The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 49

17 THE AGE ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE Friday 5 April 1996 EG 4 Li SKATE SHED, ind slot car track. Casey City Complex, 65 Berwlck-Cranbourne Rd, Cranbourne (Mel.134 C5) Indoor sluts rampt. $5 day pus. Tues. 4-8.

Wed 4-10, Fil 4-10, Sat, Sun 9-10, BMX session, Sun -SOaJTMOATE, Chefs on show: Sab On the Spot, 2-4; Staat Nell Thomu and Uny the Sheepdog. 2-4; Harmoniacs, 2.30-4.30; Bootscooting with Cowboy Culture, 11am. Southoate Even 9699 4311. STATI UBRAKY, free touts. Mon.

Tun. Thurs 2pm; (closed Good Frl, Easter Mon) special exhibitions: Jack Kirttey and the Mountainside Press In the Domed Reading Room, to 31 March; 100 years of the Victorian Football league, to 28 April. Stuff of Nonsense: Edward Lear, exhibition in the Domed Reading Room, 11 March to 21 April. Bookings 328 Swanston St, city. 9669 9035.

STEAM TIM WATTLE, Port MeHtwumeWllllanV stown cruises, departs Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Sunpub hols 10.30, 12, 1.30. 3 and Gem Pier, Williams-town, 11.30, 1, 2.30. 4.30. $1097. $1075.

9328 2739. STUDLEY PAR MATHOUSE, historic boat-house (1863) Rd, Kew, boats lor tike, daily from 9am, licensed cale, boat hire discounts with this clipping.7 98538707. VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE, guided tours Irom Smorgon Family Plan Mon-Frt and pub hols 12, 2.30pm, Sat 10.30, noon. $8, $6, family $15; backstage tours on Sundays 12.15. 2.15.

$10. Bookings Bass or 9684 8152 VICTORIAN RACING MUSEUM, Cautflak) Racecourse, Station St, Caulheld East Tues, Thurs 10-4pm, Caulfield Racedays and by appointment, tree, 9563 4452. VINTAGE TRAM to the 200, departs from Elizabeth and Flinders Sts, Sun 9, 10, 11, 12. W1RRIBEE PARK MANSION, Rd, (Mehvay 201, 01). 60 room Italianate mansion from 1977; Mon-Fri Sat.

Sun Family $19, $7. .9741 2444. WERRIBEE ZOO, Rd, Werrlbee. Safari bus daily, around 160ha open range zoo. $8, $5, $4.

9742 7933. WESTEND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, Mcln-tyre Rd, Sunshine. Mon-Wed 9-3, Thura-Sat 94, Sun 10-3. WHITE HAT WALKIM TOURS, Mon-Sat 9-1; Seven faces of Melbourne on tram and foot. Sat 2-6.

Murders and Mysteries, Frl 6-9. 93291929. WILLI AMSTOWN PERRY SERVICE, St KUda Pier tor VAWamstown, also Seal colony cruises and scenic harbor cruises. Tickets sold on board 95064144. WINE LOVERS' WALK, live city venues lor tastings.

Sat 2-5. Bookings: 96200239. WORRIES WORLD, 469 Sprlngvale Rd, Nunawad-Ing. Vintage cars; rides, playground, maze. Daily for school hols 11-5.

98037530. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, EINott Ave, ParkvtSe: Daily 9-5. $33 nmiry (up to tour children), $12 $9. $6, children under tour tree; free guided tours: Mon-frMO-3, Sat, Sun 11-4. Tour bookings: 92859300.

Murder to Die For. and Ross Daniels. 1328. mtftAHUfeOA KOALA mm4 WILOUPT tANC- TUARY, Talts Rd, Barwon Heads. Daily 11-5.

$3.50, 12.50.(052)54 2484. IURRURRA FARM AQUARIUM FISH HATCHERY, Lot 7 Sunnyside Rd, East Seville. Phone for times: (059) 643445. KRYAL CASTLE, Fortes Rd, Warrenhelp, (8km from Ballarat). Daily 9.30-5.

