THE WHALE'S TALE

19 - 24 January

A free, outdoor school holiday show in and around a giant whale

Life for a whale is not all plain swimming. There may be lots of small creatures to eat and plenty of room in the sea but for a whale in modern times, life can be precarious.

Immerse yourself in The Whale's Tale as you watch from the shore, or submerge yourself in this underwater playground full of surprises and become a part of this large outdoor performance. Ever wondered what it's like to be swallowed whole? It's time to put on your shrimp helmet, take a deep breath and dive inside the massive jaws of Manilayo the humpback whale. Become the hero of the story and live to tell the tale.

"Each performance will offer its own delicious moments and, considering Born in a Taxi's history, none will disappoint." Herald Sun

Suitable for audiences 3 - 12.


GRUG

14 - 24 April

Based on the much loved picture book character created by Ted Prior

Grug began his life as the top of a Burrawong tree that fell to the ground. Resembling a small, striped haystack with feet and a nose, Grug is fascinated by the world around him and solves everyday problems creatively and without fuss.

When dancing instructions are too difficult to understand, he invents his own dance and calls it 'The Grug'. When snails eat his cabbages, Grug plants more cabbages so there will be enough for both him and the snails.

Ted Prior's hugely popular character (with 52,000 Facebook fans!) is brought to life for this magical stage production for our very young theatre lovers.

Suitable for audiences 1 - 5.


FUGITIVE

30 July - 14 August

Robin Hood retold

It's a world where all bets are off. Corruption, sleaze and violence pervade.

When a young boy is brutally attacked, one guy and his crew take the law into their own hands seeking retribution and a new world order in the depths of a dark forest.

Young, sexy and invincible, the group lives large. But violence comes at a cost and Robin has secrets. Cracks appear and the friends face off. As they fight to keep it together, the enemy closes in and their world starts to implode.

In the unique theatrical voice of Australia's Matthew Whittet, Fugitive is an anarchic, hysterical, knife-edge ride with a direct line out of the psyche of a contemporary anti-hero.

By the director and designer team that created The Wizard of Oz, Fugitive considers just how far a group of people will go for their ideals and the quest for justice?

Champion of the underdog, a fleeing desperado, a modern-day man in tights.

Suitable for audiences 15+.


CINDERELLA

25 September - 2 October

"Cinderella - you can smell 'er
She will never get a fella." The Ugly Sisters

Every day is a bad hair day for this Cinderella. Vying for the hand of the handsome prince, our harried heroine and her sinister stepsisters gasp and giggle their way across an intricate table-top stage full of secret hatches and hideaways. But with a little hocus-pocus, Cinderella may just get that magical makeover and her man!

The world's best loved fairytale springs to life like never before in the hands of nimble-fingered puppetry genius Shona Reppe, direct from a hit Broadway season

"Shona Reppe is the fairy godmother of puppet theatre." Edinburgh Evening News

"It is a magical and mischievous delight; combining simple storytelling with lush and inventive images." mytheatre.com review

Suitable for audiences 5 - 10.