Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Sunday, November 1, 2026
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams will be presented by Running With Scissors Theatre and Victory People Productions from July 24 to August 2 at the Meat Market Stables, North Melbourne.Co-directed and produced by Nicholas Reynolds and Nadia Sirninger Rankin, the play is narrated by Tom Wingfield. The story unfolds as he recalls life with…
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Williamstown Musical Theatre Company presents Disney’s Dare to Dream Jr from August 1 to 10 at Altona Theatre.Disney’s Dare to Dream Jr follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio.As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore…
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Chamber Made will transform Melbourne Recital Centre into a sonic playground with Listening Acts – a bold takeover of its public and hidden spaces for the Now or Never festival, from August 22 – 24.Listening Acts isn’t a typical concert or exhibition – it’s a portal into the unheard and unexpected, featuring three live performances…
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Murrindindi Film society will present John Huston’s colourful 1975 production of The Man Who Would be King. Doors open at 6.45pm for a 7pmstart on friday (July 18) at the Yea Butter Factory.Based on a novella by Rudyard Kipling, the film had been a pet projecct of director Huston for many years.The story follows the…
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Sisters in Crime will meet on Friday, July 18 at 8pm at the Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne, to present Desperate Times, Desperate Measures.Homelessness, financial crises, bad decisions, and family secrets can make for desperate times requiring desperate measures – even murder.Authors Michelle Prak (Barren Cape), Samantha Byres (Dead Ends) and Anna Snoekstra (The Ones…
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A new Australian musical, The Forgotten Songbook, opens at Chapel off Chapel, Prahran, from July 25 – 27.The ambitious project is led by two talented young theatre makers – 23-year-old historian and composer Emerson Hurley and producer Dylan McBurney.Under the direction of Mikey Halcrow, the cast features versatile Melbourne musical theatre performers Karla Hillam and…
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The acclaimed queer black comedy Trophy Boys is returning to Arts Centre Melbourne from August 12 – 24.Set on the night of the Grand Final of the Year 12 Interschool Debating Tournament – Trophy Boys follows the all-boys debate team from an elite private school as they are tasked with arguing that ‘feminism has failed…
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The enigmatic rockstar David Bowie was the focus of Loving The Alien, an Arts Centre Melbourne show that sought to find out the truth behind the legend.However, while certainly having its moments in portraying Bowie’s life, it ultimately disappointed as it felt under-rehearsed and underdeveloped.Going from his secondary school years up until his death in…
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Peoples Playhouse Theatre Company: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (based on Roald Dahl’s novel) Until July 19 at the Cranbourne Community Theatre. Bookings: Trybooking. MLOC Productions: The Pirate Queen (Boublil and Schönberg) Until July 19 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Director: Chris Ryan; Musical Director: Matthew Pines.Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: The Diary…
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As any country readers will be well aware, Victoria is in the grip of a drought, with all the effects that has on regional communities.Some musical city dwellers have decided to help where they can, with a special fundraising concert for the community around Nhill, happening on Sunday July 20 at 3pm in Burnley’s St…
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