Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Observer
Yarraville, a vibrant inner-western suburb of Melbourne, known for its village atmosphere and heritage architecture, was once a mix of industry servicing a fledgling Melbourne and beyond.Back in 1925 and founded as Davies Co-op, Bradmill grew to become recognized as a most important textile producer, expanding into spinning, weaving, becoming a national leader in cotton…
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Observer
Peter Cook’s one man show, Breaking the Castle, is a tribute to surviving addiction.Based on Cook’s own struggles with alcohol and drugs, the theatrical creativity employed in both the writing and performing of the piece enables the audience to appreciate the nature of addiction and its causes.Deftly threaded through the work are indications of the…
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Observer
ShowsTheatrical: Legally Blonde Until July 27 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director: Aimee Forrest; Musical Director: Kent Ross; Choreographer: Maggie Lynch, Bookings: booktickets.com.auMordialloc Theatre Company: Lord Savile’s Crime (by Constance Cox) July 24 – August 2 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Bookings: mordialloctheatre.com.auEncore Theatre: Agatha Crispie (by Cenarth Fox) Until…
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Observer
Cult theatre collective Pony Cam brings a cutting edge adaptation of the Anton Chekhov classic The Orchard to the Beckett Theatre, Malthouse from August 5-16.Following their acclaimed original works Burnout Paradise (Rising) and Grand Theft Theatre (Melbourne Fringe Festival), Pony Cam co-creators and performers Claire Bird, Ava Campbell, William Strom, Dominic Weintraub and Hugo Williams…
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Observer
Clovelly Fox’s artistic director Tyran Parke has announced the cast members and creative team behind its production of Ordinary Days, performing at fortyfive-downstairs from August 20-31.An intimate chamber musical by writer Adam Gwon, Ordinary Days traces the intersecting lives of four New Yorkers as they search for meaning, connection, and beauty in the everyday.Taking centre…
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Observer
In a short season at Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse, Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s latest play, Echo: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen, challenged expectations of what theatre is.Over seven nights, a new actor each night performed an unrehearsed, unseen script based on Nassim’s experiences in Iran which led him to flee into exile in Berlin.Each actor had to follow…
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Observer
Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre will present the premiere of What’s Yours from July 26 – August 24 at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre, St Kilda East.A new work by Australian playwright Keziah Warner, What’s Yours is directed by Isabella Vadiveloo (Wolf Play) and marks the second play in the theatre’s 2025 season developed through its INK…
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Observer
Annie has arrived at the Princess Theatre. Still going strong since its world premiere in August 1976 in Connecticut.Based on the popular Harold Gray’s comic strip Little Orphan Annie and Thomas Meehan’s book, it gave rise to the musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, and has played worldwide since its…
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Observer
Australian contemporary dance company Chunky Move premieres Phantasm, the haunting new contemporary dance work from Australian choreographer Melanie Lane, from August 8-16 at Chunky Move Studios, 111 Sturt St, Southbank.Developed as part of Lane’s 2023-2024 Chunky Move Choreographer-in-Residence tenure, Phantasm draws from stories of feminine spirits and fictions to conjure a liminal space of ghosts,…
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Observer
Smoke and Mirror Productions present Frederick Nott’s Dial M for Murder from August 7-16 at Theatre Works, St Kilda.Directed by Dean Drieberg, this production has been five years in the making – a victim of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns, but now with the support of Theatre Works, Dial M For Murder is described as ‘an…
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