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OBSERVER: Blanc de Blanc

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Brunswick-based company Strut and Fret present Blanc de Blanc Encore for a three-month season from October 29 to February 1, 2026 at the new two-level entertainment precinct Spiegel Haus, 217 Lonsdale St, Melbourne.Blanc de Blanc Encore is billed as ‘a five-star, champagne-soaked spectacle overflowing with vintage French glamour, world class circus, lavish costumes, music, outrageous…

OBSERVER: Trial By Jury

Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria celebrates their 90 years of entertainment and 150 years of Trial by Jury with their special season of Jubilee, featuring Trial by Jury, being presented at the Athenaeum Theatre, Collins St, rom October 17-19.Trial By Jury is described as “probably the most successful British one-act operetta of all time” (Kurt-Friedrich…

OBSERVER: Local Theatre Report

Shows Frankston Theatre Group: Emma (by Jane Austen, adapted by Michael Bloom) Until October 5 at Frankston High School Performing Arts Theatre97 Foot Street, Frankston. Director: Candice Mitrousis. Bookings: frankstontheatregroup.com.auThe Basin Theatre Group: Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Sarah Ruhl) October 2 – 12 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: John Putman. Bookings:…

OBSERVER: Tattoo Show

Rawcus presents Tattoo Show for the Melbourne Fringe Festival in collaboration with professional tattoo artist Xani Kennedy, from October 15-19 at the Festival Hub, Trades Hall – Solidarity Hall, Carlton.Under the direction of Katrina Cornwall, this ‘live art, truth and dare show’ will invite a volunteer from the audience to be interviewed and then inked…

OBSERVER: Comedy Games with Coach Mon

The Comedy Games with Coach Mon – ‘a seriously silly Olympics for the whole family’ is being presented from October 1, 2, 5 and 12 at 11am at the Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub.Coach Mon (Monique Warren) dreams of coaching real life athletes at The Comedy Games, an event loosely inspired by the Olympics.When her…

OBSERVER: Urinetown

CPP Community Theatre presents the satirical musical Urinetown from October 17 – 24 at the Performing Arts Centre, Rowville Secondary College (Eastern Campus).Young, idealistic hero Bobby Strong leads his community in a fight against oppression.Set in a dystopian not-so-distant future where Bobby meets Hope, where water is scarce and ‘Hope’ is even scarcer, all citizens…

OBSERVER: Caminaré

The solo dance theatre work Caminaré – The Echo of My Steps, from 10-time World Salsa Champion Mario Acosta Cevallos, is being presented from October 7-11 at Gasworks Arts Park as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.Directed by Clary Riven and created and produced by choreographer Laura Anderson, the genre-defying work blends storytelling, salsa, song…

OBSERVER: Inter Alia

The National Theatre Live production of Australian playwright Suzie Miller’s Inter Alia, like her previous play Prima Facie, stars a woman in the lead role.This time, she is a Crown Court Justice, Jessica Parks, played by Rosamund Pike.A high-flyer, Jessica balances her job on the bench with taking care of her family, barrister husband Michael…

OBSERVER: Anastasia cast

Producers have confirmed that Robert Tripolino, Joshua Robson, Rodney Dobson, Rhonda Burchmore and Nancye Hayes will join Georgina Hopson in leading the cast of Anastasia, which will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December.Tickets are now on sale at anastasiathemusical.com.auProducer John Frost said: “This story of courage, identity and hope…

OBSERVER: Legends of the Skies

Legends of the Skies Theatre (LOTS) Series 13 presents Charles Kingsford Smith – The Man the Myth, the Mystery from November 6 – 8 at the Moorabbin Air Museum.Under the artistic direction of Maggie Morrison, Smithy, a musical flight through history will toast the Aussie legend and enjoy listening to Jonnie Russell’s beautiful ballad The…