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State Government threatens to call police as residents refuse to move

BY TANG LI Millers Point residents continue the battle to stay in their homes after the NSW government allegedly threatened to call the police on tenants refusing to move.

This comes after the government decided to sell public housing in Millers Point and announced that only 28 units will be available for the 90 remaining residents.

Mary Vo, a 76-year-old former Vietnamese refugee at the centre of a petition with nearly 5000 signatures, will soon be evicted from her home.

Kelli Haynes, the petitioner and a Save Millers Point member, said the only house offered to Ms Vo was unsuitable due to her frailty.

“Mary has been crying every time I have seen her for the last two weeks. She was told this month that the police would be coming for her if she doesn’t move.”

“Where she’s living at the moment, she is able to live on one level. If she takes something that doesn’t meet her needs, she will need to move again.”

“The best practice is for people’s needs to be determined and a house to be allocated to meet those needs especially if you are at high risk. If the Minister thinks this is the pinnacle of housing service, it’s very worrying,” she said.

State member for Sydney Alex Greenwich said that he had opposed the selloff from the start.

“While the Minister’s offer of 28 units is a step in the right direction, I’m concerned that these properties are too few and may not match the needs of the most vulnerable tenants and I’ve asked the Minister to provide more properties.

We’re waiting to find out how many people have applied to stay in the area, and can be housed in one of these units.”

Homeowner and Friends of Millers Point convenor John Dunn said he and his wife had been welcomed into this tight community and

“They have won an award but their reputation is one of harassment, failing to meet people’s needs and intimidation. Many people are not happy. They are in worse situations once they’ve moved – we think it’s appalling,” she said.

However, Mr Dunn said that while there is a strong sense of fear, the residents must remain strong.

“As soon as they waver or if they have any illness, then the Relocation Team starts carving and will separate them all.”

Barney Gardner, a long-term resident said that he refuses to leave his home and will take the matter through the tribunals and legal system if he has to.

“I’ve been here for 66 years of my life and haven’t known any other place to live.”

“All they need is a bit of compassion and understanding. All we’re asking is for them to offer places that aren’t unsuitable – these people can’t climb stairs at 70 to 80 years old.

We shouldn’t be forcing these elderly people into a new area when they only have 10 to 15 years left in their lives. It’s very hard for elderly people to build a new community around them,” he said.

According to a longitudinal study from Mary Vo, cannot find housing suitable to her needs following her eviction from Millers Point. Souce: supplied.

Sweden, those who moved as a result of ‘urban therefore felt they had an obligation to help become alienated – it’s awful for them,” he renewal’ experienced increased mortality and an threatened residents stay. said. under utilisation of health services, compared to “If we let this process happen without The Millers Point Relocation Team has been at the the rest of the population. standing up, this whole suburb will be haunted frontline working with the affected tenants and the Ms Haynes said the purpose-built Sirius forever-more. My senior friend Myra just came community around them, and was recently awarded building “would be the perfect answer many of out of the hospital – she’s blind, she wobbles, for their ‘Customer Service Team Excellence’. these peoples’ needs and for the government and all she wants to do is stay here.”

However, Ms Haynes said this win was ironic. to be competent social housing providers, but While extremely frail, Mr Dunn said people “This team should’ve never won a customer they’re wanting to get rid of it and that doesn’t don’t realise how independent they are. service award because they were tasked with doing make sense.”

“Move them out of here and their something that was the very opposite of meeting Housing NSW is expected to make formal independence is gone – they’ll be lost souls people’s needs. Even if they’re the best, they offers to the remaining Millers Point tenants in because they don’t know anybody. We hear shouldn’t have won it because they are undoing March. Social Housing Minister Brad Hazzard’s stories of people that come back here and people’s lives and pushing vulnerable peoples’ lives office had not replied to questions by the time of they’re in tears all the time because they to the edge.” publication.

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Malcolm divorced from gay marriage heartland

BY CHRISTOPHER HARRIS Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has not said whether he will attend this year’s Mardi Gras parade, despite right wing members of his party urging him not to go because it would be “dangerous.”

A Mardi Gras spokesperson told City Hub that Mr Turnbull has attended the parade in the past, including last year with wife Lucy Turnbull.

While Mr Turnbull has continually said he supports marriage equality, since becoming Prime Minister, he has advocated for a plebiscite to decide the issue.

Sydney MP Tanya Plibersek, whose electorate borders on Wentworth, told City Hub that Mr Turnbull had back flipped on his position on marriage equality.

“Malcolm Turnbull used to talk big on marriage equality, but now, as Prime Minister, he supports Tony Abbott’s ridiculous idea of a plebiscite – a divisive, expensive, delaying tactic thought up by the right-wing of the Liberal Party.”

Last week’s electoral redistribution has meant that Ms Plibersek’s electorate of Sydney will move east, taking in gay and lesbian hotspots of Darlinghurst and Potts Point.

A Fairfax analysis of 2011 census data found that Potts Point has the highest proportion of same sex couples at 20.9 per cent.

Elizabeth Bay, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills were all found to have same sex couples totaling between ten and 22 per cent of the suburbs’ populations. These suburbs will no longer be part of Mr Turnbull’s

At a cross roads. Prime Minister Turnbull has not said whether he will be attending the Mardi Gras this year. Tanya Plibersek’s electorate after redistribution will include Potts Point and Darlinghurst.

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Wentworth electorate. The Austalian Electoral Commision’s redistribution will make its final determination on Febuary 25 this year.

Ms Plibersek said she would be marching in the Mardi Gras parade.

“I’m excited to be marching in the Mardi Gras parade again in 2016, as I have done for many years.”

“Whether or not Malcolm Turnbull attends Mardi Gras is not the issue, the issue is that he sold out on marriage equality to become Prime Minister.”

“In contrast, Labor will deliver marriage equality within 100 days of being elected to

government,” Ms Plibersek told City Hub. Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said it would be “appropriate” for Mr Turnbull to attend as a local member and “as a Prime Minister who said he believes in innovation and creativity.”

“Mr Turnbull remains a supporter of marriage equality, but I would like to see him speak up more on the issue.”

“If there is to be a plebiscite his voice will be critical to ensuring marriage equality gets across the line.”

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TAFE is fine despite funding cuts

BY LUCAS BAIRD TAFE has denied claims that it is currently in decline, claiming that it is business as usual.

Recently TAFE has been the subject of political debate, with a decline in enrolments leading many to claim the institution’s days are numbered, unless the government can change fees and funding for the vocational education provider.

Speaking to City Hub, a TAFE NSW spokesperson said that enrolments in local branches were “strong” and that TAFE is here to stay.

“Enrolments for Ultimo college were strong in 2015 and already we are seeing very strong interest for courses at Ultimo for 2016,” the spokesperson told City Hub. “For example, electrotechnical engineering received more than 1,500 enrolments in 2015.”

