Performing Arts

Walkley Awards 2007 - 29-Nov-2007

Duration: 
1:24:11

The Walkley Awards will be broadcast from Sydney?s Royal Hall of Industries where the who?s who of Australian media will gather for the gala ceremony. The awards will acknowledge outstanding courage and commitment from Australia?s media ? TV, radio, print and on-line

The Fabulous Flag Sisters - 04-Jul-2008

Duration: 
0:52:20

In 1977, three men in frocks became an overnight sensation on Italian television. Irreverent, sexy and outrageous, they were Le Sorelle Bandiera - The Flag Sisters. Out of drag, they were Tito Le Duc (a Mexican), Mauro Bronchi (an Italian) and Neil Hansen, a boy from Perth, Western Australia. The Fabulous Flag Sisters tells the story of how a boy from Oz became an Italian superstar - in a frock.

Making The Monkees - 27-Mar-2008

Duration: 
0:47:13

In 1967, four unknown actors in a kids TV show become the biggest pop band in the world. In America they outsold Elvis and The Beatles combined. They were...The Monkees. But The Monkees were not a real band, they were a man-made money-making machine, driven by ego and ambition, a machine that would ultimately crash and burn. This is the inside story of pop music's first manufactured band.

Boob Tube: Sex TV And Uglyeorge - 27-Jun-2008

Duration: 
0:59:42

A documentary that explores censorship and public decency on television using the example of the infamous 1970s ?filmmaker', Ugly George. Since the 1970s George Urban has been the poster boy for all that is indecent on television. The infamous ?Ugly George' as he was more commonly known was host, cameraman and producer of a lewd cable access TV show. With a camera taped to his backpack, Ugly George would roam the streets of New York City in search of woman who were willing to reveal t

The Love for Three Oranges - 15-Dec-2007

Duration: 
1:55:59

The Prince is suffering from incurable hypochondria. After being cursed by the wicked witch, Fata Morgana, he must go on a quest to rescue three oranges from the evil chef Créonte who has imprisoned a princess in each of them.

The Man Inside Dame Edna - 12-Feb-2009

Duration: 
0:56:33

A fascinating look behind the mask of Australia's most well-known comic actor, Barry Humphries, that delves into the origins of his world famous characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.

The Impressionists

Duration: 
0:50:51

A stunning drama bringing vividly to life the French Impressionist's struggle for recognition in the face of massive hostility from the art world of the late 19th century.

Rigoletto - 19-Jan-2008

Duration: 
2:52:01

This is a dark, threatening production of Giuseppe Verdi's melodrama by young Scottish director David McVicar. Performers include Marcello Alvarez, Paolo Gavanelli and Christine Schafer. Italian, English.

La Boheme - 26-Apr-2008

Duration: 
1:40:31

Puccini's tale of love in a novel and utterly appealing presentation from the 2002 Bregenz Festival in Austria. Italian. Alexia Vougaridou, Rolando Villazon, Elena De La Merced and Ludovic Tezier.

Give Me A Break - 07-May-2008

Duration: 
0:26:07

Renae Simpson is a 17-year-old who has always wanted to act, but she lives in Mt Magnet, a remote mining town that has no drama club, nor acting opportunities. For two weeks, Rick Brayford, drama teacher at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) immerses Renae in an intensive workshop.

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