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It’s early in the morning at the Magic Toyshop and Meg the Doll can’t find her glove! Join in the chaotic hunt as Meg and her best friend Penny the Toy Soldier enlist your help to unlock the enchanted toy boxes, reveal their hidden surprises and find the missing glove before the Toyshop opens. Using immersive stories, dances and timeless children’s songs, this show combines the warm, cosy feeling of childhood days gone by with whimsical fun for today – fabulous entertainment for children and adults alike.
“An educational 40 minutes that ignited the imagination and engaged even the toughest critics below the age of 5 - a lovely interactive Fringe production that is ideal for families with young children.” The Serenade Files
"Flawless performance - Perfect for preschoolers" Audience Member
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
03/03/2024 11.15am (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | Book Tickets
Atrium at The Warehouse Theatre
The Warehouse Theatre, 8 (rear) Unley Rd
Entry via Chances Ln, Unley
Kaurna Country, South Australia
5000
Australia
Meg in The Magic Toyshop ( AUS)
It’s early in the morning at the Magic Toyshop and Meg the Doll can’t find her glove! Join in the chaotic hunt as Meg and her best friend Penny the Toy Soldier enlist your help to unlock the enchanted toy boxes, reveal their hidden surprises and find the missing glove before the Toyshop opens. Using immersive stories, dances and timeless children’s songs, this show combines the warm, cosy feeling of childhood days gone by with whimsical fun for today – fabulous entertainment for children and adults alike.
“An educational 40 minutes that ignited the imagination and engaged even the toughest critics below the age of 5 - a lovely interactive Fringe production that is ideal for families with young children.” The Serenade Files
"Flawless performance - Perfect for preschoolers" Audience Member
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
03/03/2024 11.15am (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | Book Tickets
Atrium at The Warehouse Theatre
The Warehouse Theatre, 8 (rear) Unley Rd
Entry via Chances Ln, Unley
Kaurna Country, South Australia
5000
Australia
FEATURED
A searing drama about bureaucratic chaos in a post-Roe America. After her transcontinental flight is diverted to Dallas, Nessa inexplicably finds herself trapped in a room with a woman who will decide her future. Can Nessa escape this Kafkaesque world of legal precedents and constantly changing laws?
★★★★★ “The punch of a state-of-the-nation epic with the twists of a trenchant thriller" The Telegraph
★★★★ “Acutely tense drama” The Guardian
★★★★★ “A powerful piece of activism, an excellently-crafted play” Fest Magazine
★★★★★ “Beautiful, suspenseful script” British Theatre Guide
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
22/02/2024 6.00pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
The Gallery at The Courtyard of Curiosities at the Migration Museum
Migration Museum, 82 Kintore Ave
Adelaide
Kaurna Country, South Australia
5000
Australia
Blood of the Lamb (USA)
A searing drama about bureaucratic chaos in a post-Roe America. After her transcontinental flight is diverted to Dallas, Nessa inexplicably finds herself trapped in a room with a woman who will decide her future. Can Nessa escape this Kafkaesque world of legal precedents and constantly changing laws?