“TAFE NSW is and will remain the Vocational Education and Training of choice, with almost half a million enrolments in 2015,” they said.

This contradicts statements made by Greens MP John Kaye in response to the Upper House inquiry into vocational training and education in NSW. He said the private institutions which had flooded the vocational educational market had meant that without more government support, TAFE’s days were numbered.

“Unless the Baird government acts now to protect TAFE from unlimited competition with profit-focused private

TAFE supporters in Victoria. In NSW, TAFE received a five per cent increase in funding, but critics say its current fees make it uncompetitive in the market. Source: Takver

providers, it faces a limited future,” Dr Kaye said.

“Each year more public funding is stripped from TAFE and put into the competitive market, where TAFE has to face up to low-cost, low-integrity private providers to survive,” he stated.

However, last year’s NSW budget allocated $2 billion to TAFE in 2015-16, which is an increase of over five per cent in funding.

Despite all this, City Hub understands that there is still concern inside of TAFE surrounding the input of IPART who, according to TAFE, set the fees.

This concern was raised in the Legislative Council inquiry, which

recommended that the NSW government require IPART to revise its market price testing method.

But IPART told City Hub that it does not set the fees, but conducted a review in 2013 to determine fees of government funded vocational training including TAFE. It explained that not all of this advice was adopted by the government.

An IPART spokesperson also denied that there would be any changes to this review or a new review despite the inquiry’s recommendation “The IPART Review was completed in 2013 and we have not been asked to undertake a further review at this time,” the spokesperson told City Hub.

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Funding cuts threaten Sydney’s indie theatres Less mainsteam performance is expected to suffer the most following Federal Budget cuts.

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BY SHON HO Arts funding strip backs have left Sydney theatre companies facing an uncertain future. Small to medium sized organisations will bear the brunt in a tougher landscape and will be vying for fewer grants from a smaller pool of funds.

As a knock on effect from the Federal Government’s post budget cuts, the Australia Council’s September round of project funding was highly competitive. 1,700 applied for funding, of which only 290 were successful Some companies have been forced to close their doors due to the cuts. The Rock Surfers Theatre Company in Bondi closed down last month after an 18 year run.

Youth theatre funding has also been slashed. Out of the 13 organisations that applied for project grants from the Australia Council for 2016, only three were successful. 13 organisations were funded in 2012, 21 in 2007.

Performance Space, a resident experimental arts institution at Sydney’s Carriageworks, predicts it will lose $1.3 million in funding over the next three years. While it was successful in receiving continued funding from Arts NSW, a $700,000 cut across three years from Arts NSW paired with the recent introduction of a $300,000 cap on multi-year funding from the Australia Council, delivered a damaging set back.

The company is in the process of implementing a smaller operational model and is currently restructuring and reducing its staffing.

“Ongoing commitment to multi-year funding for small to medium organisations provides the security and incentive to build capacity, expand programs and build critical new audiences for bold new work of excellence.” said Terese Casu, the executive director of Performance Space.

She told City Hub that backing for these organisations and investment in experimental art practices and risk taking work, is vital to the development of a vibrant cultural nation.

The long term impact of the funding cuts “will inevitably affect the larger arts ecology, where the independent sector, larger arts organisations and the Major Performing Arts sector are intrinsically linked and rely on each other for growth, diversification and audience development,” Ms Casu said.

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creative development and new work grants need to be protected,” she said.

Performance 4a, a not for profit contemporary performance company which supports AsianAustralian artists, has also felt the impact after the Australia Council’s June round of funding was cut last year.

“I was aiming to apply to that round, for money to produce a show called In Between Two which I had managed to get the Sydney Festival to program” Perfomance 4a’s executive producer, Annette Shun Wah said.

“For a little company like ours, getting a show into a major festival was a really big thing. It’s like an opportunity you can’t let go.”

Despite not receiving the funding, Performance 4a decided to make the show anyway.

“I just thought bugger it, whatever it takes, we’ll do it. We scraped up all our savings and basically cut some other planned spending in order to make the show.” Shun Wah said.

She said the arts were like an “ecosystem,” where everything needs to be healthy and growing.

While the Performance 4a retained multi-year funding from Arts NSW, it hopes to receive a multiyear grant from the Australia Council. However, with funding being so competitive, Shun Wah said that they are not expecting it.

“Many of us had been spending a huge amount of time and effort preparing expressions of interests in multi-year funding and all of a sudden the rug was pulled out from under us.”

Shun Wah said she believed that arts funding, especially for culturally diverse works, has a wider social benefit for all Australians.

She said that funding cuts could mean a tipping of the balance toward familiar and mainstream rather As minority and fringe voices.

“If you look at mainstage theatre in Australia, it’s still really white. It’s really important for Australia to see a realistic and relevant representation of what our lives are like. But we need help to do it,” she said.

“So often you go and see things and think, I’ve heard this all before and seen this all before and here’s this hot rich pool of stuff that’s never made it onto a stage” “Diversity in all forms needs to be considered when future funding is being developed.” Terese Casu said

“Appropriate levels of culturally and linguistically diverse and Indigenous representation needs to be supported across all our arts and cultural programs to ensure our art and our stories reflect the communities we live in and our Australian heritage.”

The cuts could also have an impact on the future generation of theatre makers.

PACT Centre for Emerging Artists is also facing uncertainty. While it receives renewed support from Arts NSW and funding from Australia Council until the end of the year, there is a question mark about its funding beyond 2016.

PACT’s application for multi-year funding from Australia Council is still pending.

“The Australia Council does represent quite a substantial part of our budget” said PACT’s artistic director, Katrina Douglas. “So we are already now talking about what happens if we’re not successful.

How do we keep PACT running? What does that mean for our programme? Can we keep PACT running?”

Douglas says that small to medium sector tends to be where experimentation can occur. Smaller companies take the risks that bigger companies, reliant on box office sales, can’t afford.

“This is the area where innovation happens” she said.

“It’s the area where the next generation of cultural leaders are testing their craft, developing new ideas, pushing their art form and having the opportunities to put something on stage that might not work.”

In Douglas’ view, funding cuts will result in the loss of many Australian stories. As experimental work continues to lack funding, gaps will emerge in the industry. As less work is being produced, local theatre may begin to stagnate.

“If people are artists, they make art.” Shun Wah said. “But it is a question about how the work’s made, the compromises that will be made to in order complete projects and the amount of time spent developing and researching something before it comes to a stage.”

“So art will still be made, theatre will still be made but just maybe it won’t be as rich and won’t be happening in as a timely way that it might have been.”

In Between Two, produced by Performance 4a, opens today as part of Sydney Festival at Carriageworks.

Old trees ripped out over Sydney

BY CHRISTOPHER HARRIS Despite community opposition, the state government lopped down dozens of trees in Randwick to make way for the light rail.

This week, trees in Sydney Park in the inner west looks slated for the same fate to make way for the WestConnex project, leading some to wonder if the government hates trees.

