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Melbourne is such a forgiving place for Australian productions to be premiered.The local media reviewers are generally kind, often too kind. It is a traditional Melbourne thing, to encourage theatre producers.Opening night audience membersof 2:22 A Ghost Story were offered complimentary flutes of Chandon champagne as they milled outside Her Majesty’s Theatre in Exhibition St

Television writer-producer and broadcaster Bob Phillips presents his latest novel The Taylors.Ron and Bettina Taylor head an Australian family living on a small, idyllic seaside country property with five children.The oldest child, Trish, blessed with movie star looks and destined for stardom, is guided by her mother to enter various amateur model quests to become

The Thespian Theatre Company presents Love With No Remorse, August 3-13, at the Meat Market Stables, 2 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne.Written by Touka Shokor and directed by James Huang, Love With No Remorse is set in modern-day Australia, post-pandemic and where statistics show that one in six women and men experience domestic violence at the

Essence Theatre Productions have much to celebrate this month – their 20th anniversary and 1000 performances of What Was That?, performed at the historic Werribee Mansion.Tickets are on sale now for audiences to join the Essence Theatre Productions team to celebrate these two special achievements at the ShadowFax Winery, Werribee on Thursday, August 17 from

Murrrindindi Film Society will present the 1982 Australian musical ‘Starstruck’ at 7pm on Friday, July 28 at the Yea Shire Chambers. Doors open 6.45pm.This was director Gillian Armstrong’s second film after ‘My Brilliant Career’ and she was attracted to try something quite different.It is a upbeat tale of a female singer, played by Jo Kennedy,

CentreStage announces its September production of Priscilla at the Geelong Arts Centre from September 8 -23.As the first major musical to grace the space since 2020, CentreStage is set to bring the Geelong Arts Centre back to life with this show.Priscilla features the iconic hit songs, original Broadway costumes, large-scale sets, and, of course, the

Essence Productions invites art and history lovers to join them as they celebrate their 1000th performance of What Was That? at Werribee Mansion on Saturday, August 12 at 8pmWritten by Alaine Beek and based on the true story of the Chirnside Family, this experience has entertained more than 23.000 audience members since it began –

PLOS Musical Productions presents Strictly Ballroom, the Musical from July 28 to August 5 at the Frankston Arts Centre.Strictly Ballroom The Musical is the inspiring story of a championship ballroom dancer who defies all the rules to follow his heart.This uplifting and courageous tale originated as a stage play that Baz Luhrmann created as a

Antipodes Theatre Company reimagines Guys and Dolls for its 70th anniversary from August 10-19 at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran.Embracing the ‘Musical Fable’ of the title, the show reflects the passion and politics of 2023 as it transforms Chapel off Chapel into a prohibition-era nightclub.Artistic Director Brandon Pape says: “Guys and Dolls is a beloved

With an award winning director- Steven Mitchell Wright – at the helm, Away was set to be something special.Written by Michael Gow this is a story of three families on their Christmas vacation all with various issues. Characters cross over, events take place, truths, lies, tragedies explored amongst a Shakespearean backdrop.This production is a collaboration