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Wednesday 8 September 2010 12PM - 2PM Take tea on the lawn and enjoy an afternoon of cucumber sandwiches, croquet and cupcakes as Verge presents High Tea in the Festival Tent, complete with the sounds of the Sydney University Symphony Orchestra string quartet.
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Wednesday 8 September 2010 12PM - 1PM The so-called "eight model plays" were the only Peking operas and ballets that were permitted during the Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976). They focus exclusively on the theme and history of Chinese Communist Revolution.
Wednesday 8 September 2010 2PM Knitting ain’t just for nannas. Crank up those needles and crochet hooks as Verge and Knitsoc bring you Knit & Sit, the niftiest knitting workshop in the Inner West
Wednesday 8 September 2010 5PM You know that smug sense of satisfaction you get from knowing stuff about HBO shows that other people don’t? Of course you do.
Wednesday 8 September 2010 5PM - 8:30 PM Take in some Honours-level art and wine while you walk amongst the ghosts of the old Mortuary-turned gallery; Ded Space, for this exhibition opening.
Wednesday 8 September 2010 7PM A prince sets out to win his lover once and for all. Which was the first sex to be betrayed? Which was the first to sin?He can prove it to her.
Wednesday 8 September 2010 8PM Sydney University Theatresports is calling in some favours. After being the incubator for a number of Australia’s finest comic assets, including members of The Chaser, The Axis of Awesome and Thank God You’re Here, the weekly campus impro show is bringing them all back home.
Thursday 9 September 2010 12PM - 2PM Ever wanted to run away to the circus and didn’t think you had the skills? Well now’s your chance to learn, as SURCAS is very kindly opening up its weekly practice to beginners and experts alike.
Thursday 9 September 2010 1PM - 2PM Spend some lazy leisure time between classes in the Festival Tent with a tasty beverage and sweet tunes from our daily Lunchtime Sessions. Verge Festival presents the best of Sydney Uni's bright young things playing live music from our lounge room.
Thursday 9 September 2010 6PM - 8PM agar dish is an evening of performance and live art from SCA students, with particular focus on experimentation, interaction and spontaneity.
Thursday 9 September 2010 6PM What if William Shakespeare wrote the Coen Brothers’ cult hit ‘The Big Lebowski’? Find out in a one-night only Australian Premiere of Adam Bertocci’s White Russian-laced Elizabethan parody ‘Two Gentlemen of Lebowski’.
Thursday 9 September 2010 7PM Our 2010 DJ Comp is bigger and better thanks to our friends at Parklife. This year the winner will play at Parklife! as well as $500 cash.
Thursday 9 September 2010 7PM Whether your speciality is theatre, photography, medieval costume, fine food or engineering, the annual C & S Awards Night is here! It’s the night of the year for USU Clubs and Societies, as we hand out the awards for the best of 2010.
Thursday 9 September 2010 8PM - 8PM Comedian Ben Jenkins is hosting a comedy gig that runs for 24 hours in the Festival Tent. Using naught but a laptop, a phone and a group of wild-eyed, caffeine addled students, the Verge Festival's 24 Hour Comedy Gig is going to inflict some serious damage.
Friday 10 September 2010 8PM After two weeks of comedy, theatre, visual art, live music and wicked parties, Crusty old Mr. Whitaker, Verge’s cantankerous landlord, has decided to give us the boot with an eviction notice.
Friday 10 September 2010 8PM - 12AM On July 30 Washington release their debut album “I Believe You, Liar” with a sunset gig at Splendour In The Grass. Their performance will mark the beginning of a national tour celebrating the release of their album, and what promises to be one of the best Australian tours of the year!
September 2010