Category: Theatre

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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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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Ruby’s Wish at the Sydney Opera House
May 19, 2018 No Responses

Ruby’s Wish at the Sydney Opera House

Ruby’s Wish is a play for both children and adults that asks us to think about what is real, and what is imaginary, and how beautiful it is when the imaginary becomes real. Ruby is a 7 and 3/4 year old...
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ABC Kids Classics: Sounds Like Australia at the Sydney Opera House Review
May 7, 2018 No Responses

ABC Kids Classics: Sounds Like Australia at the Sydney Opera House Review

Way back when Miss 5 was Miss 2, I was so excited to take her to her very first theatre experience, which was the Babies Proms at the Sydney Opera House. They were a gorgeous introduction to attending the theatre,...
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Kaleidoscope at the Sydney Opera House
April 19, 2018 No Responses

Kaleidoscope at the Sydney Opera House

A friend of mine who is passionate about the topic has spent much of April (“Autism Awareness Month”) reminding her Facebook friends that if you want to understand autistic people, you need to listen to autistic voices. This is what...
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Billionaire Boy at the Sydney Opera House
April 15, 2018 No Responses

Billionaire Boy at the Sydney Opera House

When I was kid, I loved to imagine how incredible life would be if I could just stumble into unimaginable wealth. Wall to wall toys, a huge house, and a personal chauffeur were tops on my wish list. I think...
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Josephine Wants to Dance at Monkey Baa Theatre
April 14, 2018 No Responses

Josephine Wants to Dance at Monkey Baa Theatre

We all have dreams – some more difficult to achieve than others. But, if a kangaroo can dance Swan Lake, surely every dream deserves a shot? This is the message of the new musical adaptation of Jackie French and Bruce...
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