350 trees in Sydney Park in the inner west will be lopped to make way for the WestConnex roadway. It will also take 6,000 square metres from the park.

There are more trees on the chopping block with areas in Beverley Grove Park in Kingsgrove and Haberfield being cleared to make way for the road.

The WestConnex Delivery authority has promised to replace every tree with four more that is lost in Sydney Park.

But Greens Councillor Irene Doutney said that the state government shouldn’t be trusted regarding its promise to replace every tree with four more, because they had demonstrated a lack of regard for trees thus far.

“State Government’s attempts at appeasing a very upset community seem exaggerated. Claims that they will replace every mature tree removed with four additional trees, for example, do not seem credible. You can’t blame the community for doubting a promise like this given Government’s lack of care for the trees currently in place” Councillor Doutney said.

She said that the loss of the trees was not confined to one specific area, but was across the board, citing Randwick and the Ashmore estate as examples. She said the plan to lop 350 trees in Sydney Park would detroy a wildlife corridor, and that had not been considered in the government biodiversity study.

“They seem to have taken no real care with the biodiversity study, claiming a negligible amount of consequences to wildlife: one birds nest and one reptile,” she said.

A WestConnex spokesperson said: “The New M5 environmental assessment used the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage’s “Framework for Biodiversity Assessment” to assess biodiversity in the project corridor.

As part of this process, the biodiversity values of Sydney Park were determined as not requiring biodiversity offsetting.

“Species of national significance, such as the Grey-headed Flying Fox, were assessed separately due to their likely use of the area for foraging. The assessment concluded the project would not significantly impact this species.”

The spokesperson said the remediation of the Alexandria Landfill site and the addition of 85,000 square metres of open space, which would be accessible to the public. The spokesperson said this would more than off-set the the “small boundary strip” of Sydney park being acquired.

Greens Member for Newtown Jenny Leong said that the WestConnex project would damage rare bushland and the habitats of endangered species. “It’s been abundantly clear since the St Peter’s interchange was announced that WestConnex will have a devastating impact on Sydney Park, but this latest land grab will mean that approximately 3 and a half acres of public green space will be taken from this area.

The position of the state government seems at odds with that of the federal government. Acting Cities Minister Greg Hunt announced a plan to set goals for each decade to 2050 for tree coverage.

The tree coverage plan aims to reduce extreme heat in cities.

Leichhardt Mayor Darcy Byrne said on Tuesday that the lack of trees in the Bays Precinct, which is set for redevelopment, must be addressed by the state government.

Clr Byrne said Premier Baird and the Federal Government were not on the same page when it came to trees.

“Malcolm Turnbull has announced today that he wants greener, more connected cities, but judging by his behaviour in the Bays Precinct, the Premier didn’t get the memo,” Mayor Byrne said in a statement on Tuesday.

“There is no green space – not a single tree or blade of grass – proposed so far in what is already the hottest place in the inner west.”

He said an analysis of heat maps in the area undertaken by the council and UTS showed that temperature is up to 15 degrees in summer in the Bays Precinct.

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Council must protect affordable housing in the city: Scott

BY KENJI SATO The City of Sydney is not providing enough affordable housing to meet the ballooning cost of rent in Sydney, according to Labor Councillor Linda Scott.

“We need to put concrete ideas on the table about how our council could ensure there’s housing diversity in the City of Sydney, and that we properly addressing the city’s housing affordability crisis,” Clr Scott told City Hub. Clr Scott’s remarks followed her investigation into two units in Potts Point, which are currently undergoing extensive renovations.

Labor Councillor Linda Scott said that the council had moved away from providing affordable housing, following a council inquiry into the two properties.

The inquiry found that unit seven and eight at 12 Springfield Avenue had previously accommodated social housing tenants, but will be rented out at a market rate once the renovations are completed.

“It’s clear from these two examples that the City of Sydney has historically had a role in providing affordable housing. But Lord Mayor Clover Moore’s change of policy to move away from affordable housing is moving the council in the wrong direction,” Clr Scott said.

City Hub understands that the housing was purchased by the former South Sydney Coucnil following the selloff of the nearby Kelburn Hall, some of which was leased by council as affordable housing. The former council had a number of similar properties which it rented out at low rates.

Local resident Peter Young told City Hub that when Clover Moore was the MP for Bligh, she worked tirelessly with the Kings Cross community to get South Sydney Council to purchase these two units. They were bought to replace social housing units in Kelburn Hall, 8

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The City will start charging the market rate for housing which was previously rented at affordable rates. Photo: Sardaka

following a fire which was the catalyst for the council to sell off the unit block.

Tenants were assessed for social need and two were found as being eligible for Council support.

“The clear intention at the time, as Lord Mayor Clover Moore (at the time the MP for Bligh) knows full well, was that these two units were to be held forever as social/affordable housing units in order to maintain the stock of Council owned social/affordable housing which was otherwise being reduced by the sale of Kelburn Hall,” Mr Young said.

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“Sadly over the last twelve years the City has a very poor record in dealing with the stock of social affordable housing it held. A property has been sold and the proceeds of sale, nearly $1 million has been placed in a bank account and not re-invested in replacement housing stock.

Other properties have been placed on the open market for rental and still others turned over to artists use.”

But a City of Sydney Spokesperson told City Hub that the two units had never been classified as affordable or social housing, and that there were other, more suitable locations.

“The City of Sydney is working hard with the limited tools available to us as a local government to support more affordable housing,” the spokesperson said.

They said a number of properties owned by the City had been transferred to affordable housing providers.

“New social and affordable housing is needed from the state and federal government to reduce the number of people sleeping rough in Sydney, and to stop people becoming homeless in the first place.”

“We have reviewed our property portfolio, identified land that might be used for affordable housing, and called for Expressions of Interest from potential providers. A number of City-owned properties have now been transferred to affordable housing providers,” the spokesperson said.

Labor Councillor Linda Scott said: “I’ve put a whole range of solutions on the table from examing using council’s own empty building, reviewing our boarding house planning regulation, offering rebates for those who provide affordable housing, but all of these strategies have been rejected by the Lord Mayor. There is much more city can do in the future .”

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BY LUCAS BAIRD The City of Sydney has said it is too early to say whether there will be a by-election for the former seat of Robyn Kemmis.

Clr Kemmis, who passed away last month, held the position of Deputy Lord Mayor on the council and was deputy chair of several committees.

Her death has meant a void in the business of the City of Sydney council, who is now faced with the decision to either call a by-election or leave the vacancy open until the next local election.

City Hub understands that the City of Sydney must decide whether to hold a by-election within three months of her death, or apply to have the position remain vacant until the next council election.

The Lord Mayor’s office when asked about the possibility of a by-election said, “It’s still too early to answer these questions but there will be progress in the coming weeks as Council returns from its recess.”

This was echoed by independent councillor, John Mant, who told City Hub it was all “up in the air” “There hasn’t been a memorial for Councillor Kemmis yet, and because of the uncertainty around when the general council elections will take place and various options it is too early comment,” he said.

