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OBSERVER: Casey Filips, Virtuoso

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Virtuoso stars Casey Filips as the pompous and pretentious British actor, Tobias Finley-Fraser, in this solo comedy master class of a show.Co-opted as casting directors, the audience reserves its collective judgement on auditionee number 86, Finley-Fraser.A classically-trained actor and veteran, Finley-Fraser reveals, of 300 similar cattle call auditions.Like the legendary Alexander Dane from the iconic…

Observer

OBSERVER: Dalin Oliver, 90-Day Comedian

Dalin Oliver is a South African comedian, making his debut performance at the MICF.He has performed his show in 18 cities and in seven countries including Australia, Netherlands, England, France, Spain and Germany.Dalin has boundless energy and enthusiasm for the diversity of his native South Africa.He enthuses about his native city of Cape Town and…

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OBSERVER: How Revolting! Sorry To Offend

“You have been watching Milo Edwards,” reads the headline of a card listing a glossary of British terms and references, laying on the seat of each audience member. Claiming that the show was the most ‘British’ show that he has ever written, it provided an insight into the many eccentricities and foibles of British life.A…

Emergency Services

WANGARATTA: Electric couch causes fire

An electric couch is believed to have sparked a blaze which partially destroyed a Wangaratta home on Easter Monday (Apr. 21). Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters were called to the address in Leishman St at 5:45am following calls to Triple Zero (000) reporting a house fire. Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find a…

Emergency Services

WHITEHORSE: Blaze at Burwood animal hospital

There was a fire at an animal hospital in Burwood on Tuesday evening (Apr. 22). Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters were called to the premises in Blackburn Rd shortly before 7pm after multiple Triple Zero (000) calls alerting them to smoke billowing from the building. Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find flames issuing…

Police News

WEST WIMMERA: Fatal collision in Little Desert

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Little Desert. Emergency services were called to reports a car collided with a truck on Nhill-Harrow Road, just after 2pm on Tuesday (Apr. 22). The driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene. The driver of the truck, a 49-year-old Nhill man was uninjured and…

Emergency Services

YARRA RANGES: Police probe Warburton fire

Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a fire in Warburton. Emergency services were called to the initial blaze along the Warburton Rail Trail at the base of Mount Little Joe about 6.20pm on April 13. It is understood the fire, which is being treated as suspicious, started on the…

Police News

SOUTH-EAST: Stolen car chase

Four people have been arrested after multiple police units followed them from Pakenham to Elwood in an allegedly stolen vehicle overnight. Officers patrolling in Pakenham spotted the allegedly stolen silver Holden Astra on Bald Hill Rd, near the railway station, just after midnight. The Astra was followed along the Monash Freeway at alleged high speeds….

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MELBOURNE: Police investigate CBD affray

Public Order Response Team officers are seeking to identify a group of men following an affray in Melbourne’s CBD. It is understood a brawl broke out after a group were denied entry into a licensed venue on ACDC Lane about 12.20am on Sunday, February 9. The affray, which took place outside the venue, left a…

Emergency Services

MONASH: Police probe fire at Mt Waverley

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria crews have spent the early morning hours of M<onday (Apr. 21) battling a fire at an abandoned building in Mt Waverley. Firefighters were called to the weatherboard home in Lawrence Rd just after midnight following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls. They arrived on scene within six minutes. Crews worked quickly to gain…