(053) 34 7388. KVARRAM FAUNA PARK, Lake Rd. Daily 10-6. (058)52 2881 MALOON, Carmans Tunnel Gold mine. Parkins Reel Rd.

Sat Sun, public and school hols, 1.30-4, tours half hourly. 62.50, 61. MALDON EASTER FAIR, Ind. oreat scone bake, dancing, mixed sports, goaf panning championships, entertainment and more. Maklon township 4-8 April.

MALOON TOURIST RAILWAY, steam train rides, Makkm Station. Homsby St Today-Mon 12.30, 2. 3.30. also 11am Easter Sun. $22 family, $8, $4.

(064)752966. f-imaKtURNC TANK MUSEUM, from WWII to the Vietnam War, 456 Bekjrave-Hallam Rd, Narre Warren Nth, Sat, Sun, Pub hols 10-5, $5, $4, $3. MINI EUROPE, ventnor Rd, Phillip Island. 200 miniature buildings. Mon-Fri Sat, Sun $11, $4, $2 50.

(059)52 2519. MOIIBULK ANIMAL KINGDOM, Swales Rd. Na- live and exotic animal patk. Daily 10.30-5.30. $7, $5, $3.50.

(059)64 MONT BE LANCEY, 75 Wellington Rd, Wandin Nth. Historic home. Wed-Sun 10-5. (059) 64 2068. MONTROSE COTTAGE, Eureka Museum of Social History, 111 Eureka SI.

Ballarat Special Exhibition: The Women ol Eureka. Daily 9.30-5.30. MORNtttOTON, Railway Trolley Rides, from railway' crossing at Bungower Rd. to Wooralla Dve, Mt EHza and return. Sun 12-5 (Mel 105 AI2), 9789 2087.

-MOUNTAIN FRESH TROUT 'FARM, Ovens Hwy, Harrietvllle. Catch your own. Daily 9-6, free admission. (057)59 2558. MYUNA FARM, 182 Kidds Rd.

Doveton. Animal display centre, education centre, recycling Tues to Sun 10-4, $7.50 family, $3. NATIONAL TRUST! Barwon Oranc, Femleioh St, Newtown, Geelong, Wed, Sat, Sun 2-5, (052) 213906: Rarann Park, inverleigh Rd. Wlnchelsea. Wed-Sun 11-4; Carriage) Muttw, Railway Ave.

Beechworth. daily 1-4; CaaSawaaia Pferkat, Mos-tyn St CastJemame. daHy 1-5; Dcmk Pliainmt, off Hume Hwy, Chiltem, by appointment Tkw lltlgntt, (1855), 140 Aphrasia SI. Newtown, Geekmg, Wed-Sun 1- 5 and Pub Jon lift, Emu Point, Bendigo. Sept-May 1 0-5, June to Aug 10-4; Laho Vhw, (1850), off Hume Hwy, Chiltem.

Sat Sun 10-12. 1-4 (also public and school holidays); McCrto II lied, (1840s), 6 Charles St, Sat, Sun 12-4 30; Mueiasntta Hof-rtut, (1 670s), Glenekj Hwy, near SUpton, by appoint- ment only, (053) 40 6553; MtaVaony MS, Golf Links Rd, Baxter, guided tours Sun 1.30, 2.15. 3, groups by appointment, open times in Jury: 10-4; Pewdai NUtj-tiaiia, (1650s), Gorge Reserve. Gorge St, Beechworth. daHy 10-4.

Feb, July and Aug; Itti Bentlnck St, Portland, Thurs, Sun 2-4; Motr Cot. taa, 5 SackvHIe St Port Fairy, Thurs-Mon 10.30-4.30; FctMaiioo mm. Turner Crl Sun 2-5. Sept-May. NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM, Wool Moorabool St.