The questions surrounding council business follow an outpouring of grief over the unexpected death of the Deputy Lord Mayor.

Labor Councillor, Linda Scott, paid tribute to her memory noting her sense of humour.

“I will never forget her wonderfully dry sense of humour and her ability to always use clever, rational argument on a diversity of matters. Put simply, I had immense respect for Robyn and I will miss her terribly,” she stated.

“My deepest condolences go out to her partner Lyn, Lord Mayor Clover Moore, her family and friends and the many communities that valued her immense contribution to our City.”

Public Notice Notice of Council Meetings 2016 The Council and Central Sydney Planning Committee meeting schedules have been set for 2016 and members of the public are invited to all of these meetings. The Council meeting schedule for 2016 is available on the City’s website cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Interested parties may address meetings of Committees on matters that are on the agenda for any particular meeting.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BUNNY

An exciting new experimental dance piece makes its Australian premiere.

Choreographed and performed by Luke George and Daniel Kok, BUNNY explores lines of connection using the ancient Japanese rope tying technique of ‘shibari’.

Throughout the duration of the interactive piece, the audience is invited to interact, move in and around, as well as participate in being tied up by the artists, as an exploration of the relationship between audience and performer.

“We can tie each other up, and restrict each other, we can tie an object as well,” explained performer and choreographer, Luke George.

“We’re working a lot with objects and tying objects, and also that we can tie other people – [for example] audience members, and so that’s where the rope/piece can become quite interactive.”

After first being commissioned by Campbelltown Arts Centre in 2014, the artists began to develop ideas for their work, performing variations of BUNNY in small viewings around the world.

“What we’ve found quite quickly in the process is that people got very excited very quickly by the possibility that we might tie someone up,” explains George. “[BUNNY] is kind of provoking the desire, or feeding into the desire in the room, which is the thing that we are really wanting to play with.”

BUNNY is a reflective contemporary dance piece that will play on your desires and question your connections to the people around you. (NB) Jan 22–23, 7pm. Campbelltown Arts Centre, 1 Art Gallery Rd, Campbelltown. $20-$30.Tickets & info: campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Dance

This coming weekend The Star will be host to a huge comedy showcase. At Laugh Your Pants Off some of Australia’s best comedic talent will be performing such as Denise Scott, Sammy J, Heath Franklin, Jeff Green, Tahir and Lawrence Mooney.

Internationally acclaimed comedian Lindsay Webb will host this one-night comedic extravaganza. Lawrence Mooney, who also hosts ABC 2’s Dirty Laundry Live, said he’s excited to be a part of this line up especially with the other talent performing.

“You’re so rarely in an ensemble cast, you really want to make sure you kill it,” he said.

“You want to impress them and there’s a little bit of competition. [My impression of] Malcolm Turnbull might make an appearance, as well as some other stuff.”

Mooney loves stand up more than any other medium and he believes the high you get from laughter is irreplaceable. “[Stand up is] freeing, dangerous and most rewarding,” he said. “When you come off the stage you’re floating from that. The glory is yours you don’t have to share it. [The audience’s laughter] is a rare and delicious herb.”

Mooney is no novice when it comes to this type of performance, as he has done

spectaculars like this before such as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow and the Laugh Your Pants Off at Jupiter’s Casino in Queensland.

This May, Mooney will have been performing stand up for 22 years. (AMal) Jan 24, 7.30pm.The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont. $59.95.

Tickets & info: star.com.au

Operantics Double Bill

Review: The Pearlfishers

The double bill will consist of two pieces: The Telephone and Gentlemen’s Island. The Telephone is about a man wanting to ask his girlfriend a question, but a telephone keeps on interrupting him, so he must find a way to communicate with her.

Gentlemen’s Island is a slightly modern comedy about two British men deserted on an island, but because they haven’t been introduced they simply cannot talk to each other. So they must try to find a way to communicate so they don’t sacrifice their Britishness.

Miller-Crispe loves Gentlemen’s Island Photo: Nathan Tam, edited by Victoria Parsons because it is rarely performed, and she’s Operantics, an opera company run by young quite sure that it hasn’t been performed in operatic performers is kicking off their 2016 Australia before. season and second performance with a double They have a full season planned with the bill. Last year they premiered with Cosi fan next performance in April, which will be Jane Tutte, which was received with huge accolades, Austin’s Mansfield Park. There are cheap people were even disappointed it didn’t run for tickets for those who buy in a group package a second week. as well as season passes. (AMal) Artistic director Katie Miller-Crispe said after Jan 23–24, (Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2.30pm). the three-hour performance of Cosi fan Tutte, Independent theatre, 269 Miller St, she wanted to do something smaller, especially North Sydney. $15-$40. since it’s still the school holidays so people’s Tickets & info: theindependent.org.au availability is limited. or 9409 4462

Award-winning theatre director Michel Gow returns to Opera Australia to direct this new production of Bizet’s much-loved work The Pearlfishers.

His decision to cast the three male characters as European was to emphasise the colonial aspects of the story set in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka), as well as to improve on a very poorly constructed libretto.

For instance, in the last act, the librettists pull a rabbit (actually, a necklace) out of the hat in what is called a ‘deus ex machine’, or a contrivance, to save Leila’s life.

Inspired by the writings of Orwell, Conrad, Leonard Woolf and Brecht on the East, Gow turns Zurga (originally head fisherman) into a pearl dealer, Nadir (a fisherman) becomes a game hunter and Nourabad (high priest of Brahma) is a racketeer.

The score does not specify a particular period, but Gow sets this production in 1860 at the height of colonialism in the East.

This production is perfectly cast, with rising star Ekaterina Siurina as Léïla, José Carbó as Zurga, Pavil Breslik as Nadir and Daniel Sumegi as Nourabad.

From the moment she sings her first note, Siurina reflects her rigorous Russian training.

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With supreme confidence, she performs the role of the goddess Léïla, whose songs will protect the pearl divers in their hazardous occupation, while also conveying the passion of a mortal woman deeply in love.

The voices of José Carbó (baritone) and Pavol Breslik (Italian tenor) blend divinely in the famous duet in the first scene, while Daniel Sumegi conveys the arrogance of exploitative Nourabad in sonorous bass tones.

Treat your ears and eyes and go see this interesting and lovely production. (ID) Until Mar 12. Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House. $44-$330.

Tickets & info: opera.org.au

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS A well-loved summer tradition continues with this picnic event returning the beautiful surroundings of the Royal Botanic Gardens. In past years this outdoor theatre production of Kennet Grahame’s timeless classic has received widespread critical acclaim for its music and comedy. Kids are encouraged to get involved in the action by the Head Chief Rabbit who asks them to dance and sing along. (JA) Until Jan 23. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. $25 (Family of Four $90+bf).

