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Off-beat story of dance and romance in Syncopation
A smash-hit fusion of comedy, drama, romance and ballroom dancing, Syncopation is the next sensational production in GPAC's 2012 Alcoa Theatre Season in partnership with Deakin University.This heart-warming production is choreographed by Dancing with the Stars' Mark Hodge, under the direction of Broadway's Tony Award-nominated Stephen Lloyd Helper.

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GPAC welcomes $2m budget announcement
The GPAC Trust and staff are delighted by today’s State Budget announcement of $2 million to support urgent and critical works, along with an additional $200,000 in annual operational funding.

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Children’s classic comes to life on stage for a new generation
Young audiences are invited to enter the fantastic world of Beatrix Potter with Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit, marking 110 years of the popular children's character. Presented as part of GPAC's Family Magic program, this mischievous new musical from the producers of Possum Magic, Wombat Stew and My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch will delight all ages.

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Bethany Community Services presents

My Afternoons With Margueritte

French with subtitles
Rated M
82 minutes

My Afternoons With Margueritte is the story of one of those improbable encounters that can change the course of one's life: the encounter, in a small public garden, between Germain fifty and barely literate, and Margueritte, a little old lady passionate about reading.

Forty years and 220 pounds separate them but one day, purely by chance, Germain sits down beside Marguerite. She'll go on to read aloud extracts from novels and thereby allow him to discover the magic of books, a world from which Germain imagined he was excluded for life.

From the director of Conversations With My Gardener this 'warm and generous film' (Eye For Film) is a heart-warming charmer that no fan of French cinema should miss.

Starring: Gerard Depardieu and Gisèle Casadesus

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00 PM

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WHAT'S ON

	Syncopation - Henry Ribolow is a Jewish meatpacker obsessed with becoming a ballroom dancer and is desperately seeking a dance partner. Anna Bianchi, an Italian Catholic seamstress, is unsatisfied with her life until she spots a curious ad in the paper: “Give your life a lift. Wanted: A dance partner to dance for royalty.” more >>
	Boy & Bear - It doesn't seem that long ago that the nation was falling in love with one of Boy & Bear's pivotal first singles, 'Mexican Mavis'. Creeping slowly through the national airwaves, discovered by music lovers and settling itself in minds across the country, 'Mexican Mavis' was an accidental statement of intent. more >>

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