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Film: The Loved Ones
By Amy Macpherson • Aug 11th, 2009 • Section: Film
The Loved Ones
Melbourne International Film Festival
Greater Union Cinema – 30 July & 7 August
In a packed cinema, this evening’s thrill-seeking audience is cautioned to “shut your eyes” or “block your…
Film: An Education
By Amy Macpherson • Aug 6th, 2009 • Section: Film
An Education
Melbourne International Film Festival
Forum Theatre – August 1, 2
Set in the 1960s, London, An Education is charming and socially aware in its capturing of the wide-eyed, boundless idealism of youth through a…
Theatre: Servant of the Revolution
By Amy Macpherson • Jul 25th, 2009 • Section: Performance
Do not be deceived by the experimental beginning, this is highly conventional theatre. The Servant of the Revolution has its merits in excellent actors and stage design.
Dance: Rogue – Malthouse Theatre
By Amy Macpherson • Mar 27th, 2009 • Section: Performance, Reviews
This Dance Massive Festival triple-bill – including A Volume Control, The Counting, and PUCK – offers a little something for everyone, from abstract social explorations to playful audience interaction.
Dance: Lawn – Malthouse Theatre
By Amy Macpherson • Mar 27th, 2009 • Section: Performance, Reviews
Lawn’s is a world that lingers between the real and unreal, stripping back the layers and eery history contained within walls, floors and furniture with skillful dance precision.
Dance: I Like This
By Amy Macpherson • Nov 26th, 2008 • Section: Performance, Reviews
I Like This, part of an initiative to foster the next generation of Australian dance makers, is a fast-paced, comic production with plenty of surprises.
