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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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The Melbourne Observer is Victoria’s popular family newspaper, available online weekly, and in print fortnightly..The Melbourne Observer heritage stretches back to 1969, 55 years ago. The newspaper is available: • as a free publication inserted in localised editions of The Local Paper (fortnightly) across 40 local government areas, • free online (weekly).The Melbourne Observer newspaper is published on Wednesdays (with

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ENTERTAINMENT: F Christmas cabaret, burlesque

Director Susie Dee and writer Sarah Ward’s F Christmas is cabaret and burlesque with a social message. Performing at The Malthouse, this work goes beyond challenging the public mores about nudity and propriety normally associated with the genre. The troupe’s ability to juxtapose form and style provides an indelible message not just about Christmas but

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ENTERTAINMENT: School of Rock

PLOS Musical Productions opens itsw summer season at 5pm on New Year’s Eve with School of Rock at Frankston Arts Centre, playing until January 5. Based on the 2003 hit film, School of Rock is adapted for the stage with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and the book by Julian Fellowes.

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ENTERTAINMENT: Wind In The Willows

Australian Shakespeare Company’s The Wind in the Willows returns to Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens from December 21 – January 25 to celebrate its 38th year of outdoor theatre magic . Featuring Kenneth Grahame’s unforgettable characters—Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter, Portly, and the ever-daring Mr Toad—this critically acclaimed production aims to entertain audiences of all ages. The

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ENTERTAINMENT: Many Wives of Windsor

The Australian Shakespeare Company will stage a new production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, running from December 21 – January 25. With the city’s Botanic Gardens as a stunning backdrop, audiences will be treated to a unique theatre experience brimming with comedy, intrigue, and classic Shakespearean wit. Australian Shakespeare

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ENTERTAINMENT: Peninsula Summer Music Festival

The Peninsula Summer Music Festival will run from January 4 -10 on the Mornington Peninsula, treating music lovers to a week of chamber and ensemble musical performances. Festival favourites such as Twilight Jazz and Balnarring Family Day return to the region alongside Festival artists Stephanie Arnold (cello), The Voice 2023 winner Tarryn Stokes, soprano Jacqueline

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ENTERTAINMENT: Alice In Wonderland

Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic Alice in Wonderland will be playing at the Athenaeum Theatre, Collins St, Melbourne from January 15-18. This show for children and adults gives opportunity to tumble down the rabbit hole and join Alice on her magical adventures with the White Rabbit, the eccentric Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the boisterous Queen

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ENTERTAINMENT: A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens in 1843 has been a timeless story of misery and joy. The Old Vic Production, conceived and directed by Matthew Warchus with a new adaption by Jack Thorne is a yearly institution at the Comedy Theatre. The audience was welcomed before curtain up by cast interacting and mingling,

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ENTERTAINMENT: Three Little Pigs

New commercial musical theatre company AG Theatre is launching their first season with a new production of The Three Little Pigs, in this 50-minute children’s musical written by Stiles and Drewe, the Olivier Award winning minds behind Mary Poppins, Honk! and Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure, opening at the National Theatre, St Kilda on

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ENTERTAINMENT: BMW Opera For All

BMW, in partnership with Opera Australia, has announced the third edition of the BMW Opera for All event. This concert returns to Melbourne’s Fed Square on Saturday, February 1 from 5pm to 7pm,promising a “spectacular evening of world-class opera”, free for everyone to enjoy. For the first time, the event will introduce a 30-minute prelude

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ENTERTAINMENT: Local Theatre Report

Shows• OSMaD: The Addams Family. Until December 14 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College Campus.Director: Joel Anderson: Musical Director: Ashton Turner; Choreograrpher: Dylan Henry. Bookings: osmad.com.au • Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth: Peter Pan (a new adaptation from J. M. Barrie’s classic) Until December 14 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Robbie Nicholson.

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ENTERTAINMENMT: Love Actually?

Almost everyone knows that annual Christmas movie, Love Actually, which follows several different groups of people and tangled love situations that eventually resolve. Melbourne audiences are in for a treat with a tongue-in-cheek show, Love Actually? The Musical Parody, an off-Broadway production that is currently taking over the Athenaeum Theatre and runs until December 23.

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ENTERTAINMENT: Imagine Live

Imagine Live, a magical celebration of creativity, friendship and our precious natural world based on Alison Lester’s best-selling book, will be playing from January 8-11 in Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio. From the multi-award-winning team behind Robot Song, performers play and sing their way through Alison Lester’s much-loved book Imagine and discover there is more

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OUT NOW: Wed., Dec. 4, 2024

December 4 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe241204zCovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse •  Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpv241204aCovers Healesville, Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm241204zCovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn241204zCovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban) • North-West Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw241204zCovers Brimbank, Hobsons

Latest Edition

OUT NOW: Wed., Nov. 27, 2024

November 27 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe241127zCovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse •  Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpv241127zCovers Healesville, Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm241127zCovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn241127zCovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban) • North-West Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw241127zCovers Brimbank, Hobsons

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ENTERTAINMENT: Christmas Spectacular

Magician and illusionist Michael Boyd and special guest Prinnie Stevens present The Christmas Spectacular at The Palms at Crown on December 6 and 7. The Christmas Spectacular combines music, circus, dance and magic that celebrates the joy and excitement of Christmas – Christmas songs and dances presented by variety performers, paying tribute to the Radio

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ENTERTAINMENT: NICA graduate showcase

The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents their graduate showcase titled Muse, from December 4 -7 at the NICA National Circus Centre, Prahran. Curated by Tegan Carmichael, devised by NICA’s third-year students, with artistic consultancy by Alonso Pineda, Emma Pursey, and Donna Dunmire, the show asks: “Where do our artists find threads of inspiration?

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ENTERTAINMENT: Beethoven Symphonies 2 and 5

There are quirky turns in Beethoven’s Second Symphony where he juxtaposes playfulness with an element of grandeur. We also see Beethoven challenging convention turning what would normally be a stately minuet into something far livelier. This is in keeping with the notion that the English definition of the word scherzo is ‘joke’. Beethoven was playing

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ENTERTAINMENT: Seance, Flight

Darkfield’s Seance and Flight return to Melbourne, opening December 13 at the Arts Centre Melbourne forecourt, and playing for three months. Darkfield invites audiences to step inside shipping containers where strange worlds unfold. The immersive 360-degree audio experiences challenge the senses, exploring the depths of human psychology and perception. Produced in Australia by Realscape Productions,

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ENTERTAINMENT: German Australian Opera Grants

Nathan Bryon’s dream opportunity came his way as the recipient of the 21st German Australian Opera Grant. This promising young opera singer was given a (junior) 12-month employment contract with the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (HSW) plus an intensive language course at the Goethe-Institut in Germany. He is also given one month’s work experience at the

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ENTERTAINMENT: Red Stitch

It has been a tremendous year for Red Stitch theatre, not just because of the astonishing drama they have brought to the Melbourne public but also because they have supported and performed the works of local writers and toured productions. It’s as if they have fostered a hub that is reaching out beyond the suburbs

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ENTERTAINMENT: Beethoven’s Ninth

There’s something about Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, often referred to as his choral symphony, that makes it a real treat for classical music lovers. Perhaps it’s the fact that it combines large orchestral forces with a robust choir and fine soloists. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with its famous Ode to Joy, will be the centrepiece of a

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