Born within the once thriving Greek community of Alexandria, Egypt, Constantine Cavafy is regarded as one of the foremost modern Greek poets and one of the finest poets of the 20th century.

Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet, about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. The play’s title, taken from a folk song, refers to a 19th-century escapist vision of utopia.

9 July – 8 August. Where does childhood begin and end? In Polixeni Papapetrou’s series, Between Worlds, children are portrayed as animals caught between the worlds of infancy and adulthood and animal and human. In Papapetrou’s work there is identification with the world of children that is rare and remarkable. Read more…

4 June. The Antipodes Festival and Palace Cinemas presents a special preview screening of Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight, an exclusive event for the Antipodes Festival. Before Midnight is the latest in Linklater’s “Before…” series, which started in 1995 with Before Sunrise and seemingly concluded with 2004’s Before Sunset.