Minimum incursion time is 1 hour with a maximum group size of 22 children. This ensures that all children will have optimal views on the puppet show and can easily engage with
characters and story. The puppet theatre can easily be moved between rooms, so repeated shows are optional.
Read more on theatre set up requirements here.
For the 3 - 6 year olds a one hour shadow or glove puppet program includes two theatre
performances with puppet play in between for the children.
Program 1 - glove puppets:
- The Gruffalo puppet show (15 min)
- General puppet play (30 min)
- Magic Magoosy puppet show (15 min)
Program 2 - shadow puppets:
- The three little pigs shadow puppet show (15 min)
- play time with shadow puppets (30 min)
- Red Riding Hood puppet show (15 min)
Program 3 - Mixture of glove puppets and shadow puppets
- Either The Gruffalo or Magic Magoosy (15 mins)
- General puppet play or shadow puppet play (30 mins)
- Either The Three Little Pigs or Little Red Riding Hood (15mins)
Program 4 - Healthy living puppet program
- Healthy living shadow puppet performance (15 mins)
- interactive group discussion (30 mins)
- Little Red riding hood or three little pigs shadow puppet (15 mins)
Cost per 1 hour are around $400 for 1 group (max. 22 children)
*This includes theatre set up and travel time charges.
Please inquire for prices with larger groups, repeated performances on the day or other program options. Puppet shows with focus topic, e.g. healthy food, social skills, road
safety are optional.
For the under 4's Bertha the
Chicken is a highly interactive and engaging program where Bertha lays very special eggs with hidden surprises that lead to nursery rhymes and small stories .
Bertha the Chicken - Sing along nursery rhyme
puppets
1-4 year olds
30 minute performance and play $75 for 1 group
(only available in addition to a 3-6 year old performance)
Puppet making workshop
$10 per puppet/child
