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Pants, Poetry and Possibility: MUDfest First Light Shines Bright

REVIEW BY AKSHITA BENNY AND JESSIE WILLIAMS EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT MUDfest (Melbourne University Drama Festival) is an annual celebration of student works ranging from photography to performance. Starting back in 1990, MUDfest has become the largest student-run arts festival in Australia, enabling new and emerging creatives within the University of Melbourne community to create new works and explore different concepts. The theme for MUDfest … Continue reading Pants, Poetry and Possibility: MUDfest First Light Shines Bright

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A Look Back on Some Mudfest Magic of the Year!

An ambitious showcase of 70 works of student art across 4 venues over 4 days, Mudfest: Transform exemplified the sheer talent the students at the University of Melbourne have to offer. We are taking a look back at some of the original theatre presented by students this semester – A Fleeting Glimpse, and Multiplies You By One. Four Letter Word Presents: A Fleeting Glimpse – … Continue reading A Look Back on Some Mudfest Magic of the Year!

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Mudfest: A Socially-Distanced Sample

Although this piece was a comedic exaggeration there were times in which the performers acting became too hyperbolic and unrealistic, to the end of disconnecting and hindering audiences from enjoying certain moments of the performance. However, staying with this piece garners the reward of many a witty one liner, piercing and amplifying the production, and re-submerging its audience into the narrative. Continue reading Mudfest: A Socially-Distanced Sample

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Interview with Simon Farley

Kate Weston sat down with her co-director and emerging playwright Simon Farley to talk about their upcoming production The Nun and The Highwayman. First presented by FLW Theatre at Mudfest, the play won a place in La Mama’s 2015 Explorations season, and opens this Thursday 26 November, running until Saturday at La Mama Theatre. Kate and Simon have known each other for entirely too long, and … Continue reading Interview with Simon Farley

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Dogshrine: Spirituality and the Mind/Body Divide

Anthony Kuiper sits down with writer and director Jai Leeworthy to talk about his upcoming show, Dogshrine. So I know Dogshrine is religious but what exactly is it saying about religion? I wonder what that means, for it to be religious… Revolving around some sort of content that is in itself to do with theology and explaining our existence. I have done a lot of investigating … Continue reading Dogshrine: Spirituality and the Mind/Body Divide

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Mudfest: Don’t Feed The Animals

Such homage, very burlesque. The influences are transparent, but look… why not celebrate them? A show with a good range of talent and a strong theme deserves a decent audience… Everything will be better in the night-time. Dance, circus and music are fabulous. Chloe Dallas Don’t Feed The Animals is playing in the Union Theatre as part of Mudfest from Friday 21st August until Sunday … Continue reading Mudfest: Don’t Feed The Animals

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