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OBSERVER: DM For Deception

Friday, April 11, 2025

Illusions, magic or sleight of hand, what’s it to be? That could sum up Tristan McLindon’s performance, but there is a lot more to it with DM for Deception as part of the MICF.Anything with magic always captivates an audience and this performance was no exception.At the outset,Tristian was quick to explain that the show…

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OBSERVER: End Game

Katie Reddin-Clancy (UK) presents her new theatre show End Game until April 20 in the MC Showroom.Presenting the big questions most of us are afraid to answer End Game is part The Secret, part Warrior of Light, part Eat, Pray, Love, exploring one woman’s journey at Earth School as she searches for her Soul’s purpose.Darkly…

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OBSERVER: German Film Festival

Palace in collaboration with German Films will present the HSBC German Film Festival in Melbourne from April 30-May 28 at Palace Cinemas, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas.The 2025 line-up features a selection of twenty films, including six films direct from the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), compelling biopics and documentaries that delve into the…

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OBSERVER: Stella Shortlist

For the first time in history, all writers on the 2025 Stella Prize shortlist are women of colour.The six works chosen for the shortlist by the Stella judges are described as “conspicuous for their integrity, compassion and fearlessness”.Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser’s Theory and Practice, a meld of fiction and memory allowing for “formlessness…

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OBSERVER: Nice Work If You Can Get It

CLOC Musical Theatre presents the razzle-dazzle musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It from May 16-31 at the National Theatre, St Kilda.Set in the roaring 1920s, with toe-tapping tunes, romance and zany bootleggers, the timeless music of George and Ira Gershwin includes hits like Someone to Watch Over Me, Let’s Call The Whole…

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OBSERVER: Fool Me Once

The 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is blessed with having a conjurer extraordinaire in Josh Staley, performing his one-man show at Brewmanity and Askal.Josh’s showmanship, confidence and personable manner shines throughout his one-hour performance.He amazed with disappearing bottles, coins and cards sleight of hand, mind-reading and predictive tricks, including a pre-show post prediction on his…

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OBSERVER: King of Kings

Thursday, April 10, 2025

King of Kings is an intriguing new take on the 2000-year-old story of Jesus Christ, from birth to death to resurrection.And it’s written by….Charles Dickens. Yes, THAT Charles Dickens who wrote A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and many other novels that have stood the test of time.King of Kings is based on Charles…

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OBSERVER: Roses to Poison

Melbourne French Theatre presents a rehearsed and costumed reading of From Roses to Poison/Après les Roses, le Poison, from April 30 to May 3 at La Maison de Maitre Building, 203-205 Canning St, Carlton.Written by Marijke Eysbertse-van Schaik, directed by Donald McManus and produced by Michael (Michel) Bula, the story tells of the French Emperor…