Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, October 12, 2026
The challenge for Kirsty Marillier in setting her play Destiny in 1976 apartheid South Africa is to say something new.The linear progression of the work has Della Math (Kirsty Marillier) caring for her widowed father Cliff (Patrick Willams) and immature brother Rocky (Gaz Dutlow).The return of her high school boyfriend, Ezra Jones (Barry Conrad) complicates…
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What’s the best way to celebrate the 100th birthday of a brass band?The answer is by staging a spectacular concert that includes one of the world’s best jazz trumpeters as the featured guest artist, legendary trumpeter James Morrison, who will join Advent Brass for their centenary concert on September 14.But James isn’t the only celebrity…
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Local Theatre Report – September 3 2025Warrandyte Theatre Company: Grey Nomad (written and directed by Dan Lee) Until September 6 at the Warrandyte Mechanics’ Institute, 180 Yarra St., Warrandyte. Bookings: Trybooking.Malvern Theatre: The Humans (by Stephen Karam) Until September 6 at 29a Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Nicky Neville-Jones. Bookings: malverntheatrecompany.com.auWilliamstown Little Theatre: The Hollow Crown…
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Standing room only in the iconic ETU Ballroom at the Trades Hall, Lygon St, for the 2025 VIP launch of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, starting September 30 and running to October 19.As Victoria’s longest running multi-arts festival it has been no mean feat for 43 years and this year it has more than 500 exciting…
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ShowsThe 1812 Theatre: Home, I’m Darling (by Laura Wade) Until August 30 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Amy Calvert. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.auBrighton Theatre Company: Fallen Angels (Noel Coward) Until August 30 at Brighton Theatre. Director: Joe Dias. Bookings: brightontheatre.com.auThe Mount Players: A Skull in Connemara (by Martin McDonagh) Until August 31 at the…
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Greeking Out – Mythology 101 is a new one-woman comedy show created and performed by Rebecca Perich, being presented from October 6 -12 at Spielhaus, near Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, as part of the Fringe Festival.Perich says: “We’re greeted by Professor Ari who, in 60 minutes, will test the audience’s knowledge on Greek gods, Greek…
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The ToxicAvenger(MA). 102 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas August 28.Shot in 2023, this slick but deliberately trashy remake of the 1985 cult classic finally sees the light of day, fully uncut and intact.Pulled from a potential release apparently due to its graphically violent content, a new distributor has given audiences a chance to see what…
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The largest celebration of Italian culture and film outside Italy, the St Ali Italian Film Festival, returns to cinema screens in Melbourne from September 19 to October 16, and Ballarat September 20 – October 16 in Palace cinemas.Presented by Palace, the full 2025 line-up is being revealed, with these first highlights offering a taste of…
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The ordinary takes flight in Adam Gwon’s chamber musical Ordinary Days.Set in New York, Jason (Bobby Fox) and Claire (Sarah Morrison) are moving in together.Meanwhile, Warren (Joel Granger) has found Deb’s (Melanie Bird) misplaced notes for the thesis she is writing. Their lives intersect in a form of poetic symmetry where the simplest dots of…
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Before seeing The Life of Chuck, it helps to know that the film is in three acts, and travels back through time. Each act focuses on a different cast, with the character of Chuck (played as an adult by Tom Hiddleston) being the common link.The story is by famed horror novelist Stephen King, and the…
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