Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Observer
This production is not your regular render of Shakespeare’s 1606 work as Director Kevin Hopkins, a well credentialed Shakespearian actor and Director for over 60 productions in 30 years has put his own style to the work, having developed it as part of the Prague Shakespeare Company’s 2025 Summer Shakespeare intensive program.Despite the theory that…
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Observer
Melbourne Opera celebrates 25 independently funded years and over sixty productions as it announces its full 2027 season.“We are thrilled to be presenting a prolific year of opera productions,” says Greg Hocking, Founding Director of Melbourne Opera. “The season will feature four full-scale opera productions and other events, offering a wealth of opportunities for Australian…
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Observer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opens for its Melbourne season at the Athenaeum Theatre, Collins Street on November 13.Starring Jason Donovan and Nadine Garner, Ken Kesey’s iconic story brought to life in Dale Wasserman’s play, will be directed by Roger Hodgman.Jason will portray the iconic role of Randle P. McMurphy, alongside Nadine as Nurse…
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Police News
Police are investigating a ram raid in Tarneit on Wednesday morning (Oct. 28).It is understood that unknown offenders attended a shopping centre on Wickford Rd about 2.45am.Officers have been told a stolen Toyota Rav4 drove through the entrance of the complex before ramming the doors to a Jewellery store.Investigators are working to determine the exact…
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Police News
Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man with produce child abuse material following an incident at an aquatic centre in Keilor Downs on Sunday, October 25.The 62-year-old man has been charged with one count each of produce child abuse material and produce intimate image.The Caroline Springs man was arrested after it is alleged,…
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Police News
Homicide Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting in Reservoir on Tuesday night (Oct. 27).Emergency services responded to reports a man had been fatally shot on the driveway of a property on Mahoneys Rd just before midnight.It is understood a male offender got out…
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Observer
In this day and age the word ‘spectacle’ has lost its gravitas but, playing at the Spiegel Haus this summer, the spectacle that is La Ronde captures the true meaning of the word.In a tried and true formula for a cabaret/circus show, five amazing performers one by one take to the stage.Interspersed between their performances…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Healesville on Friday evening (Oct. 30).Emergency services were called to reports a car and motorcycle had collided along the Black Spur (Maroondah Hwy) about 7.15pm.The motorcyclist died at the scene.The driver and sole occupant of the car was not injured and stopped at the scene.Exact circumstances surrounding the…
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Observer
Monash Uni Student Theatre’s (MUST) production The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight by Madeleine Willshire, merged dystopia with science-fiction, dark comedy and body horror.Under Esmé Stripp’s competent direction (assisted by Ava Toon), Willshire’s fascinating play tells of a post-synthetic-revolution society.Three synthetic beings living quietly in a small apartment, Lou (Eleanor Cooney), Jamie (Farah Abdul-Rahim)…
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Observer
At 92, Joan Collins embodies Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American socialite who almost brought down the British Royal Family.Directed by Mike Newell, the high-class gothic horror My Duchess is set in her final years, after the Duke of Windsor’s death, when Wallis was isolated and invalided, living in her chateau on the Bois de Boulogne.The…
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