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MELBOURNE: Stabbing in CBD

Saturday, November 7, 2026

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday evening (Nov. 6).Emergency services were called to Fredrick Way following reports a man had been located with suspected stab wounds just before 8.10pm.CPR was performed, but the man was declared deceased at the scene.A short time later, a second…

OBSERVER: Local Theatre Report

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Shows Malvern Theatre Company: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Until November 7 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: malverntheatre.com.auFab Nobs Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar Until November 7 at 33 Industry Place, Bayswater. Enquiries: fabnobstheatre.com.auAvid Theatre at 1812 Theatre: Closer (by Patrick Marber) Until November 7 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully….

OBSERVER: The Social Reckoning

Friday, October 9, 2026

(M). 112 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.It’s 16 years later, and Mark Zuckerberg is coming home. A ‘sequel’ to David Fincher’s brilliant 2010 drama, The Social Network, this belated follow-up from returning writer and now director Aaron Sorkin, is an admittedly entertaining if disappointingly toothless examination of heady and relevant subject matter.Though Zuckerberg and Facebook…

OBSERVER: The Homecoming

Monday, October 5, 2026

Harold Pinter who died on Christmas Eve in 2008, aged 78, was not just the writer of some 29 plays and 15 dramatic sketches, but also an actor, a director, a screenwriter of 27 scripts for cinema and television and a composer of poetry.Award-winning Best Play, The Homecoming in 1967 stands as one of his…

OUT NOW: Wed., Sept. 30, 2026 – First Edition

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

The first edition of this week’s Local Paper/Melbourne Observer is published online:

OBSERVER: Rourke’s Reviews

Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Weight(MA). 113 minutes. Opens in cinemas September 17.After the outstanding Train Dreams (now available on Netflix), comes The Weight, and while not as good, still proves to be strong entertainment.Set in Oregon in 1933, the story centres on Sam Murphy (a terrific Ethan Hawke), who is imprisoned after trying to defend himself against assailants…

OBSERVER: Morning Melodies

Silvie Paladino entertains in Morning Melodies being presented at Hamer Hall on Monday, September 14 at 11am and 1.30pm.The performance titled A Life On Stage, is a reflection of Silvie’s successful career.From her breakthrough in Les Misérables in Australia and London’s West End, to standout roles in CATS, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia!, Chess, Passion, Fun…

OBSERVER: Greatest Magic Show

Showmen Productions present a return of The Greatest Magic Show on Wednesday, September 23 and Thursday, September 24 at 10.30am at Spiegel Haus Melbourne, 217 Lonsdale St.Stars Sam Hume and Justin Williams will present their ‘mind-blowing’ illusions, magic, comedy and fun – ‘all wrapped around a powerful message for every child in the audience: Believe…