★★★★★ “The punch of a state-of-the-nation epic with the twists of a trenchant thriller" The Telegraph
★★★★ “Acutely tense drama” The Guardian
★★★★★ “A powerful piece of activism, an excellently-crafted play” Fest Magazine
★★★★★ “Beautiful, suspenseful script” British Theatre Guide
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
22/02/2024 6.00pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
The Gallery at The Courtyard of Curiosities at the Migration Museum
Migration Museum, 82 Kintore Ave
Adelaide
Kaurna Country, South Australia
5000
Australia
FEATURED
'Any nation that devours another will one day devour itself.' This is a one-man play written for multi-award winning Mark Thomas by award-winning playwright Ed Edwards (The Political History of Smack and Crack). With some deep, dark laughs – & some deep, dark love – England & Son emerges from characters in Mark’s childhood & Ed's lived experience in jail. Prepare to be taken on a kaleidoscopic odyssey where disaster capitalism, empire, stolen youth & stolen wealth merge into the simple tale of a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. EDFRINGE FIRST WINNER
★★★★★ "A must see." The Recs
★★★★★ "Searing." Fest
★★★★★ "humorous and deeply moving." North West End UK
★★★★ "absolute recommendation" British Theatre Guide
★★★★ "a twisting, 360 degree portrait" The Telegraph
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
21/02/2024 6.00pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Holden Street Theatres - The Studio
34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
England and Son (UK)
'Any nation that devours another will one day devour itself.' This is a one-man play written for multi-award winning Mark Thomas by award-winning playwright Ed Edwards (The Political History of Smack and Crack). With some deep, dark laughs – & some deep, dark love – England & Son emerges from characters in Mark’s childhood & Ed's lived experience in jail. Prepare to be taken on a kaleidoscopic odyssey where disaster capitalism, empire, stolen youth & stolen wealth merge into the simple tale of a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. EDFRINGE FIRST WINNER
★★★★★ "A must see." The Recs
★★★★★ "Searing." Fest
★★★★★ "humorous and deeply moving." North West End UK
★★★★ "absolute recommendation" British Theatre Guide
★★★★ "a twisting, 360 degree portrait" The Telegraph
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
21/02/2024 6.00pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Holden Street Theatres - The Studio
34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
FEATURED
It is 1916. Drawn from two years' Sussex retirement for the funeral of his friend, Dr Watson, Holmes returns to Baker Street to resolve ‘the last act’.
Written by Conan Doyle expert David Stuart Davies and directed by award-winning Gareth Armstrong, Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act see Nigel Miles Thomas back in Edinburgh, after spending the last year taking his critically acclaimed interpretation of the enigmatic sleuth across the world with his previous show The Return of Sherlock Homes
Sherlock Holmes – The Last Act shows the man behind the myth, exposing the great detective’s fears and weaknesses, the devastating consequences of the dramas of his formative years, and, unexpectedly, his cutting sense of humour. A gripping story is told, featuring cross-examinations and heated arguments between Holmes and Watson, with 14 characters, all played by Miles-Thomas in a theatrical tour-de-force.
Writer, David Stuart Davies, BSI has studied Conan Doyle’s writing since his university thesis on Sherlock Holmes in 1977. He has written several Sherlock Holmes novels and plays and is respected as an international authority on the subject. He is, of course, a long-term member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, and for eleven years he devised and presented the Society’s annual Film Night
As a professional actor Nigel Miles Thomas career spans forty years. He has been in over 100 productions worldwide including London’s West End and Steven Berkoff’s company. He has directed Zza Zza Gabor in Hollywood and still lives to tell the tale. On television he has performed in Dr Who and among many appearances was Mr Davies the PE teacher in BBC’s Grange Hill, The Professionals, Minder, The Dick Emery Shows, The Story of English and Middlemarch for the BBC.
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
25/02/2024 1.30pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Goodwood Institute Theatre
166 Goodwood Road
Goodwood, South Australia
5034
Australia
Sherlock Holmes – The Last Act ( UK)
It is 1916. Drawn from two years' Sussex retirement for the funeral of his friend, Dr Watson, Holmes returns to Baker Street to resolve ‘the last act’.
Written by Conan Doyle expert David Stuart Davies and directed by award-winning Gareth Armstrong, Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act see Nigel Miles Thomas back in Edinburgh, after spending the last year taking his critically acclaimed interpretation of the enigmatic sleuth across the world with his previous show The Return of Sherlock Homes
Sherlock Holmes – The Last Act shows the man behind the myth, exposing the great detective’s fears and weaknesses, the devastating consequences of the dramas of his formative years, and, unexpectedly, his cutting sense of humour. A gripping story is told, featuring cross-examinations and heated arguments between Holmes and Watson, with 14 characters, all played by Miles-Thomas in a theatrical tour-de-force.
Writer, David Stuart Davies, BSI has studied Conan Doyle’s writing since his university thesis on Sherlock Holmes in 1977. He has written several Sherlock Holmes novels and plays and is respected as an international authority on the subject. He is, of course, a long-term member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, and for eleven years he devised and presented the Society’s annual Film Night
As a professional actor Nigel Miles Thomas career spans forty years. He has been in over 100 productions worldwide including London’s West End and Steven Berkoff’s company. He has directed Zza Zza Gabor in Hollywood and still lives to tell the tale. On television he has performed in Dr Who and among many appearances was Mr Davies the PE teacher in BBC’s Grange Hill, The Professionals, Minder, The Dick Emery Shows, The Story of English and Middlemarch for the BBC.
