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Waru

Playhouse

9 & 10 Oct 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre
  • First Nations

Ages 3+ | In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival.

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Polar Bear & Penguin

Studio

20 – 24 Apr 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Ages 5+ | This charming play for young audiences follows the tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to know one another and learning how to survive in a world that is melting beneath their feet...paws...flippers.

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RATBURGER

Playhouse

23 – 28 Apr 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Ages 6+ | Step into the world of David Walliams, as his bestselling book comes to life on stage. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title…

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Illustration of a man with stripy clothing, sunglasses and long hair holding a rat and a burger above his head. A little girl with a red haired ponytail stares up at him and gasps

Edward the Emu

Playhouse

27 Sep – 6 Oct 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Ages 3+ | Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has him feeling glum and thinking perhaps the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Is life more fun for the seals or the lions or the snakes? Join Edward on his grand adventure of self-discovery as he explores the world outside of his enclosure and makes a very special friend along the way, Edwina the Emu.

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Illustration of an emu with its beak balancing a multicolored ball against a green background. The emu appears to be looking at the ball intensely.

Little Murmur

Studio

9 & 10 Aug 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Dance
  • Theatre

Ages 7+ | Little Murmur is a new international dance theatre performance featuring groundbreaking projections, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti. Dance and humour combine to explores living with dyslexia and the warped and exaggerated realities of being in a world you struggle to process.

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A women dances surrounded by falling paper. She is holding a book and her hair is in braids.

The River That Ran Uphill

Playhouse

25 & 27 Jul 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Ages 8+ | In 2015, Cyclone Pam ravaged the South Pacific. Edgell Junior, a Ni-Vanuatu man from Pentecost Island experienced and survived Cyclone Pam and its aftermath. Based on his lived experience, this moving production emphasises the importance of community cooperation and resilience.

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James and the Giant Peach

Playhouse

5 – 21 Jul 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Ages 6+ | Climb aboard the world’s juiciest fruit as Roald Dahl’s James & The Giant Peach rolls off the page and onto the stage in Shake & Stir’s most delicious adventure yet.

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Game Theory

Studio

15 – 18 May 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Arriving directly from Switzerland is Game Theory – a fast-paced, funny and playful dance celebration of play, sport, big emotions, and the highs and lows of playing games! This season of performances and workshops will have you looking at dance from a whole new perspective.

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Five dancers wear pink and stand in a diagonal line caught in movement.

I Wish...

Playhouse

12 – 14 Apr 2024

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre

Ages 4 + | I Wish... is an acrobatic adventure exploring all the things we could be. Through physical theatre, stunning visuals, and a healthy dose of humour, explore our differences to reveal the magic of individuality.

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What the Ocean Said

Centre for Creativity

11 & 12 Oct 2025

  • Kids & Families
  • Theatre
  • Workshops

Ages 4+ | Part guided meditation, part magical story, What The Ocean Said is a sensory world of vivid storytelling, dreamy electronic music, animation and wonder.

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