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A long overdue tribute to our migrant mothers
Actress Elena Carapetis is proving she is a woman of many talents. Next month her script for The Gods of Strangers will be brought to life at the Dunstan Playhouse …
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Does God exist?
Despite advancements in science and technology, throughout different civilisations the question of whether God exists has continued to inspire debate. Actor Nicholas Papademetriou has grappled with the question himself, and …
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Q44 Theatre looks to grow presence in Melbourne’s independent scene
Following an extension of its ‘Together is Better’ campaign final date, Q44 Theatre company is calling for help in raising much needed funds to support its ongoing work and consolidate …
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Back to basics with acclaimed play Scaramouche Jones
It’s millenium eve, a date charged with symbolism, as most of humanity took time – in an almost obsessive-compulsive way – for reminiscence. For one man, it was the day …
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Nightfall: A performance validating the child’s perspective
Before heading down to La Mama theatre this week with your little one to watch Nightfall, take a moment to recall all those stories your parents would narrate of you …
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Stephen Fry’s new epic Mythos takes over Canada’s Shaw Festival
Stephen Fry has done it again. He has condensed 1,000 hours of Greek mythology in three nights, each a full length show spanning over two-and-a-half hours; a deeply captivating experience …
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Peter Kalos on ‘The Lonesome West’ and the not-so-lucky South
The Lonesome West, an adaptation of Martin McDonagh’s highly praised book becomes a darkly irreverent black comedy to be staged at the Alex Theatre St Kilda on 22 June. Directed …
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‘A Migrant’s Son’: An ode to first-generation Greek migrants in Australia
Inspired by her experience as a child of Greek migrants growing up in the small opal mining town of Coober Pedy in South Australia, 36-year-old performer Michaela Burger (nee Lucas), …
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Koraly goes to Sexpo
It is not Koraly’s first rodeo, but 10 years ago, freshly married and after years of sexual repression and cultural misconceptions, Sexpo was her first encounter with sex as something …
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Local and international acts return to the Greek Festival in Athens and Epidaurus
Now in its 63rd year, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival is one of the staples of Greek summer. Spanning more than two months, the festival includes theatre, dance, music and …