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
25/02/2024 1.30pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Goodwood Institute Theatre
166 Goodwood Road
Goodwood, South Australia
5034
Australia
FEATURED
The Torch Theatre Company, Milford Haven, is delighted to bring Grav, its award-winning one man show about rugby legend and cultural icon Ray Gravell. Whether you are a Rugby fan or not, only the hardest of hearts would fail to enjoy this production. In October 2007 Ray Gravell, a man who for many embodied what it is to be Welsh, passed away aftersuccumbing to complications resulting from contracting diabetes. He was 56 years old. Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, Grav was and is so much more thanthat. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserveto be heard. Written by Cardiff based playwright Owen Thomas, Grav has the blessing of Mari, Ray’s widow, and includes contributions from his Welsh and British Lions team mates. Directed by the Torch Theatre’s Artistic Director, Peter Doran, and performed by Gareth J Bale, Grav explores the life of a man who was as compelling away from the rugby field as he was on it.
Grav - the show that refuses to go away! It must’ve been seen by at least 10,000 people. In my forty years of working in the theatre I’ve never worked on a show with sure an appeal across the board. If you’ve not seen it, come and see what all the fuss is about - you won’t regret it I can assure you. - Peter Doran
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
18/02/2024 4.00pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Holden Street Theatres - The Studio
34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
GRAV (UK)
The Torch Theatre Company, Milford Haven, is delighted to bring Grav, its award-winning one man show about rugby legend and cultural icon Ray Gravell. Whether you are a Rugby fan or not, only the hardest of hearts would fail to enjoy this production. In October 2007 Ray Gravell, a man who for many embodied what it is to be Welsh, passed away aftersuccumbing to complications resulting from contracting diabetes. He was 56 years old. Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, Grav was and is so much more thanthat. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserveto be heard. Written by Cardiff based playwright Owen Thomas, Grav has the blessing of Mari, Ray’s widow, and includes contributions from his Welsh and British Lions team mates. Directed by the Torch Theatre’s Artistic Director, Peter Doran, and performed by Gareth J Bale, Grav explores the life of a man who was as compelling away from the rugby field as he was on it.
Grav - the show that refuses to go away! It must’ve been seen by at least 10,000 people. In my forty years of working in the theatre I’ve never worked on a show with sure an appeal across the board. If you’ve not seen it, come and see what all the fuss is about - you won’t regret it I can assure you. - Peter Doran
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
18/02/2024 4.00pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Holden Street Theatres - The Studio
34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
FEATURED
New York City: 1943. Dorothy Parker, famed wit, writer, and critic, is on the warpath. Viking Press is about to publish a collection of Dorothy's poems and short stories, and she must make the selections. Now.
As Dorothy sorts through her works, she reminisces about her life: her famous friends (Lillian Hellman, F Scott Fitzgerald, and, especially, Ernest Hemingway), her role in the famous Algonquin Round Table, the founding of The New Yorker, and her many loves and heartbreaks.
Has it all been worth it? Has she made her mark as a writer, or is she merely clever?
★★★★★ "Margot Avery as Dorothy Parker gives a riveting, hilarious performance which is entirely believable and incredibly entertaining." British Theatre Guide
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
18/02/2024 2.45pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Holden Street Theatres - The Studio
34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
The Portable Dorothy Parker (USA)
New York City: 1943. Dorothy Parker, famed wit, writer, and critic, is on the warpath. Viking Press is about to publish a collection of Dorothy's poems and short stories, and she must make the selections. Now.
As Dorothy sorts through her works, she reminisces about her life: her famous friends (Lillian Hellman, F Scott Fitzgerald, and, especially, Ernest Hemingway), her role in the famous Algonquin Round Table, the founding of The New Yorker, and her many loves and heartbreaks.
Has it all been worth it? Has she made her mark as a writer, or is she merely clever?