Tickets & info: shakespeareaustralia.com.au or 1300 122 344

BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE Circus Oz are bringing their unique collection of characters and clowns to Sydney. 12 artists will twirl, twist and spin to the sound of live instruments surrounded by an illuminated, interactive, inflatable set.A unique opportunity to see circus in a big top setting, it will enchant, thrill and entice.

(LR) Until Jan 24. Circus Oz Big Top, The Showring,The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park. $22-$95.

Tickets & info: circusoz.com or ticketmaster.com.au THOMAS MURRAY AND THE UPSIDE DOWN RIVER Reg Cribb’s (Last Cab To Darwin) new play is about a man ravaged by drought,

Review: The Rabbits

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The Rabbits is one of most original local productions to appear on Australian stages in recent years. Billed as an “opera”, its spoken word component places it firmly in the genre of musical theatre.

Based on a children’s book written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan, The Rabbits (director John Sheedy, librettist Lally Katz) portrays the colonisation of Australia through the invasion of rabbits in a land where marsupials have hitherto reigned supreme.

The rabbits represent the white aliens while the marsupials are representative of Aboriginal people, native animals and indeed the country itself.

The marsupials resist the invaders, who introduce foreign customs, despoil the landscape, and steal the children of the native inhabitants.

Kate Miller-Heidke composed the opera in a variety of musical styles and also sings the role of the bird, who

family secrets and love.Tom Murray’s family have been farming the land alongside the Darling River for five generations, this is all he as ever known.

When his childhood friends Lucy and Billy reappear, long buried secrets are exhumed, forcing him to journey into his past and reconcile all of his wrongs to fight for his wife. (JA) Until Jan 30. SBW Stables Theatre, 10 Nimrod St, Kings Cross. $30-$38.

Tickets & info: griffintheatre.com.au or 02 9361 3817 THE FANTASTICKS The Hayes Theatre Company brings us the longest running musical in the world. Directed

by Helen Dallimore, this musical is about two fathers trying to bring their children Luisa and Matt together, with

the narrator El Locco putting them through trials and tribulations to teach them that you have to go through struggle before you can love someone.

(AMal) Until Jan 31. Hayes Theatre Co, 19 Greenknowe Ave, Potts Point.

Tues-Sat 7.30pm,Wed and Sat 2pm and Sun 5pm. $45-$55.

Tickets & info: hayestheatre.com.au JASPER JONES Dealing with a lot of issues – from race matters, to growing up and issues about women – it’s partly a ‘whodunit’ story but mostly a coming of age tale about a couple of kids in Western Australia in the 60’s.

Jasper Jones is fictional, but set within the time frame of the Vietnam War and Australian politics. (MS)

acts as a kind of Australian-style Greek chorus.

It was terrific to hear Indigenous singers Lisa Maza, Marcus Corowa and David Leha hold their own alongside seasoned opera artists such as Kanen Breen and Simon Meadows, among others.

Even if children don’t get the “message” of the opera, or find the music difficult, they will be delighted by the imaginative costumes of Gabriela Tylesova and the clever staging of the work.

The nastier aspects of colonisation are set aside as the story draws to its conclusion, with a single rabbit and marsupial looking at each other, no doubt contemplating their common future. What that will be will depend on what we do about it. (ID) Until Jan 24. Roslyn Packer Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay. $47-$98.

Tickets & info: opera.org.au Until Feb 7. Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre, 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills. $37-$92. Tickets & info: belvoir.com.au or 8396 6242

Until Feb 20. Wharf 1 Theatre, The Wharf, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road Walsh Bay. $64.Tickets & info: sydneytheatre.com.au or 9250 1777

THE GOLDEN AGE A production that still resonates with theatregoers since its inception in 1985, strikingly exploring Australia’s dark commencement as a nation by asking the questions at the very core of our history.“The score of this narrative is huge, the story spans from the wilderness of Tasmania through to wartorn Berlin…” said director Kip Williams.“The questions that [playwright] Louis [Nowra] was asking back in the mid-eighties are questions that we’re still grappling with 30 years later…” (AH)

LA BOHEME In this tragic tale of first love, Natalie Aroyan plays the consumptive seamstress Mimi, while Yosep Kang sings Rodolfo, her confused and fickle lover. In setting the story in Germany’s Weimar Republic of the 1930s, rather than Paris in the 1830s, director Gail Edwards modernised the production and gave set designer Brian Thomson the opportunity to create the interior of a spiegeltent on stage. (ID) Until March 23. Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House. $44–$330.Tickets & info: opera.org.au or 02 9318 8200

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AUSTRALIA DAY ON NAURU - OI, OI, OI! With Coffin Ed, Jay Katz and Miss Death What is about Australia Day that makes some people want to walk into Coles and walk out (possibly without paying), with an Aussie flag tank top emblazoned with “Oi, Oi, Oi!”? As we’re constantly told,Australia Day is now all-embracing and means different things to different folks.

If you are a redneck bogan or a member of ‘Reclaim Australia’, it’s an opportunity to drape yourself Pauline-Hanson-style in the Aussie flag and work yourself into a patriot fervour before dumping your VB cans along the side of the road. On the other hand, if you embrace modern multicultural Australia it’s the chance to participate in numerous feel-good government sponsored events right across the city and suburbs.Then again, you could be an Indigenous Australian, and for you “Invasion Day” events defy all displays of nationalism.

But what about the folks up on Nauru – the Aussie expats, the Nauruans and the hundreds of refugees living in the everyday hell of tent city? We’ll probably never know what happens on the 26 January in Nauru, unless some daring journalist coughs up the $8,000 visa fee to visit this Alcatraz in the Pacific – but we can certainly hazard a guess.

No doubt the large number of highly paid Australian security staff who man the detention centre will gather around some kind of symbolic barbeque to toast their heritage with slabs of imported Aussie cans. Some of

their Nauruan counterparts may well be invited to join the celebration, grateful to Australia that their corrupt and bankrupt economy has been revived through an industry of human misery.And if rising sea levels eventually drown the tiny phosphate spit, the likelihood is that they too will one day be calling Australia home.

But what of the thousand or more refugees and asylum seekers now marooned indefinitely on one of the most remote destinations on this planet? No Aussie Day cheer for them. No face painting for the kiddies or drunken chants of “Oi, Oi, Oi!”.There is however a distinct link between their current predicament and the historical origins of this country.After all, it was “detention”, albeit of convicts, many convicted of the most minor of crimes, that marked the beginnings of this country.

In the same way that some indigenous Australians recognise the 26th of January as Invasion Day or Survival Day, maybe we could adopt another title – “Detention Day”. It’s the day we recognise the plight of all asylum seekers, especially those on Christmas Island, Manus and Nauru. Just like Invasion Day it’s unlikely to be a big hit, with both the bogan brigade and those who see Australia Day as a celebration of national identity, uniting all who live in this country in an expression of pride and purpose.

