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OBSERVER: Local Theatre Report

Friday, November 7, 2025

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…

OBSERVER: Dying: A Memoir

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…

OBSERVER: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Sunday, November 2, 2025

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…

OBSERVER: MSO Academy Showcase

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…

OBSERVER: Cruel Intentions

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…

OBSERVER: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again by Alice Birch is being presented by WIT Incorporated from November 25-29 at the Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray, and December 13 at The Bowery Theatre, St Albans..Directed by Emily O’Brien Brown, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again dissects language, power and identity through vignettes.‘It twists words into weapons and turns…

OBSERVER: Russell Hobbs British Film Festival

From November 5 to December 7, the 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival, will open in cities across Australia, screening at Palace Cinemas, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas.Opening the festival is the Australian premiere of The Choral, a wartime drama with a cast led by Ralph Fiennes, and directed by Nicholas Hytner.As a group…

OBSERVER: Reservoir Dogs

Avid Theatre presents a theatrical reimagining of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs at The Bakery @ 1812 Theatre until November 8. Described as ‘tense, stylish and darkly funny’.After a jewel heist goes violently wrong, the surviving criminals meet in a warehouse to unmask the traitor among them.Paranoia builds, tempers flare, and loyalty unravels as the gang’s…

OBSERVER: One Night Only

Darebin Arts Speakeasy presents One Night Only by Jackson Castiglione and Rawcus from November 26-30 at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre.Multidisciplinary artist Jackson Castiglione (Field Theory, ICON, Anything & Everything) makes innovative live experiences that champion the voices of ordinary people. In this new theatrical adventure, One Night Only, he teams up with members…

OBSERVER: Control

Presented by Flatpack and Theatre Works, Control was an interesting sci-fi odyssey which gave a glimpse, but only a glimpse, into what the late 21st century might look like.The play had three acts. In the first, four astronauts are aboard a spacecraft heading to Mars to establish a colony. Or maybe they’re not. The second…