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    OBSERVER: Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

    Wednesday, January 29, 2025

    “I’m 36, I’m a comedian, and I’m about to kill my boyfriend”, is in fact, a killer opening line from Samuel Barnett, portraying a single, neurotic, gay, stand-up comedian.The celebrity-scattered Opening Night audience at the Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, was with Barnett all the way, laughing heartily – though silenced by moments of pathos…

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    OBSERVER: Billy Elliot

    Regional Victoria can claim a Billy Elliot the Musical record of having two brothers alternate as Billy during their 12-performance season at the Geelong Arts Centre.Footlight Productions assembled a truly talented cast and support team that without doubt would rank among the many professional companies in the world.I say this as I have seen the…

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    OBSERVER: Tantrum for 6

    Pictured: From left: Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Michaela Tancheff, Anika De Ruyter, Rebecca Jensen and Oliver Savariego in Tantrum for 6.Photo: Jo Duck Darebin Arts Speakeasy presents Tantrum for 6 by Harrison Ritchie-Jones from February 12-22 at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre.A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, choreographer Harrison Ritchie-Jones will use his…

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    OBSERVER: Truth of Power Café

    Pictured: Truth To Power CafePhoto: Kate Holmes Jeremy Goldstein and Theatre Works present Truth to Power Café from February 5 – 6 at Theatre Works, 14 Acland St , St Kilda.Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, directed by Jen Heyes, and described as ‘a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and…

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    OBSERVER: Alice In Wonderland

    Penny Farrow’s adaptation of Lewis Caroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a magical, fun-packed 60 minutes.Performed for a limited season at the Athenaeum Theatre, Farrow’s Alice in Wonderland was created over a decade ago with Executive and Creative Producer Ethan Walker, and still resonates with imagination and creativity.The fantastical characters Alice meets on her…

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    DAREBIN: Gangland killing at Preston

    Pictured: Sam Abdulrahim Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Preston on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28). Emergency services were called to reports a man had been shot in a car park on High S in Preston shortly after 10.30am. A man died at the scene. He is believed…

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    OBSERVER: The Aevum Valley

    Pictured: Rouzbeh Nadjar (Ben the Survivalist), Melanie Tsimbas (Jane the Skeptic), Louisa Cusumano (May the Navigator), Sacha Brown (Laura the Leader), Stella Heard (Fiona the Seer), Jay Gold (Axle the Sadist) and Stella Klironomakis (Uma the Heretic) in The Aevum Valley. The Aevum Valley, an original new horror play by VCA Theatre alumni and emerging…

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    MACEDON RANGES: Fatal crash at Gisbonre

    Police are investigating a fatal collision in Gisborne on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28). Emergency services were called to Bacchus Marsh Rd where a car and motorbike collided about 6.20am. The rider, a 35-year-old man from Corio, died at the scene. The male driver of the car stopped at the scene. He was taken to hospital…

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    OBSERVER: Free concerts at the Myer Music Bowl

    Pictured: MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martin. Photo: Paul Marc Mitchell Over three star-filled February summer nights, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will continue its more than 60-year tradition of performing free outdoor concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.The 2025 free summer series opens on February 5 with Cybec Assistant Conductor Leonard Weiss leading the MSO…

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    WHITEHORSE: Carjacking bid at Forest Hill

    Whitehorse Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after an attempted carjacking in a fast-food restaurant car park in Forest Hill on Sunday, January 5. Investigators have been told the two victims were sitting inside their vehicle in the car park on Canterbury Rd about 8.10pm. The victims noticed a black Mercedes pull into the park…

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