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The Year of Magical Thinking |
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| Written by Joan Didion, starring Robyn Nevin, directed by Cate Blanchett
This is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary, unconventional marriage, told with raw candour and a brilliant storyteller’s gift for the absurd. |
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NINETY |
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| It is no use, but William gives Isobel ninety minutes anyway. They were once married, but something broke deep down in the mechanism of their lives together. But perhaps they were too hasty. Perhaps there was something they could have done. Soon William will be married again, so ninety minutes is all she has to make her case. |
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McREELE |
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| Darius McReele is an African-American death row inmate convicted of murdering a white man. Rick Dayne is a leading journalist intrigued by Darius’ claims of innocence and his ideas on prison reform. When Rick meets the charismatic prisoner, he feels compelled to get Darius’ 16-year-old murder conviction overturned. |
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TIMES OF MY LIFE |
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| Times of My Life, a new play by Tony Sheldon and Toni Lamond, is more than a history of Australian showbiz. It is a candid yet humorous autobiographical story with dialogue that is honest and inspirational. |
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THE SPOOK |
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| Martin Porter is a secret agent. Recruited by ASIO at a local footy match, he is thrust into a life of deception, bugged conversations, misplaced loyalty, romance, dark glasses, betrayal and ideas of grandeur. |
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THE 39 STEPS |
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| Needing to dispel his boredom, Richard Hannay decides on a carefree evening at the theatre. But before the night is over he has a dead blonde in his sitting room and a mystery to solve. |
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HEROES |
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| A daring plan to seize the day and escape from lonely lives makes for an amusing and touching night of theatre in Heroes. |
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AS YOU LIKE IT |
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| Bright, breezy, and reminiscent of the best holiday you ever had, As You Like It, directed by John Bell and starring Saskia Smith, is a comedy for anyone who has ever contemplated packing it all in for a simpler life. |
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KEATING! |
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| Part French farce, part Greek tragedy, and all Australian history, “the musical we had to have” transports you back to a time less politically grey. |
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The Club |
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| The club has just paid an enormous sum of money for a young Tasmanian player, in a huge gamble that he will help change its fortunes. His arrival at the club ignites the tension and friction that has been gradually building. |
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Così fan tutte |
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| Victorian Opera, Victoria’s new professional opera company, performs Jean-Pierre Mignon's acclaimed production of Così fan tutte. |
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Simon Gallaher in Concert |
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| One of Australia's best loved performers, Simon Gallaher returns to GPAC as part of the Musical Mornings program |
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Entertaining Mr Sloane |
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| This new production comes to Geelong direct from the current Melbourne Theatre Company season. |
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Travelling Film Festival Geelong |
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| World class cinema from around the world, direct from sell-out sessions at the Melbourne International Film Festival. |
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Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa |
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| To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Japan-Australia Friendship the Japanese Consul General in consultation with Arts Victoria have arranged for a brief visit by the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa to Australia to perform only three concerts, one of which will be in the Costa Hall in Geelong. |