In a democratic society there’s no reason why all three days – “Australia”, “Invasion” and “Detention” – can’t coexist, each attracting their own group of supporters – and of course inevitable detractors.Aussie Day can have its “Oi, Oi, Oi!” tank tops and yes, even more bloody fireworks.“Detention Day” might look to the ironic image of the three koalas above – quintessentially Australian but deaf, dumb and blind to the suffering of the thousands still imprisoned offshore.

El Anatsui – Five Decades Internationally acclaimed Ghanaian artist El Anatsui is currently presenting his first major exhibition in Australia at Sydney’s Carriageworks, as part of the Sydney Festival.

The exhibition presents more than 30 works collected from 1970 until the present, hence the title Five Decades. The exhibitions cover a wide range of mediums from ceramics, drawings, sculptures and woodcarvings right up to the large-scale, intricate and expansive installations for which Anatsui is best known for.

Anatsui was born in Ghana in 1940 and is now widely recognised as one of the world’s leading contemporary artists

BOOMALLI’S ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW Following in its tradition of showcasing exceptional Indigenous art, the Annual Members Show by Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative features the diverse works of 25 Boomalli members.Also on show are two solo exhibitions in the front galleries featuring artists Jenny Fraser and Val West.West’s work is deeply rooted in “the representation of my connections to the Dreaming”. Fraser’s video work dissects mainstream beach movies.This multi-media exhibition explores a wide range of topics and issues, be prepared to be enchanted! (JR) Until early Feb. Boomalli, 55-59 Flood Street, Leichhardt.

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CHEN QIULIN – ONE HUNDRED NAMES This exhibition includes over a decade of photographic and video work focusing on the central issues of migration, displacement, ancestry, urban development and its disruption of traditional culture and way of life. Qiulin’s favourite piece is the installation ‘One Hundred Names for Kwong Wah Chong’, the latest iteration of her ongoing video works documenting the decaying process of one hundred common Chinese family names carved from tofu.

(AMal) Until Feb 27. 11am-6pm.

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, 181-187 Hay Street, Sydney.

Info: 4a.com.au LLOYD REES: PAINTING WITH A PENCIL 1930-36 A celebration of Sydney telling the artists story through a series of stunning pencil drawings and sketches.

Having been an active artist for more than 70 years, Rees’s work has been the center of many exhibitions. However, this is an indepth examination of Rees’s drawings from the 30’s period and includes over 30 never seen before images. During the 1930’s Sydney underwent a period of rapid modernisation, with suburbs expanding and

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(NB) Until Apr 10. Museum of Sydney, Cnr Bridge and Phillips St, Sydney. $5-$10. More info: sydneylivingmuseums.com.au WHEN SILENCE FALLS This exhibition encompasses painting, video and sculpture – presenting the work of contemporary Aboriginal artists alongside contemporary international artists. It considers the violence and loss of often-unacknowledged historical events: cultural displacement, political oppression, ethnic cleansing and massacres. Featuring a new major acquisition by Australian Indigenous artist Judy Watson, as well as significant loans from Naomi Milgrom, Ben Quilty, and Gene and Brian Sherman; this exhibition speaks strongly of conflict, but does not look to blame. (AM) Until May 1. 10am–5pm daily, Weds until 10pm. Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney.

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Beatrice Gralton, Visual Arts Curator for Carriageworks, explained how excited she was to be presenting Anatsui’s work in Sydney. “El Anatsui is one of the world’s great artists and it is an honour to be presenting these remarkable works in our unique spaces,” said Gralton. “We hope the audiences of Sydney and beyond relish this very special experience.” (JA) Until Mar 6, 10am–6pm. Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh. Free. Info: carriageworks.com.au

LUMINOUS WORLD: Contemporary Art from the Wesfarmers Collection An exciting new exhibition which brings together a selection of 61 different paintings, photographs, barks, Lorrkon hollow logs and ceremonial objects by some of Australia and New Zealand’s most significant artists is now open to the public at the National Art School in Darlinghurst.

The works have been collected over the course of three decades from artists such as Paddy Bedford, Rosalie Gascoigne, Bill Henson, John Mawurndjul and Lena Yarinkura.

The works all carry with them a message built around the theme of ‘light’, which carries with it a symbolic resonance and ever expanding array of possibilities.

With all of the artists traversing diverse cultural and philosophical backgrounds, the works explore the concept of light as it pertains to natural elements, such as the movement of stars, to more

modern examples of light, such as the artificial light under which we live today, and finally to spiritual and mythic manifestations of light. (JA) Until Feb 27, 11am-5pm, Mon-Sat. National Art School Gallery, Forbes St, Darlinghurst. Info: nas.edu. au/NASGallery

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By Jamie Apps Joanna Newsom: Hot off the heels of the release of her fourth studio album Divers, the mesmerising songwriter and harpist returns to Australia for the fifth time tonight.

Felix Riebl: In the wake of the release of his Lonely Truth EP, Rieble is set to arrive in Sydney to launch the EP this weekend. Previously known as a member of The Cat Empire, Rieble has

Beautifully blending classical with modern flair and emotive songwriting, this is sure to be a wonderful night out.

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always wanted to add another outlet for his artistic side and this new four track EP is a stunning signpost of what to expect in the future.

Sun, Jan 24,The Basement

Irish Mythen: This Irish-born Canadian troubadour continues her extended Australian tour debut tomorrow night with an intimate show in Sydney. Known for her powerful

voice, respected songwriting skills, positive stage presence and message, it’s no wonder this tour has been extremely popular and warranted an extension.

Fri, Jan 22,The Django Bar You Beauty: After a wonderful response to the digital release of their second pub rock opera,You Beauty have decided to re-release the record on vinyl and will be heading out on the road to support it. Telling the story of an online romance scammer who falls in love with his prey over the course of the twelve tracks, this is sure to be an enthralling show.

Sat, Jan 23, Vic On The Park

Kylie Auldist: Known as the leading lady of the Australian funk, soul and disco scene – Kylie has drawn comparisons to legends such as Diana Ross and Sharon Jones. Her energy on stage is electric, so anybody who makes it out to her show on Australia Day eve is bound to be dancing and have a great time.

Mon, Jan 25, Brighton Up Bar Yabun Festival: The annual festival returns this Australia Day and will be headlined by Aboriginal rock/reggae icon Bart Willoughby.Yabun (meaning “music to beat” in the Gadigal language) is a free event that features some of the biggest names alongside emerging artists from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music scene.The event also features arts, crafts, market stalls, rugby league activities and kids activities to round at a wonderful family day.

Tue, Jan 26, Victoria Park, Camperdown Australia Day On The Rocks Ft. The Grates: From noon until the early evening the entire Rocks precinct will come alive with music and family events and attractions. Some of the artists performing across the various sites throughout the day include The Grates, Katy Steele (from Little Birdy), Gordi, Tuka and the infectious Melbourne Ska Orchestra.