★★★★★ "Margot Avery as Dorothy Parker gives a riveting, hilarious performance which is entirely believable and incredibly entertaining." British Theatre Guide
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
18/02/2024 2.45pm (ACDT) | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Holden Street Theatres - The Studio
34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
FEATURED
For more than 20 years The Wharf Revue has delivered razor-sharp political satire to audiences in Sydney and around the country. Now, it’s Melbourne’s turn!
From the creator of the smash hit 'The Gospel According to Paul' that sold out its 2021 season at Arts Centre, join Jonathan Biggins and the Revue’s Team of Rivals as they step into the Melbourne spotlight with this year’s hilarious 'Pride in Prejudice'.
Featuring a line-up of characters including Anthony Albanese, Tanya Plibersek, Jacqui Lambie, Joe Biden, Sussan Ley and Peter Dutton, and riffing off shows including 'Q&A', 'Play School', Stephen Sondheim’s 'Company' and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 'South Pacific', 'Pride in Prejudice' is: 'The quintessential take down of Australia’s most well-known pollies.' ABC.
'I feared my face would crack from laughing so much' Sydney Morning Herald
'Pride In Prejudice is as good as it gets; it is funny, comically tragic and very targeted for an enthusiastic audience' Canberra City News
'The laughs come non-stop, regardless of your political persuasion.' Australian Arts Review
'on target and brilliant ... a work of comic genius' Stage Noise
The Wharf Revue's Melbourne season is supported by the University of Melbourne Performing Arts.
Writers: Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Philip Scott
Performed by Jonathan Biggins, Mandy Bishop, Drew Forsythe and David Whitney with Michael Tyack
Note: a handling fee applies
Shows (Silver Membership)
12/02/2024 7.30pm | Admin Fee $0.00 | Book Tickets
Union Theatre,
University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC, Victoria
3010
Australia
WHARF REVUE: PRIDE IN PREJUDICE
For more than 20 years The Wharf Revue has delivered razor-sharp political satire to audiences in Sydney and around the country. Now, it’s Melbourne’s turn!
From the creator of the smash hit 'The Gospel According to Paul' that sold out its 2021 season at Arts Centre, join Jonathan Biggins and the Revue’s Team of Rivals as they step into the Melbourne spotlight with this year’s hilarious 'Pride in Prejudice'.
Featuring a line-up of characters including Anthony Albanese, Tanya Plibersek, Jacqui Lambie, Joe Biden, Sussan Ley and Peter Dutton, and riffing off shows including 'Q&A', 'Play School', Stephen Sondheim’s 'Company' and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 'South Pacific', 'Pride in Prejudice' is: 'The quintessential take down of Australia’s most well-known pollies.' ABC.
'I feared my face would crack from laughing so much' Sydney Morning Herald
'Pride In Prejudice is as good as it gets; it is funny, comically tragic and very targeted for an enthusiastic audience' Canberra City News
'The laughs come non-stop, regardless of your political persuasion.' Australian Arts Review
'on target and brilliant ... a work of comic genius' Stage Noise
The Wharf Revue's Melbourne season is supported by the University of Melbourne Performing Arts.
Writers: Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Philip Scott
Performed by Jonathan Biggins, Mandy Bishop, Drew Forsythe and David Whitney with Michael Tyack
Jacqui Lambie Promo from Jo Dyer on Vimeo.
Note: a handling fee applies
Shows (Silver Membership)
12/02/2024 7.30pm | Admin Fee $0.00 | Book Tickets
Union Theatre,
University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC, Victoria
3010
Australia
FEATURED
Europa! Europa Film Festival returns to Sydney and Melbourne for its third year from Thursday 15 February to Monday 11 March 2024. Having scoured the globe for European cinematic gems, Europa! Europa 2024 presents a handpicked selection of entertaining, heartfelt, and thought-provoking films from compelling storytellers and new cinematic voices.
Featuring 47 films from 28 countries, Europa! Europa celebrates the world’s best new European films over three jam-packed weeks filled with prestige European cinema and entertaining Australian premiere screenings.