Geelong, (052)264660. Historic bkiestone woobtore featuring ad aspects of the Australian wool industry; StxecW EiiIiRIIuiii Zoom In. 9 Feb to 31 July. Daly 10-5, $7, $3.50. Family $16.

(052) 264660. NEB KELLY'S LAST STAND, Glenrowarv Tourist Centre. Computerised animated theatre. Dally 10-4 (show every naif hour). $12.

$11. $6. (057) 66 2367. OAKRANK ANGORAS AND ALPACAS, fTsher Rd, Droum West. Dally 10-5, free.

(056) 28 7506. OLD OIPPSTOWN PIONEER TOWNSHIP, Princes Hwy, Met. Daily 9-5. OSB4JRN HOUSE, Swinburne St Geelong Nth. Naval and maritime museum.

Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12, Sun 2- 5. free. (052)79 5244. THE PARR FOREST AND TRAIL RIDES, 1hr from Melbourne (Mel 406 M10). (057)071901 or 94563603.

PENOUIN RESERVE and PENOUIN PARADE, Philip Island. Visitors Centre. Centre open daHy from 1 0am, parades dally at dusk (bookings essan-htl); also Koala Conservation Centre, PMItp Island Tourist (059) 561 300. PIONEER SETTLEMENT, Swift HID. Plddlt Sasamtr, homesleed.

sound and kght shows (nightly tt dusk). Dady 6.30-5. (050) 32 1093. POINT COOK COASTAL PARK, and historic homestead, Point Cook Rd, Wtnibte, (Mel 207 K12) Mon-frt 630-4. Sat, Sun 1 1.30, 5.

POOtCIRIJeT, TRlJMSMvP, cnr Bendigo md Allans rds, MifcJun. 14 acies otutwM bosriiand, ittitofic gold mining vWage. Daly 10-5, $5, $4. PltrriNO R4UY, Old Monbuk rHt, Balgrava. 13 km train rMa mrough the Otndtnong Ranges.

Daly. TVne- taMe Information 9670 6411. CAIAMRATOOR TRACTOR PULL, and Auttrt- VaVl fjtWiMMaVpt, ML flrSpsa Of RsSBPlN UtKUNI 01 yttlityMf nKptJffltjd ttucks, RnvRifta dptiy, twfwy vtarwrwnt, nttrtala, Quvntatook Ttttixx.faA CotTaprtx, It was a time when love was fatal and cigarettes weren't sSchael Bodey reports on Murder to Die For, an improvised homage to Humphrey Bogart and all things film noir. left to right) Gooff Wallis, Sadler jam session, this is kind jd( like a concert version." "With opportunities to jam," adds Sadler. Jaws! The Musical' showed the four performers are well up to the task of adapting songs, scenarios and sheer silliness from the whims of an audience, each well versed in the particu- r-JlIE IMPROVISATIONAL portent of this -year's Mel- bourne Comedy Festival is particularly strong, no longer just the domain of purveyors of zippy games and lollies thrown into the audience.

A number of overseas performers are playing with the medium, inctud-' ing the Three Canadians and Modern-Problems in Science, while the local troupe who last year performed Jaws! The Musical! return with Murder to Die For, their not-so-terious homage to another much laved film genre, film noir. Liz Sadler, one quarter of the on-stage team, says: We feh that It-was time to put improvisation into a format as opposed to four people up on stage taking We felt that it WIS time tO put suggestions and off you ga lnrn i fnmot nntvMl AI.IH IVM UV VRISW1 VJLJWt4 four people, up on stage taking suggestions and off you goJ Stanwyck transforms her instantaneously. Melbourne is a film-literate city at the best of times, but Paine believes the film noir genre pervades more than the knowledge of pure buffs. "It's amazing. People recognise the characters and the lines of film noir as clearly as anything they'd seen on The Simpsons or The Brady Bunch or any other style of storytelling.

