Category: Arsplore Australia

Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus at the Sydney Opera House
January 15, 2019 No Responses

Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus at the Sydney Opera House

Photos aren’t allowed in the theatre, but if they were, I would insert here a photo of Miss 5’s face during the better part of Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus. Let me show you in emojis – this one: 😲 ,...
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The 91-Storey Treehouse at the Sydney Opera House
January 6, 2019 No Responses

The 91-Storey Treehouse at the Sydney Opera House

Just as we adults enjoy a good “beach read” over the holidays, summer break seem like the perfect time for kids to kick back in an air-conditioned theatre and lose themselves in some silly fun. The 91-Storey Treehouse is just...
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January Family Arts Guide – Sydney
December 27, 2018 No Responses

January Family Arts Guide – Sydney

The presents are out of the box, and we're onto the leftover ham sandwiches. Now, you just have a month to fill before school starts back. The great news is that January is probably the most bustling time of the year in Sydney.
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Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday at the Sydney Opera House
December 6, 2018 No Responses

Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday at the Sydney Opera House

Stage versions of children’s TV shows are not something I’m typically game for. A million thank yous to everyone in our lives who never told my then pre-schooler that a stage version of Peppa Pig was a thing that exists....
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Yo Diddle Diddle at the Sydney Opera House
October 10, 2018 No Responses

Yo Diddle Diddle at the Sydney Opera House

Have you ever thought what a bizarre scene it is in the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle”? A cat with a fiddle? The laughing dog? A cow jumps over the moon? A cow? How? And, what is the deal with...
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The Snow Dragon at the Sydney Opera House
October 4, 2018 No Responses

The Snow Dragon at the Sydney Opera House

  Sometimes it’s the quiet ones that speak volumes. U.K. based Tall Stories company brings their production of The Snow Dragon to the Sydney Opera House for the October school holidays. It’s not the brightest or loudest production you’ll...
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Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories at the Sydney Opera House
September 30, 2018 No Responses

Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories at the Sydney Opera House

Kate Parker of The Online Watercooler and her 8 year old daughter saw Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories at the Sydney Opera House, and let us know why they feel it fills a void in the children’s theatre landscape. I’m...
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October School Holidays Arts Guide – Sydney
September 17, 2018 No Responses

October School Holidays Arts Guide – Sydney

Title Image: The Snow Dragon by Tall Stories, appearing at the Sydney Opera House   Can we really be staring down school holidays again? I actually love school holidays, because there is always oodles to do. With the gorgeous Spring...
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Hunting of the Snark at the Sydney Opera House
July 18, 2018 No Responses

Hunting of the Snark at the Sydney Opera House

Lewis Carrol’s epic “Hunting of the Snark” is classed as a “nonsense poem,” but the musical adaptation which has landed at the Sydney Opera House from London’s West End does its best to make sense of some charmingly odd char...
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Wilde Creatures at the Sydney Opera House
July 9, 2018 No Responses

Wilde Creatures at the Sydney Opera House

The other day my 5 year old tried, with limited success, to recount the plot line of a famous fairy tale. I realized that, in all my interest in choosing books for her that have modern messages and diversity, we...
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