“This year's Europa! Europa line-up is a testament to the power of diverse storytelling, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that speak to a wide array of experiences and emotions,” said Artistic Director Spiro Economopoulos. “Each film, carefully selected, is not just a viewing experience but an invitation to engage with stories that resonate universally, truly exemplifying the essence of European cinema.”
note: $6.45 handling fee applies
SYDNEY
15 February – 10 March
Ritz Cinemas Randwick
MELBOURNE
15 February – 11 March
Classic Cinemas Elsternwick and Lido Cinemas Hawthorn
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
Admin Fee $10.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Ritz Cinema
45 St. Pauls Street
Randwick
Sydney, New South Wales
0000
Australia
Europa! Europa Film Festival
Europa! Europa Film Festival returns to Sydney and Melbourne for its third year from Thursday 15 February to Monday 11 March 2024. Having scoured the globe for European cinematic gems, Europa! Europa 2024 presents a handpicked selection of entertaining, heartfelt, and thought-provoking films from compelling storytellers and new cinematic voices.
Featuring 47 films from 28 countries, Europa! Europa celebrates the world’s best new European films over three jam-packed weeks filled with prestige European cinema and entertaining Australian premiere screenings.
“This year's Europa! Europa line-up is a testament to the power of diverse storytelling, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that speak to a wide array of experiences and emotions,” said Artistic Director Spiro Economopoulos. “Each film, carefully selected, is not just a viewing experience but an invitation to engage with stories that resonate universally, truly exemplifying the essence of European cinema.”
note: $6.45 handling fee applies
SYDNEY
15 February – 10 March
Ritz Cinemas Randwick
MELBOURNE
15 February – 11 March
Classic Cinemas Elsternwick and Lido Cinemas Hawthorn
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
Admin Fee $10.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Ritz Cinema
45 St. Pauls Street
Randwick
Sydney, New South Wales
0000
Australia
FEATURED
STARRING MICHAEL CAINE AND GLENDA JACKSON
DIRECTED BY OLIVER PARKER
IN CINEMAS MARCH 7, 2024
In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) made global headlines. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary.
It was a story that captured the imagination of the world as Bernie embodied the defiant, “can-do” spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing. But of course, it wasn’t the whole story. It was an inspirational but sanitised retelling of one man’s need to come to terms with the lasting trauma of war.
Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Rene (Glenda Jackson). The Great Escaper celebrates their enduring love, but always with an eye to the lessons we might learn from the Greatest Generation.
a handling fee applies
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
Admin Fee $0.00 | Book Tickets
Melbourne Venues (various)
use these tickets at various cinema theatres
Melbourne, Victoria
3000
Australia
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
Admin Fee $0.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Sydney Venues (various)
use these tickets at various cinema theatres
Sydney, New South Wales
2000
Australia
THE GREAT ESCAPER
STARRING MICHAEL CAINE AND GLENDA JACKSON
DIRECTED BY OLIVER PARKER
IN CINEMAS MARCH 7, 2024
In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) made global headlines. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary.
It was a story that captured the imagination of the world as Bernie embodied the defiant, “can-do” spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing. But of course, it wasn’t the whole story. It was an inspirational but sanitised retelling of one man’s need to come to terms with the lasting trauma of war.
Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Rene (Glenda Jackson). The Great Escaper celebrates their enduring love, but always with an eye to the lessons we might learn from the Greatest Generation.
a handling fee applies
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
Admin Fee $0.00 | Book Tickets
Melbourne Venues (various)
use these tickets at various cinema theatres
Melbourne, Victoria
3000
Australia
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
Admin Fee $0.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Sydney Venues (various)
use these tickets at various cinema theatres
Sydney, New South Wales
2000
Australia
FEATURED
Antenna, Australia’s leading international non-fiction film festival, today unveils its full program for 2024. Featuring 52 of the most creative, thought-provoking documentaries from around the globe, over the course of 11 days, Antenna is set to turn Sydney into a doc-lovers paradise from 9–19 February 2024.
“I am very proud of this lineup as a whole,” said Festival Director Dudi Rokach.“Each documentary is imaginative, cinematic and provocative and I believe together they demonstrate the endless potential of documentary cinema in the hands of a great filmmaker”.
Opening the festival is the Australian Premiere of Tribeca Film Festival winner The Gullspång Miracle. The consistently surprising and funny film follows two pious sisters who buy an apartment after having witnessed a divine sign – only to realise that the seller looks identical to their other sister, who committed suicide some thirty years before. What starts as a story of family reunification, turns into a stranger-than-fiction mystery-drama.
