Category: Theatre

Potted Potter at the Seymour Centre
April 14, 2024 No Responses

Potted Potter at the Seymour Centre

Q: What has two gents, four hastily repurposed set pieces, and a couple of bags of costume pieces from the party shop? A: The entirety of Harry Potter. Welcome to Potted Potter, a 70-minute romp through all seven Harry Potter...
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The Wind in the Willows at Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
January 8, 2024 No Responses

The Wind in the Willows at Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

The Wind in the Willows at the Royal Botanic Garden is an annual tradition for Sydney kids that is fresh and feisty for the whole family.
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Pete the Sheep at Monkey Baa Theatre
March 28, 2021 No Responses

Pete the Sheep at Monkey Baa Theatre

Pull on your work boots, artsplorers! We’re going to the sheep station. Monkey Baa Theatre’s Pete the Sheep is a knee-slapping, Aussie-as musical with big laughs and great hair, all in a perfect 45-minute package. The show brings to life...
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Magic Beach on Stage
January 7, 2021 No Responses

Magic Beach on Stage

A review of the theatre production of Magic Beach (based on the book by Alison Lester).
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There’s a Sea in My Bedroom at the Sydney Opera House
May 9, 2019 No Responses

There’s a Sea in My Bedroom at the Sydney Opera House

Toddlers & live theatre? Somehow that pair don’t seem to go together quite like salt & pepper or Bert & Ernie. Though the Sydney Opera House’s age guide for their production of There’s a Sea in My Bedroom says it’s...
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Possum Magic at the Sydney Opera House
April 17, 2019 No Responses

Possum Magic at the Sydney Opera House

Teri Mortimer’s Petit Book Corner is one of our favorite early literacy resources online and on Instagram, so I couldn’t think of anyone better to review the new production of Possum Magic, based on the classic children’s book. Here’s w...
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360 Allstars at the Sydney Opera House
April 14, 2019 No Responses

360 Allstars at the Sydney Opera House

Wheels, balls, rhythms, and bodies are all in perpetual rotation in the hip-hop riot that is 360 Allstars. At the Sydney Opera House through April 28, it is a joyful, high-energy hour celebrating street culture and sport. Musician Gene Peterson...
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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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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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