Tue, Jan 26, Various Locations (therocks.com)

Palacio de la Rumba

By Jamie Apps Next Friday the exuberant, passionate and fiery sounds of Cuba will fill Foundry616 as 18-piece big band Palacio de la Rumba celebrate the launch of their new CD,Talking in Cuban.

The compositions to be performed on the night have been curated by Gai Bryant, who is most certainly qualified to do so – she is on the cusp of completing a doctorate in Cuban folkloric music after four years of study and research at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Gai was initially introduced to the sounds of Cuba by her brother Arwyn.“He just loved Salsa dancing and went on a Spanish speaking tour around the world, but kept going back to Cuba and kept bringing music home for me,” explained Gai.“Then when I decided I wanted to write and perform it, I found that it was incredibly difficult to find information on how to place that music across something as large as a standard jazz big band.”

From this seedling a life-long passion grew, with Gai travelling to Cuba multiple times throughout the course of her doctorate.“The people at the Cuban Centre for Research and Development of Cuban Music were absolutely flattered that I was interested in their music, which I thought was bizarre because it’s such great music and they have so many incredible musicians, [so to me] it’s obvious that everybody should be interested,” said Gai.

PHOTO - Arwyn Bryant

Stories – The Youth To Become

Luca Brasi – Aeroplane

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Sydneysiders Stories come out swinging in the first few tracks of their album, and pack quite a punch delivering fast, hardcore punk. Then just as you’re about to be beaten into submission by their opening flurry, the band switches things up by slowing the tempo and consoling you back to full strength.

The remainder of the album then blends the two styles together masterfully. Stories know precisely when to space things out to leave the listener room to breathe, while also delivering impactful breakdowns at the exact right time.

It’s really fitting for their album to take this approach as it perfectly reflects the growth of the band since their Void EP in 2013. The Youth To Become plants Stories firmly on the tracks to success in the future. (JA)

The show next week will be the third time that Gai has called the band together to perform. “They are such a great band, some of which I’ve played with for over twenty years. All of the members are in such demand, especially at this time of year with the Sydney Festival on, so the gods must have been smiling on us,” she explained excitedly.

Pulling together such a large group of people to perform was something that Gai was very passionate about, as she explained “it allows you to have more free reign over the colours that you use and you can change the textures of the music.” She added: “Once you get doubling instruments like flutes and clarinets as well as flugelhorns and mutes across all of the brass it’s quite incredible what you can do.”

For anybody thinking of heading along, Gai said she hopes that they will be “knocked out by the rhythmic complexity of the music and how well it sits across the big band format”.

Audiences should also be captivated by the “energy and dynamism” throughout a really enjoyable, exciting and unique night out.

Jan 29. Foundry616, 616 Harris St, Ultimo. $27.50-$32.50+b.f. Tickets & info: foundry616.com.au

Ahead of the release of their much anticipated album coming soon this year,Tassie punk rockers Luca Brasi have just put out a new single to give fans a little taste of what is to come.

Initially this track starts out much like any other poppunk single, but quickly sinks its emotional hooks into you thanks to the superb lyricism from front man Tyler Richardson. Barely half way through the first listen you will be singing along to the emotive chorus while stamping away to the drum and guitar melodies.

Lyrically the track is actually rather uplifting by exploring how we all must grow as people to be able to cope with challenges and difficult times, everyone has had moments where they feel “the weight of the world has forsaken me” because “we were never given tools to deal with this much pain” and shows that we can all get through them.

This is a really nice teaser for the upcoming album which is shaping up to offer something for punk rock fans while also still being accessible for mainstream audiences. (JA)

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The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film is truly an epic, clocking in at over three hours long for the 70mm offering (which is highly recommended). The film sees eight despicable characters trapped together within Minnie’s Haberdashery as a means of escaping a brutal Wyoming blizzard.

Given the extreme weather conditions for which the film is set, it seems fitting that the story starts out slowly but inevitably gathers rapid momentum and weight, much like a snowball tumbling down a mountainside, before arriving at its impactful end.

The ensemble cast, which has for a large part been drawn from past Tarantino films, all perform stunningly with each character having a deep and nuanced persona. Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue steals the show in almost every scene she is in.

This is very much a signature Tarantino offering, with extremely graphic scenes broken up by moments of dark humour that will have you cringing at yourself for even laughing. The Hateful Eight may not be for everyone, but if you are a Tarantino fan this is a must see. (JA) WWW Check out Jamie’s exclusive interview with film stars Samuel L Jackson and Kurt Russell at altmedia.net.au

Looking For Grace A teenage girl is on the run, her panicked parents are in pursuit, and a large sum of cash is missing in this suspenseful, fragmented Australian film.

Stunning opening shots of watercolour toned, tapestry-like Western Australian landscapes set the scene. Humming dessert surrounds are contrasted by a semi-modern bus interior, drab hotel rooms and pit stops, and eventually by the somewhat surprising upper-middle-class interior of Grace’s family home.

Looking For Grace is not a typical drama – writer/ director Sue Brooks is definitely more infatuated with the small moments than the overall plot, when characters are caught off guard. Scenarios from a multitude of personal perspectives unfold in a lingering pace, without much regard for a beginning, middle and end – but the traditional story structure is hardly missed as you let the journey envelop you.

In the titular role, Odessa Young acts as a refreshingly realistic frustrated teenage girl. Radha Mitchell and Richard Roxburgh begin as Grace’s quietly panicking parents, eventually to reveal poignantly flawed characters. Terry Norris as elderly detective Tom is a highlight amongst a committed cast.

Unexpected characters and twists are continually introduced, revealing a bread crumb trail of clues, revealing dark secrets of greed and passion, amusing anecdotes, pure moments of human

In cinemas from Jan 26. Exclusive preview screenings on Jan 25: 6:30pm at Palace Chauvel (followed by Q&A with Richard Roxburgh and Sue Brooks, moderated by Margaret Pomeranz) and 7:15pm at Palace Norton Street (introduced by Richard Roxburgh and Sue Brooks). $9.50-$12.50. Tickets & info: palacecinemas.com.au/events

The Dressmaker

Less satisfying is Winslet’s Australian accent, which begins strong and waters down as the film progresses. Though her performance as the tough-as-nails-yet-vulnerable Tilly commands the screen without fail.

There are a multitude of threads weaving their way through the central story, and each one features a treasure trove of Australian talent––including Liam Hemsworth, Rebecca Gibney, Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook and Hugo Weaving in a hilarious turn as a police sergeant living a lie.

The Dressmaker utilises that talent Australians have for finding a touch of humour in even the bleakest of circumstances well––and also the premise of if you’ve got it, flaunt it. (LL) WWW

After rave reviews and absolutely smashing the box office, The Dressmaker is making a special outing on Australia Day thanks to Moonlight Cinema.

Based on the novel by Australian author Rosalie Ham,The Dressmaker is an outback drama about revenge with dark comedic undertones.

