Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Joanna Murray-Smith’s Berlin returns to Melbourne from February 27 to March 6 at the Meat Market, North Melbourne.Directed by Erica Chestnut and starring Georgia Latchford and Lachlan Hamill, the romantic thriller by one of Australia’s most renowned playwrights tells of a chance encounter in a Berlin bar which sparks a late-night connection between Tom, an…
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The Last Showgirl(MA). 85 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas February 20.Much has been made of 80’s bombshell icon Pamela Anderson’s comeback role, but unfortunately the film doesn’t come close to matching the hype, an empty feature that gives its star very little to do.Anderson stars as Shelly, a legendary Vegas showgirl who has been part…
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Leo G. Carroll was one of those wonderful character actors in Hollywood films. He played many dignified characters in some of the classic films of the 20th century.As a young boy I often wondered what the ‘G’ stood for. Leo G. Carroll was an outstanding stage screen and television actor during his career.Leo Gratten Carroll…
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I have been doing publicity for a long time, and I get to meet some fantastic people.Tom Burlinson would have to be among my top five people I have worked with, always gentlemanly, kind and so talented.And, like me, he loves what he does.Tom is bringing a new show, Tom Burlinson , Still Swingin’, to…
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What do you do when you don’t approve of your mother marrying for the sixth time?In Rachael Johns’s new novel The Bad Bridesmaid, anti-romantic serial dater Winifred (Fred) joins forces with the groom’s son Leo to execute Operation Breakup.That certainly qualifies her for the title of bad bridesmaid.Author Johns describes her plot as a reverse…
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Night Call(MA). 97 minutes. Available to rent or buy on selected digital platforms.Similar to films such as Sleepless Night, REC and MADs, Night Call is a taut French/Belgian thriller that, like a couple of the films mentioned, will most likely go down the Hollywood remake route.Beginning quietly, the story, set in Brussels, centres on Mady…
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The Substation launched its Season One program which, due to an unfortunate bout of ill health, had to be presented in digital format rather than at its Newport premises as originally planned.Nevertheless, going digital did not lessen the impact of what promises to be an exciting first half of 2025.Staying true to its stated aim…
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Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria presents a newly orchestrated, staged and choreographed version of Fledermaus from Robert Ray and Geoffrey Urquhart, for its opening season at the historic cottage and gardens of The Knowe, Sassafras, from February 15.Two hundred years after the birth of Johann Strauss Junior, this GSOV production of Fledermaus is a story…
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• Tickets have sold out for the VicRoads Heritage plate auction on Tuesday February 18. Some 500 tickets were claimed. The auction can be viewed online at heritageonly.com.au• Melbourne Opera presents Richard Wagner’s comedy Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at 3pm on February 16 and 22, and 5pm on February 18 and 20. The performances will…
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Sisters in Crime present Crime Every Mountain at 8pm on Friday, February 28 at the Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne.Women’s crime writing has risen to new heights. It’s left the dry, dusty plains behind and headed for the hills or rather the mountains – with thrilling and chilling consequences.Claire Sutherland (The Crag),…
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