Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Sunday, November 1, 2026
PHOTO: Broadway star Will Swenson plays Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Nose: The Neil Diamond Musical. Producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio, have announced the new release of tickets for the Melbourne season of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, following overwhelming demand.The season has been extended by two…
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Shows Leongatha Lyric Theatre: Billy Elliot the Musical Until July 18 at the Memorial Hall, Leongatha. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1576537 sGeelong Repertory Theatre Company: The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark (William Shakespeare) June 26 – July 11 at The Woodbin Theatre, Coronation St., Geelong West. Director: Greg Shawcross. Bookings: Geelong Arts Centre 1300 251 200 geelongartscentre.org.auEltham…
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ShowsWarrandyte Theatre Company: The Father (by Florian Zellar translated by Christopher Hampton) Until July 4 at the Warrandyte Mechanics’ Institute, 180 Yarra St., Warrandyte. Director: Grant Purdy. Bookings: trybooking.com/DHJOPGeelong Repertory Theatre Company: The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark (William Shakespeare) Until July 11 at The Woodbin Theatre, Coronation St., Geelong West. Director: Greg Shawcross….
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Following sold-out performances across the UK, Ireland and Europe, The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams makes its Australian premiere this September, with two exclusive performances at Hamer Hall on Sunday, September 6.Presented by John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra and Sony Music Australia in their first-ever collaboration, this landmark event brings together the music…
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The international smash-hit Six the Musical makes its return to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from July 24.From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the six wives of Henry VIII – Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr – will turn up the mics, remixing 500 years of history into…
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Led by matriarch and curator Dr Paola Balla, and co-created with her children Rosie Kalina and Katen Balla, a bit thing invites audiences into an intergenerational Blak family home where cultural stories, creativity and daily life exist side by side. Until July 18.Visitors move through a house built within the North Melbourne Town Hall, exploring…
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Seventeen years since the ground-breaking Australian premiere of Jersey Boys, original stars Bobby Fox, Glaston Toft, Scott Johnson and Stephen Mahy, will reunite in a spectacular live concert Jersey Forever, to perform the iconic music of Jersey Boys and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons for one night only at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on August…
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Monstrous Theatre and Paul Mitchell Productions have announced the cast for Paul Mitchell’s controversial new play The Ballad of Dan O’Malley: A Football Tragedy, being presented from August 12-22 at The Explosives Factory, Theatre Works St Kilda.Justin Bell leads the cast as Dan O’Malley; the coach caught between his love of the game and big-league…
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Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the 2026 Davitt Awards Longlist.For a quarter of a century, Sisters in Crime Australia has been shining a spotlight on the incredible achievements of women crime writers of fiction and non-fiction.From the first year of the Davitt Awards with its seven entries, to the present day where more than…
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ShowsOff the Leash Theatre: Garage Girls (by Candace Miles, Madeline Nunn, Anna Rodway), Until June 27 at Drouin Hub, Trafalgar Public Hall and Bunyip Hall. Director: Keira Jarred. Bookings: offtheleashtheatre.com.auMOARTZ Inc: Chalkface (by Ange Betzien) Until June 27 at Monash Hall, Reserve St., Yallourn North. Director: Mike Pullar. Bookings: moartz.tickets@gmail.comWarrandyte Theatre Company: The Father (by…
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