Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Marriner Group presents the return of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from November 27 for a five-week season.On a winter Christmas Eve, the cold-hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts.Transported to worlds past, present and future, he witnesses what a lifetime of greed and fear could lead to…
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Fancy a show that oozes with passion, romance and danger?Then Opera Australia’s upcoming production of Bizet’s classic Carmen is for you.Starring Australian soprano Danielle de Niese in a triumphant return to her home city from her usual performance venues which include the famous Met in New York.De Niese will be playing the feisty title role…
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Opening with the iconic Aquarius, Hair, the “tribal love-rock musical,” encourages its audience to turn on, tune in, and drop out alongside its hippies as they fight the system.The 1960s counterculture aimed to create a new society, and Hair’s loose plot and over 30 songs reflect issues like sexual identity, racism, drug taking and the…
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Eighty years ago, post-World War II in the Melbourne beach-side suburb of Mordialloc, two different community performing arts groups were formed – a dramatic group, the City of Mordialloc Citizens League Theatre Group, (now the Mordialloc Theatre Company) and the Mordialloc Philharmonic Society, which became the Mordialloc Light Opera Company and then MLOC Productions.Founders of…
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Crime fans are invited to attend the launch of Caroline de Costa’s new standalone mystery, The Rosemary (Boolarong Press) on Thursday, November 13 from 6pm to 7pm at Europa on Alma, 31 Alma Rd, St Kilda – Café area, Ground Floor. Caroline will be in conversation with Sisters in Crime national co-convenor, Carmel Shute.The Rosemary…
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ShowsWilliamstown Little Theatre: Jeeves and Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’ (by The Goodale Brothers and PG Wodehouse) Until November 22 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Keith Hutton. Bookings: wlt.org.auBeaumaris Theatre: Blackaddder II (Based on the original BBC Television Series created by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton and John Lloyd and adapted for the stage…
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Does anyone really want to talk about death – let alone go to the theatre to see a whole show about it?Probably not, and that may just be the point. To be honest, Dying: A Memoir wasn’t something I was exactly looking forward to.So kudos to MTC for staging it, and to Benjamin Law for…
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Heidelberg Theatre Company presents the quirky musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee from November 14 – 29 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna.Directed by Tim Scott with musical direction by John Clancy and choreography by Jenny Vincent-Green, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells of an eclectic group of adolescents (portrayed…
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The end of year 2025 showcase for the MSO Academy cohort features an eclectic program flowing from the Romantic to Latin-inspired to contemporary works for brass.MSO Principal Trombone, José Milton Vieira, curated the program to highlight the unique combination of artists and instruments of the Academy.Young musicians Joolee Kim (flute), Joel Walmsley (trumpet), Michael Lo…
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Williamstown Musical Theatre Company presents Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical from November 7- 22 at Altona Theatre, 115 Civic Pde, Altona.A 2015 American jukebox musical based on the 1999 film Cruel Intentions, the musical version has a score made up of hit songs from the 1990s. The film Cruel Intentions is itself a modern-day telling…
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