Fashionable femme fatale and dressmaker, Myrtle ‘Tilly’ Dunnage (Kate Winslet), returns to her dusty country home of Dungatar to take care of her unstable mother (Judy Davis) and confront the demons of her past. As a child, Tilly was accused of murdering another child and sent away, but there’s more than meets the eye to the events of that fateful day.

The black hole of a town is full of morally bankrupt souls, and as the colourful Tilly transforms the loathsome people with sartorial skill, her story begins to unravel, leading to a satisfyingly deranged and over-the-top ending.

WORLD SQUARE SILENT CINEMA The World Square is hosting its free outdoor cinema and it will be difficult to find a better way to spend those lazy summer evenings than just taking a seat back and relaxing as you get to enjoy the classics: favourites like The Holiday and Love Actually and cult-classics such as Muriel’s Wedding, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Romeo & Juliet will ensure that audiences are glued to the headphones and deck-hairs provided by the organisers. (JR) Until Mar 16, 7pm Weds. World Square, 680 George Street, Sydney. Free. Info: ticketpro.com. au or worldsquare.com.au CAROL Cate Blanchett plays Carol, a glamorous and refined lady living in a loveless marriage who meets and falls in love with Therese (Rooney Mara), a much younger lady who is desperate to break away from her mundane life.

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year, this is pure cinematic indulgence, artistically flawless with electrifying performances from Blanchett and Mara who are supported by a high-calibre cast.

Audiences will be allured by their magnetic attraction and the love affair, which escalates sensually and erotically. (MMo) WWWW1/2 POINT BREAK A re-make of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 surfercrime film, this fails to retain the charisma and chemistry that made the original such a cult classic.

Following Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey), a motorcross champion turned FBI recruit, in his undercover assignment into a group of extreme athletes who pull off a string of fantastical crimes.

While the stunts are extraordinary to watch, it hardly makes up for the constant dismissal of logic in the plot, nor the failure to develop rich characters. (ES) WW1/2

GOOSEBUMPS To finally see the Goosebumps book series by R.L. Stine come to life on the big screen is a dream come true for many.The stories are brought together in the vain of Jumanji, with magic books summoning the monsters from the stories – this was a great way to bring these nonconnected stories together. Jack Black is effective in his role as R.L. Stine, but at times the voice he uses for the character can become grating. (JA) WWW1/2 SUFFRAGETTE A slow paced dramatic story about the working class foot soldiers of the early feminist movement. Through a mix of fictional characters and historical figures, Suffragette highlights a time of extreme women’s activism, but it’s a white washed interpretation.

Cary Mulligan is genuine in protagonist Maud’s journey from a passive victim of circumstance to active member of the suffragette movement, as is Anne-Marie Duff as the tough-as-nails Violet. Underlying

connection and all eventually taking a much darker turn than you would have foreseen.

There’ll certainly be viewers who aren’t impressed by the slow pace and non-traditional structure, but patient viewers who are prepared to cope with a harrowing ending should find pleasure in this remarkably packaged addition to Australian cinema. (AM) WWW1/ 2

Moonlight Cinema Australia Day Screening: Jan 26, gates open 7pm for 8:30pm screening. Belvedere Amphitheatre in Centennial Park, Sydney. $14.50-$30+b.f.Tickets & info: moonlight.com.au

tones in the dialogue highlight problematic attitudes that still exist today. By all means let the drama absorb you, but for a better historical understanding, do your homework. (AM) WWW THE BELIER FAMILY A heartwarming and very funny comedydrama from France about family, first love, independence and the emotional stress in making lifechanging decisions. Paula Belier (Louane Emera) lives and works on a farm with her parents and brother who are all deaf and mute. When her music teacher suggests she audition for a reputable music school in Paris, she must consider the possibility of leaving her family to follow her dream of becoming a singer. The ongoing use of sign intensifies the emotions as the parents inadvertently disallow their daughter from taking her first step towards independence. (MMo) WWWW

YOUTH Fred (Michael Caine), a celebrated composer, is being badgered to come out of retirement for one last performance. On top of that, his neglected daughter Lina (Rachael Weisz) needs advice and comfort. His old friend Mick (Harvey Keitel) struggles to complete the script for what he hopes will be his last great film.Together, they ponder life, relationships, the future, the past, and other guests at an exclusive retreat.A picturesque, wry and poignant film which will leave you pondering what exactly is ‘youth’.

(CCov) WWWW CROSSBONES – SEASON 1 The addictive new television series from NBC. Filled with adventure and excitement, Crossbones offers a new tale of the infamous pirate, Blackbeard.

Set in 1729, Blackbeard, or Edward Teach as he is better known, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves and outlaws on the secret Island of Santa Compana. Hollywood legend, John

Malkovich’s performance as Blackbeard is brilliant, as he brings a real sophistication to the show and to his malicious character. Surrounded by an all-star cast, including Swedish-born Australian actor, David Hoflin, Malkovich’s portrayal of Blackbeard is not the only attraction. (NB) WWWW TRUTH Telling the story of a 60 Minutes piece which aired in the Unites States in 2004, about George W. Bush potentially avoiding serving in Vietnam,Truth explores the concepts of investigative journalism versus entertainment in our news sources, and how those in power react to anybody who seeks to challenge the status quo.A thriller about journalistic ethics and practices may not be the flavour for everybody, but the performances by Cate Blanchett (Mary Mapes), Robert Redford (Dan Rather), Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace make this a film that you should see. (JA) WWW1/2

mardi gras film festival

feb 18 - mar 3 2016

full program out now

THE LADY IN THE VAN

RADIANT SEA

WEST NORTH WEST

CHEMSEX

SAT 20 FEB 4.15PM & SUN 21 FEB 6.30PM

SUN 21 FEB 7.30PM

WED 24 FEB 7PM

WED 2 MAR 8.30PM

Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner, who adapted Bennett’s queer classic The History Boys, re-team for the wonderful true story, The Lady in the Van. Starring Dame Maggie Smith.

When Marek meets young, French engineer, Jean the two strike up a friendship. As Marek comes to terms with his feelings he makes a decision that will affect the both of them.

The story of three young women in modern-day Japan as they struggle to meet cultural and societal expectations, and ultimately, connect and fit in.

This British documentary is a fascinating and honest insight into the lives of modern gay men who engage in weekend-long, drug-fuelled orgies, a.k.a. ‘chemsex’ or ‘wired fun’.

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James Craig Sail the Tall Ship from Sydney Experience the thrill of ocean sailing on a fully restored Tall Ship from the 1870’s! James Craig is the only restored Tall Ship in the world, from that era, that you can regularly sail on and it’s right here - in Sydney!

You will cruise down the harbour, take in the sights of other harbour icons and then wave farewell to the beautiful Sydney skyline as we make our way out through Sydney Heads to the great blue yonder.

Cruises available now: ♦ saturday 6th February ♦ sunday 28th February ♦ saturday 5th March ♦ sunday 20th March

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