It's so powerful and in-grained, people pick it up instantly the trenchcoat, the hat, or the snappy comeback people know it" The characterisations are necessarily stronger than the almost flip-. pant, or should that be flip- pered, characters in JawslThe zaniness gives way this year to gritty urban landscapes, moody lighting, deep shadows, "long, steamy silences that mean many different things'' and "sex lots of If only they Could keep straight faces. The research into The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, Bogart, Lorn and the rest has not been all chic arid cocktails for the cast, none "of were indeed different times, says Paine. "It wm a time when love was fatal and M. IMty wv linn.

(DMMi mt Mfty AttsVJtVat 19 Mt pfvnM tVy. Qwqowiq tftnonitttt? ant It Stuarts OK My (063) M7677. Be 1W (051)292613. Sr-dl RauteuTKnT, all dteoueiaj. Bar bstut stcsMes.

Daly it dtth. 65 etr m-MiarvtLU SAISCTMr, SMtjtr Creek Ad. My t-1 lit, tt tatnty IS1. (0M) 62 m. RaW aTasSlatTlaaaR SMmji iaT aatV Raatita saaaaai ftVl Dety 10am.

S20 tjmlly, 16, (059) 62 3636. MNTY ON TMt MLL, Ridge Ad, OMl Home of VWortay Fjiropttn ttttkjr. Sat, Sun 10.30-5.30. NtJHTASC MILL, Dint Historic properties. 61 Lerignome St, Otnameno.

Wtd-Sim 1-6. 6793 4511. IMRSSaVsMlltV rtdsdit Brett Otvidt kxtted ka ttit lock Vttey. kkee Hortt Salerit, (056) 219542. HORSK RVD6MR, JJJ Rancn, Meat Hwy, terra Gaanl (015) 61 3366 tr 9722 1466.

i hr trad ffdst, $26. 016 3 3669644 4167. MOUSS OF ROTTLCS, I ParWanl KmaUa. lar skills and pitfalls of comedy ira- pruvisanion, Roet panlels formerly had to improvise around Ray Martin as Ifcer Midday Show's resident swnd-up, Paine had Nrtytixun scripts to play around with rnany moon ago and iui wwiwiiuaa awm ip aumeuaui OUT OF TO AERO-CHUTE, powered parachute with trained Instructors, from Barwon Heads and Mangalore. 9354 2612.

AWPOWDt AIMTRAUA, powered hang gMing. trial flights, Toondki, Philip Islanf. Daly, stockings essential 016557596. AIRSHOW, Mangalore Airfield, Sun (Mel 510 NS) AIRSsXMTS SKVMVMQ ACADEMY, BVidoe-waUr on Loddon, (054) 373 133 wiakende. 9349 3232 weekdays.

r'. AM WORLD, Aviation Museum, Greta Rd. Vvangar-atta. Dally. (067)215798.

A MAZE If TIHNOS, cnr Grubb Rd and Bttarlne Hwy, Waltngton. Dally. (052)50 2669. A MAZE THSNOS, Main TourW Rd, PhWp Is-land. Deny 10-6.

$15 family, $5, $3. (059) 522283. -ARARAT, VWt Ward, the former Institution tor Vte-' tortas crlmlrtaty Insane. Sun and pubschool hots 11-' 4pm, (053)523357. AITft6URS SEAT CNAHKUfT, Arthurs Stat Rd, Oromana.

Daily for school hols 10-6, $6, $4 (Mel: 159 9). (059)672585. ARTHUR'S SEAT MAZE, Gallery and Eating House, Purvaa Rd. Arthurs Sees, Wed-6un 11-6. Tina--, Mon 11 to Uta.

BYO. (059) 618559. v- AIIICOMsM MAZE, Red Hi Rd. Sfwrsham (Mel-way 256 E4). BHIy 10-5.