In a new exciting partnership with the Sydney Opera House, Antenna will close the festival with the Australian Premiere of the highly anticipated Ryuichi Sakamoto | Optus, a concert film that captures Sakamoto's last performance. A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, this is the definitive swan song of the beloved maestro.
Fresh from TIFF and IDFA, Antenna will hold the Australian Premiere of The World is Family by the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, who will attend the festival as a special guest. Anand’s explorations of social and political life have earned him both festival awards and government bans. In The World is Family, his most personal film yet, he paints a portrait of his parents, whose families were intertwined with Gandhi and India’s independence
movement.
Other Australian Premieres of new films by celebrated directors, including Wang Bing’s Youth (Spring), Werner Herzog’s Theatre of Thought, Claire Simon’s Our Body and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new film In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon.
In a world shaped increasingly by urgent and complex conflicts, Antenna's film selection offers audiences an opportunity to delve beyond the headlines into the raw, personal narratives that define our times. Bye Bye Tiberias takes us on an intimate journey through Palestine, where actress Hiam Abbass (Succession) after a 30-year absence, navigates the fragmented memories of generations of resilient Palestinian women. In contrast, the Oscar-frontrunner 20 Days in Mariupol presents a harrowing, firsthand account of the siege in Ukraine, capturing the unyielding spirit of those caught in the crossfire. Complementing these narratives, The Invisible Nation offers unprecedented access to Taiwan’s sitting head of state; director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
09/02/2024 until 19/02/2024 | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Sydney Venues (various)
use these tickets at various cinema theatres
Sydney, New South Wales
2000
Australia
ANTENNA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Antenna, Australia’s leading international non-fiction film festival, today unveils its full program for 2024. Featuring 52 of the most creative, thought-provoking documentaries from around the globe, over the course of 11 days, Antenna is set to turn Sydney into a doc-lovers paradise from 9–19 February 2024.
“I am very proud of this lineup as a whole,” said Festival Director Dudi Rokach.“Each documentary is imaginative, cinematic and provocative and I believe together they demonstrate the endless potential of documentary cinema in the hands of a great filmmaker”.
Opening the festival is the Australian Premiere of Tribeca Film Festival winner The Gullspång Miracle. The consistently surprising and funny film follows two pious sisters who buy an apartment after having witnessed a divine sign – only to realise that the seller looks identical to their other sister, who committed suicide some thirty years before. What starts as a story of family reunification, turns into a stranger-than-fiction mystery-drama.
In a new exciting partnership with the Sydney Opera House, Antenna will close the festival with the Australian Premiere of the highly anticipated Ryuichi Sakamoto | Optus, a concert film that captures Sakamoto's last performance. A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, this is the definitive swan song of the beloved maestro.
Fresh from TIFF and IDFA, Antenna will hold the Australian Premiere of The World is Family by the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, who will attend the festival as a special guest. Anand’s explorations of social and political life have earned him both festival awards and government bans. In The World is Family, his most personal film yet, he paints a portrait of his parents, whose families were intertwined with Gandhi and India’s independence
movement.
Other Australian Premieres of new films by celebrated directors, including Wang Bing’s Youth (Spring), Werner Herzog’s Theatre of Thought, Claire Simon’s Our Body and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new film In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon.
In a world shaped increasingly by urgent and complex conflicts, Antenna's film selection offers audiences an opportunity to delve beyond the headlines into the raw, personal narratives that define our times. Bye Bye Tiberias takes us on an intimate journey through Palestine, where actress Hiam Abbass (Succession) after a 30-year absence, navigates the fragmented memories of generations of resilient Palestinian women. In contrast, the Oscar-frontrunner 20 Days in Mariupol presents a harrowing, firsthand account of the siege in Ukraine, capturing the unyielding spirit of those caught in the crossfire. Complementing these narratives, The Invisible Nation offers unprecedented access to Taiwan’s sitting head of state; director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
Shows (Silver & Bronze Membership)
09/02/2024 until 19/02/2024 | Admin Fee $11.00 | ALL TICKETS GONE!
Sydney Venues (various)
use these tickets at various cinema theatres
Sydney, New South Wales
2000
Australia
