG.

Britain’s wild child of dance Michael Clark and his award-winning company make their Perth debut with the latest creation that’s driven by a soundtrack from Erik Satie, Patti Smith and David Bowie. Since its acclaimed recent premiere in London, this fearless production has fans and critics raving.

Get your UWA staff discounted tickets here .

JORDI SAVALL
WITH HESPÈRION XXI & TEMBEMBE ENSAMBLE CONTINUO

Catalan early-music legend Jordi Savall is acclaimed around the world for bringing to life little-known musical gems from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era.

In the Perth Concert Hall for one night only, Savall is joined on stage by his extraordinary ensemble of early music specialists Hespèrion XXI and Mexico’s Tembembe Ensamble Continuo for a rousing program of dance music that masterfully mixes 15th and 16th century European music, indigenous Mexican and Latin American sounds and contemporary improvisations.

Get your UWA staff discounted tickets here .

Save the key dates for the 2018 Perth Festival:

9 November : Full Program revealed
27 November – 15 April : Lotterywest Festival Films
9 February – 4 March : 2018 Perth Festival

Image: Barber Shop Chronicles . Credit: Dean Chalkley