Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, October 26, 2026
Observer
Rollercoaster Theatre presents Red, a newly devised theatrical work presented by La Mama as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026.Part fairytale, part reckoning, Red is inspired by the Little Red Riding Hood fable, but this is no traditional retelling. The production begins with the familiar story before violently unravelling into something far less obedient.The performers…
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Police News
A woman has died in hospital after she was found injured on the road in Cardigan in the early hours of Friday morning (Oct. 9).Police attended the Remembrance Drive scene following reports a passerby had located the woman critically injured about 2.10am.The 42-year-old woman from the local area was airlifted to hospital where she later…
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Police News
Police have arrested two people following a pursuit of a stolen vehicle in the Moonee Valley area on Thursday (Oct. 8). Unmarked police vehicles initially spotted the allegedly stolen Hyundai in Raleigh St, Maribyrnong, at 2.45am.The car was followed to Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon, where it was detected allegedly traveling 138km-h in a 60-kmh zone.The…
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Police News
Three men have been charged following an investigation by Manningham Crime Investigation Unit detectives into an alleged kidnapping, aggravated burglary and serious assault in Doncaster.The trio, a 34 and 40-year-old from Clyde and a 40-year-old from Noble Park, have each been charged with intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, use knife in the commission of…
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Observer
Following its wildly successful Melbourne debut last year, opera’s late-night party Opera Up Late returns to the Regent Theatre for one performance on November 15.Outrageous, opera-loving host Reuben Kaye will once again entertain audiences with his celebration of all things operatic, with added musical theatre classics and a few pop hits sprinkled in – a…
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Observer
Noel Coward’s maxim for any actor was, “Just say the lines and don’t trip over the furniture.”The playwright’s use of language was such that the lines and the situation did all the work. It is something those attempting to stage his works today should remember.This film version of the Broadway production of Fallen Angels, a…
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Observer
Gregory Nussen appeals to the work of Italian writer, Italo Calvino, in a production entitled QFWFQ.The unpronounceable name is not a mistake but an acknowledgement of Calvino’s playful, post-modern style where reality and fantasy drift and boundaries are distorted. This is apparent in the performance which is almost surreal.Calvino’s novel, If on a Winter’s Night…
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Observer
Clown-comedian Cherese Sonkkila presents her sophomore show, Jellyfish, at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 12-14 at 7.55pm at the Motley Wherehaus.This show is a spin-off from Cherese’s first solo show, Fruition, and now the jellyfish gets to tell her own story – metaphorically of course, because she doesn’t speak.Cherese says to expect ‘physical…
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Observer
Opera Australia has announced the cast of The Trumpet of the Swan, a family friendly, live storytelling concert that will premiere at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from November 20-22.Helpmann Award-winning actor Bert Labonté, as Sam the Storyteller, will guide audiences through this enchanting musical journey, adapted from E. B. White’s (Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little) charming children’s…
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Observer
Will Skarpona presents Big Diva Energy from October 14-17 at the Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda.Fresh from the prestigious Dobell Foundation Cabaret Award, Will is launching his very first solo show, Big Diva Energy, directed by ‘Fringe Living Legend’ Maude Davey, with musical direction by James Frampton.Big Diva Energy is described as ‘an unapologetically camp,…
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