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Film: The Loved Ones

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

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

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

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

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

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.