Bright World @ Theatreworks
13 Apr – 30 Apr, 8 pm and various matinees
1938. Europe burns. Young Jewish couple Hans and Alice Herskovics mount a dangerous escape from Nazi-occupied Vienna. Half a world away, Yorta Yorta leader William Cooper leads a deputation to the front door of Melbourne’s German Consulate.
Nearly eighty years later, two playwrights come together on page and stage to explore the legacy of their ancestors in a unique cross-cultural collaboration. From Austria to Australia, from a Deb Ball in Benalla to a Brighton Bat Mitzvah, Bright World is a genre-bending trip into the heart of our history-making.
Info and tix $35 Full / $26 Conc
Contrasting Astor Double feature picture shows
Romper Stomper/ Bad Boy Bubby
Monday 11 April, 7.30 pm
See the raw potential of Rusty Crowe in Romper Stomper (1992) Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese. Doubles with Rolf de Heer’s Bad Boy Bubby (1993) Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years.
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The Grapes of Wrath / How Green Was My Valley
Sunday 17 April, 7 pm
The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) John Ford directs Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, followed by another Ford classic How Green Was My Valley (1941). Bring a bucket load of hope
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Magda Szubanski stars in a panel discussion
Jewish Museum Polish-Jewish connections forum
Thursday 14 April, 7.30 pm, $20 / $15
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear esteemed panelists examining the complex and complicated nature of Polish-Jewish connections over the last 1,000 years.
Info and tix
Final week of Splendour @ Red Stitch
Until 16 April
In an opulent drawing room, Kathryn, a photographer, waits to take a portrait. A wife, a friend and an interpreter wait with her. Prada shoes, vodka and light fingers tap out the time while a revolution stirs beyond the presidential gates. Splendour is a striking tale of power and secrets.
It’s been described as a game of chess on stage – you wont want to miss out.
Info and tix
See a promo video
World skating comes to St Kilda
Vans Pro Skate Park Series
Saturday 16 April, 2 pm
St Kilda Skate Park will host one of the four international qualifiers. Come down for an action packed afternoon and see some of Melbourne’s most talented skaters.
Free www.vansparkseries.com
And further more (from previous TWISK editions)
Song Contest: The Almost Eurovision Experience
The Alex $49 – $59
From 1 April
Tix and info
Couples
The National Theatre
$20
From 29 Mar – 16 Apr
Tix and info