Day: 20 January 2015

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience set to tour Australia

Fans of the classic 1979 TV series Faulty Towers have something to look forward to. The interactive theatre production Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience is returning for a run of shows as part of Fringe World Perth, Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival following successful jaunts around the world. The production puts…

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Aussies Abroad: Twerps, Wax Witches announce US and International Tours, Fairchild head to London

As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting Australian artists touring internationally, we’re going to present to you a regular series of articles that bring you up to date on all of those tours… we start you off with three: Fairchild The Gold Coast group will be playing their first UK show in London at…

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Arts Review: Light Show – Auckland Art Gallery (Through 8th February 2015 – in Sydney later this year!)

Continuing from its sell-out season at the Hayward Gallery, London in 2013, the exhibition Light Show moved onto the Auckland Art Gallery in October ahead of its debut in Sydney later this year. The exhibition showcases a selection of some of the finest contemporary works that show off light in all its splendour, alongside works…

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More highlights from the first AU sessions in Sydney featuring Fanny Lumsden and Tim Chaisson

Today we’re very excited to announce that following the first ever AU Sessions last month in Sydney, from February onwards we will be putting on a monthly event at The Hive Bar in Erskineville – on the last Tuesday of every month! Stay tuned for more details on the lineups! But until then, come and…

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FOX in talks to bring back The X-Files with original cast

Good news for Mulder and Scully fans – there may be a possibility of a revival of the science-fiction drama, The X-Files. The series, which starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI special agents with a penchant for the paranormal, ran for nine seasons from 1993 to 2002. According to Entertainment Weekly, CEO Gary…

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TV Review: Girls Season 4 Episode 2 “Triggering” (USA, 2015)

Hannah Horvath will never have her shit together. Yes, she now lives in a house that is so big that takes over four minutes to show it to Marnie over Skype as opposed to her New York apartment, which would have taken her forty seconds. Yes, she’s cycling everywhere and she doesn’t even need to…

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HRAFF to screen Still Alice at Dendy Cinemas, Newtown

On January 28, the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF) is presenting a special preview screen of Julianne Moore’s new film, Still Alice at Dendy Cinemas, Newtown. Still Alice tells the story of Alice, a 50-year old Professor who struggles with being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. A moving, and utterly compelling film that has…

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Cool down on hot summer nights with Moonlight Cinema

It’s summer, which means that it’s time to pack a picnic, get a glass of wine, and relax underneath the stars and watch some of your favourite flicks. That’s right, Moonlight Cinema is back in most cities from December 11 – March 29. Feel like glamming up? Spoil yourself and grab the Gold Grass package…

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Box Office Report: Taken 3 Holds Off New Releases

For the second week running, Taken 3 has topped the Box Office charts, leaving new release Unbroken – Angelina Jolie’s directing debut – in the dust by a mere $0.5 million. Good news for Aussie film fans – Robert Connolly’s Paper Planes came in forth for the week at $1.7 million, just trailing behind the…

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ABC’s new drama Hiding coming in February

ABC kicks off another big year of original Aussie drama with the family drama series, Hiding, created, co-produced and written by Matt Ford and directed by Shawn Seet, Tori Garrett and Grant Brown. After a botched drug deal, Troy Quigg (James Stewart) must take his family into Witness Protection in exchange for giving evidence against…

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