(059) 696367. AIISTRAUAN DAJBTV CSDCTIrE, PhWp Matal Rd, PhWp Mswid. Mon, lues 2-8. Wed-Sun 10-6. AUSTRALIAN RAINBOW TROUT FARM, Lot 1.

MuHtafts MactMWd (Mslway 125 J3). Dady 10-5. $2JSe. (059)66471. AUSTRALIAN WtttMMM PARR, Rosa Rd, SevUe, (Mai 119).

SrawaU tumps wldwut snow, $20 par day. Sat, Sun and pubc hols. 6-5. (069)649331. port, Mitchea Park, Sunny Hwy.

SaL Sun 1-5. (053)32 3064. BALLARAT VtMTAM TRAMWAY, Botanical Gardens reserve, near Late VAwdourw. 8aL Sun ant) puttfdsctool hols. 12-5.

(053) 34 1560. -UUJUMNE PEIsdNSULA RAILNKY, Queens- cWI to Drysoale, Sat, Sun, Tuet-Thurs and pub hols. aUNMOO MOMAM PARM, Maryborough Rd, lockwood. Oaky 10-6. $4,134 50.

BEVERKMM BIRD WORLD, Animal Nursery, man, chlknnt parorsund, Dety 10-5. 18, $150. Of Hunt Hwy, tt Beverage, (03)9746 EtMRMRMI WRJMJFE PARK, 523 Pattmosisf dusk. $4, $2. (069) 42 7236.

THK MMARSf Ntpnn Hwy, MmIIis (IMwiy 145 011). Historic horTt-teid tnd twin buNdkrfji, coMocbon of Napoknnk; memwtbilia. DWy 11-6. (059) 74 3666. State Forest Bookings teaertiet (054) 23 7210.

1 CAMEL TREKS, High Country Carnal Treks, Maiisrlekl(057)761591. CAMMEUTOWN MtNIATURt RAILWAY, 1.5 km itiiffi md (Mfci tfstln tMti, HiaMnr4elBftWi Nam) VVarren Nth (Mahvay 106 04). Sun 11-5. CAR MUSEUM, Punts rd. Arthurs Seat.

Dairy 10-5. (059)996320. CAJnttVkU. IN COOTA, fesWal of the Southern Og(M, MARicoolt risUvtl, IncluditiQ pnlofinincts by Uno tni motor. John Cbvte, ttrMt ptfidt, Ml md cnAe ohWfwOi tdMMM; wofk 580 CNURCNttJl MUtNOf Cowft.

HWortC MMnQt, cottspt ojsVdtnt, bstiMVi WaMnQ tnckt Otity 125. (069) M7447; X.C Itf Gooff Wafts more for tiiatf l-exi sive stage, and screen credit. And Uz Muntor To Die Fot is ox at the George Sadler Is finding donning a 8111117 dress, cooly exhaling some smoke utjrlotJvlirCff7xfy Viand walking, the walk of Barbara VmdfipM 4 'Tliisls very much a further development ot those ideas and a cohthtual investigation into the1 role of unrrrovisatiori and how It works in comedy. and how it works to bring performances attve, bririg characters to Hfe, a new but -we also bal- anc it with the security net of a stnicttired, weD-reheareed plot." It is a plot that will vary each night, it's genesis not the typewriterof some smoaun artnun uiiago screenwriter rrom the 1940s, out fromuggestions from the audience at the George Fairfax Studio each performance. r-V -i As Geoff Paine, another quarter of the team, notes: "if Theatresports is a COUMAL TRIAL RtOtS, hat esj.

Of wMk(nJ Mtt. Rrractt Cratk WMttfHM.1 97162232. OOOUMlv lort Soinift Rd, SonvffsV1 HutoriC witV He restrvt. oU garttnt and buHdtno. 0a 11-5.

