Writer: Gita Bezard

Director: Sam Routledge

Remount Director: Davina Wright

Assistant Director: Emma Skalicky

Set & Costume Design: Charlotte Lane

Puppet Design & Construction: Bryony Anderson

Sound Design: Jacky Collyer

Additional Puppet Construction: Greta Jean

Scenic Painting: Edith Perrenot, Freya Piscioneri-Young, Mads Hillam

Set Construction: Andrew Macdonald, Karl Sanger, Phil Wren

Costume Making: Roz Wren

Performers: Noah Casey, Genevieve Bulter, Bella Young

Stage Manager: Ellen Roe

Before we walk, crawl, speak, read or write, we are puppeteers. As soon as we can hold objects, we bring them to life, making the impossible possible using just our hands.

From our island home in Tasmania, we create worlds of creative adventure. For over 40 years our in-theatre productions have transported children and families to incredible places with narratives of adventure, humour and beauty. Our interactive installations use simple technologies in dazzling ways to make audiences of all ages essential creators in transforming public space.

We engage outstanding people from a wide range of artistic backgrounds and practices in performance, design, construction, music composition and systems design. The energy and dynamic processes we use to craft our work are reflected in the work itself; its provenance and inventiveness woven throughout.

Our creations are universally resonant in their themes, sense of humour and popularity. We present to diverse audiences far and wide; from Tasmania’s MONA FOMA to the Lincoln Centre in New York, the Taipei Children’s Art Festival to the Sydney Opera House and from the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon to Flinders Island in the Bass Strait.

Alongside our touring work, we are committed to supporting local and national artists; welcoming resident, associate, and trainee artists to join us in exploring our artform and the world.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BOOK CHARACTER WON’T STAY IN THEIR PLACE?