The darkly comic musical Sweeney Todd makes it to the Melbourne stage in June. Anthony Warlow and Gina Riley will reprise the roles of the vengeful barber and pie-maker Mrs Lovett at Her Majesty’s Theatre from June 20 to 23.
We have two double passes to give away to the June 23 matinee. To win, simply tell us which theatre star plays Sweeney Todd in the latest version of the musical thriller.
Email your entries to rgrace@theage.com.au before 8.30am. We’ll announce the winners before 9am.
Is it better to hate the decision, or the rule? This week on The Age Real Footy Podcast, Jimmy Bartel, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall discuss whether it's better to have black-and-white, indisputable rules, or allow umpires to adjudicate with a bit of wiggle room depending on the situation.
Plus, the brilliance of Gary Ablett jnr and who he is best compared to - other than his dad - a face-off between Patrick Cripps and Brodie Grundy in the MVP stakes and much more.
It was a dramatic welcome to the world for baby Charles Arthur Sherwood. Mum and dad were seen pulling over abruptly on Yan Yean Road in Doreen about 5.30pm on Saturday.
First Constable Alana Olivieri stopped to investigate and got a bit more than she bargained for. First Constable Olivieri quickly dialled 000 and took instructions over the phone to help deliver the baby in the back seat of the car.
Labor leader Bill Shorten will campaign in Tasmania today as the opposition aims to stave off a Liberal threat to seats on the north of the island.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is ramping up his efforts in the last days of campaigning with a cross-country blitz of crucial seats in three states.
He starts today in Adelaide, where Liberal MP Nicole Flint is fighting to hold on to her marginal seat of Boothby, then will fly to Geelong to lend junior minister Sarah Henderson a hand as she faces a similar battle in Corangamite. He then jets to Tasmania, where the coalition is trying to win back Braddon from Labor MP Justine Keay.
Here's the latest for those suffering on the Werribee line.
Train services have now resumed between Newport and Werribee after overhead lines were damaged yesterday near Laverton.
Citybound services are running express between Laverton and Newport while outbound services are running via the Altona Loop between Newport and Laverton. Citybound passengers from Seaholme, Altona and Westona should take a train through to Laverton and change there for a citybound service.
Passengers are still being advised to allow up to an extra 45 minutes travel time.
We're talking transport on our Facebook page today, and what should be done in the future. Get out your crystal ball and join the conversation:
US President Donald Trump has lavished praise on Hungary's far-right prime minister, saying the controversial leader is doing a "tremendous job". Barack Obama and George W Bush both declined to meet with Viktor Orban.
In other news, Sweden has reopened its investigation into rape allegations against Julian Assange; Australian Sara Zelenak may have slipped over before she could run away from three terrorists who stabbed her to death in the London Bridge attacks, an inquest has heard; and a Mexican wrestler has died during a match.
In police news overnight, an 18-year-old Coburg man has been arrested over a sexual assault in Preston earlier this year.
A 20-year-old woman was attacked after getting off a tram on Plenty Road about 11pm on January 15. A man got off the same tram, approached her on Bell Street and allegedly assaulted her before fleeing on foot.
The 18-year-old was arrested and released pending summons.
It only took a minute, but former PM John Howard has delivered the campaign's most potent attack on Bill Shorten; China will impose tit-for-tat tariffs on an additional $US60 billion ($86 billion) worth of US goods from June 1; the Chinese Communist Party has sought to build ties to candidates in the upcoming federal election, including in a critical Victorian seat; and Doris Day has died aged 97.