(059) SS1333. -i --'VTJfi COWCS ItUSKUai AM) SALLDrr, Fimtary St, uowfi, rmmp nainri. Ustwy, am teat of Wtrragul (Wei 512V7). AnBtue musical iittftunwfltt md (MtcwMlOA woftcritop. (Mry 1fr4.

$19. OTr, 17. 13. (056) 27 S236. v.

PAYlJSfORO MITORICAt. IsRWtUal, 100 Wictnt St, tool hWofy coiNtton, Ivnify Wnoty eor. Sat Sun and pub host 1.30-4.30 or by speak ment. (063)461453. cnr lawMert Ad md tHctayi Lane, Dnmaiorid (via KvnMon) Menatys 261 tt, lOtnvdusk (doted WW).

(064)231972. tUST SWILARB 6JUHWIIUII, tla day tw- ItWtJ NMtoWl 9M1s f' 999 tOOMflQjlMtlMlBt faMdni WWlMult 9646S249 iy: UUIl to 8K 7-IDpm. (054) 57 1445. QUKDISCIJtfnE IMRITIIME i lKM9tmtt MtnNitii Pdb, QuMnscM. Otttptiys.

oho IoqtibMi' futonf 1890 pwHinnk cottiot. Sctnol Hoedtys 10.30-4.30. BAR, TROLLEY RRXS, dapertirfrom Hetlesvile Station to Tarnwra, Sua 11-4. Oetma 97259116. RAINBOW FESTIVAL, celebration of healing skroiigh: World Musks Thettre, Danes Art.

Hbn and 8emlntrt, IHykanord Secondary Coljeot, SmUi St, 66 -April, 10-6pm. Ddaiia (053) 46 1744. v. UQMnutoiPKMK RARVLj Jatty Rd. Armratmtnt tldtt.

Sat, Sun, pubscnool hols. (059) 665609. SANDtNHIST TOWN, Sandhurst Town Rd, Pioneer tettlarr-ant Dairy 10-6. Tours: Eucatyptua dhrMery. 1, tramgold Ogglrtss.

1.30, 3.30, $9.50, $6. ST)OWrCRCAa6iirltM, 201cm nomBe go on the Benckgo-Siitton Grange Rd tram Spring Gudy via Mandurang. Thurs-Mon 10-5. Bookings (065) 396367. sunrotrssp sANCTOAiTf, Wndemere Rd.

Lara. Mrdt, wMNft, naturt trUH. Daly 10-4. $12.60 lamily, $5, (052)62 1564. i A6ICAB8, ORMtNa wkarf, Ecbuca.

DaHy 9-6. $6, $3. (064)622361. -v EURO; -Wv- sWtVCA IWIAtaT aSUSlLtis, 45. lAifray tspst-niat vmq trfitff, orioM paridaMiHnMit tnd, (VIM, 9tK MslMs, WdMyOHNal tsV Wd IKtpsI iWML fK4t46.

LHai Park. (Pal 127 MkOaHy 11J0-4. tit tamdy, 64, S.l. (r63456, MksrY lIViJst aWaW Utt flMttfk AflMltaVst Wfy sskte. OXy 14.

P. 63.66 (062) 64 1lt. stafl HM, aterri St, WaeniMntMOi flecffstaiea tt essly Aatteaaa teats) port Oaty FORT quamturr, Otftmt St. MWtary tor-trets, buM In 1675. GuMtd tours, MorvFrl Sat, I.W-.

StlORia, Mnottort Gkdng Cluo, Mtngalore Aero-drome. (0t M5) Fri-Sun (Oil) 597 177. ITima. SeMmg StOni Out, eactnue Uartlt Air-tM (Meftty 220). Sat, Sun.

S336 6925. djOLOSN DtLAIMM mjUtm, 6-13 Srkjgt St, MlsOsyfJ, IlltutJ wW UMIVBf HI WlWal nofrl WW 1660 fit tfeeant day. Daly 6JtV6. 115 ttrtty. 65.

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