Prince Big Ted has a royal crown, he has a royal cloak but doesn’t have a royal castle. He sets off to find one, and is joined by his friends Humpty, Jemima, Little Ted  and the Play School toys as he travels through a fun filled world of nursery rhymes, songs and stories. Get ready to sing, dance and jump for joy, with a live show that will delight and captivate all Play School fans.

Audiences will be singing all their favourite nursery rhymes and Interactive songs with assistance from two presenters and the starts of the show Humpty, Jemima, Big Ted ,Little Ted, Fergus and special appearances for the first time on stage Slush, Sam the lamb, Scrap , Meeka and Diddle (normal toy size not characters).

Tickets $16.50 each Everyone needs a ticket including adults, children under 12 months of age are free at the time of the concert and don’t require a ticket.
Children MUST be accompanied by at least one adult.
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Sessions: 10.00am

Presenters:   To Be advised

Merchandise will be sold at the concerts

The Bugalugs Bum Thief

Based on the popular book by Tim Winton

The Bugalugs Bum Thief is a 55 minute fast paced, highly stylized musical comedy farce.  It’s a delightfully silly show with 3 energetic actors playing 11 characters and singing 5 catchy songs.

The story…..

Skeeta Anderson’s got a problem. He’s woken up without his bum. I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about it but a bum is a very important part of the anatomy. Skeeta soon realizes that he’s not the only one without a bum.

All 496 citizens of Bugalugs are BUMLESS!!

SO Skeeta sets out with his best friends Mick Misery and Billy Marbles to find the culprit of the crime.

On the way we meet a colourful cast of characters including Skeeta’s Mum and Dad, Miserable Mrs Misery, Mavis Marbles, Constable Coma and the school teacher Mr Wally, who runs an audience participation session inviting young people from the audience to come up and tell their news.

But then great news. Skeeta finds all the bums.

But then bad news. Everyone’s too embarrassed to take their own bums back.

Fat people take the skinny ones, skinny people take the fat ones. Bald people take hairy ones and you can see where I’m going…..

Eventually of course there’s a happy ending and Bugalugs returns to normal and we have the finale song, “If you haven’t got a bum”.

As one teacher has  said… It’s an engaging show that totally captures the children’s imaginations.

The Bugalugs Bum Thief is suitable for young people aged 4-10 and their families.
Children must be accompanied by an Adult

Tickets
$20 standard / $15 groups of 10 plus
Early bird tickets until the 2^nd of September Promotional code BUM

Over the past 15 years, Monkey Baa Theatre Company have become a national leader in the creation of meaningful theatre for young people. Through innovative and dynamic adaptations of Australian Stories, the company has not only entertained but engaged young audiences and those young at heart. From silly tales, like The Bugalugs Bum Thief to tackling serious issues, Monkey Baa Theatre Company, takes young people on a journey, to discover and connect, inspire the power of imagination and develop a greater understanding of their peers and the world they live in.

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For interested persons Teacher’s Notes are available CLICK HERE to request a copy

Australia’s leading guitar duo take on a Russian piano classic

“Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons has been on the Grigoryan family ‘to do list’ for 15 years,” says Slava Grigoryan. “Many years ago I’d performed a few movements from The Seasons which dad had arranged for me but you really need two guitars to cover the full dynamic range and detail. Since then Leonard and I have been planning to record the complete set.”

The Seasons, a twelve-movement composition written for solo piano by the iconic Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, has at last been arranged for two guitars by Edward Grigoryan for his sons Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, who together are one of the world’s leading guitar duos.

“For many years Slava and I have wanted to breathe new life into classical guitar repertoire,” says Leonard. “While in the past we’ve performed Spanish and French piano compositions that have been transcribed for two guitars, this arrangement of The Seasons is quite unique.”

“This guitar transition is a rare occurrence with Russian piano music, so I think when people hear this we might see it happening more and more,” adds Slava. “Dad’s arrangement is nothing short of stunning, retaining what makes it a masterpiece, while presenting it in a totally different setting and giving it a new voice.”

The new CD includes the complete The Seasons, with its movements characterising the twelve months of the year. These mini-melodic showpieces were written around the time Tchaikovsky was composing the ballet Swan Lake and were commissioned to be printed as monthly installments for readers of the music magazine Nouvellist in 1876.

On this tour, Slava and Leonard will perform highlights from The Seasons as well as a selection of their favourite pieces. This will include compositions from all corners of the world and pieces that display their improvisational skills. While the brothers have both forged careers that demonstrate great skill across a number of musical genres, The Seasons CD and tour marks a return to a more classical setting, whilst still pushing the limits of what two classical guitars can accomplish together.

The Grigoryan Brothers are Australia’s leading and favourite guitar duo. In addition to their individual careers and collaborations with other artists, as the Grigoryan Brothers they have recorded five albums, been nominated for numerous ARIA Awards and undertaken international tours through Europe, USA, UK, Asia, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, as well as many national tours.

.”…guitar playing of uncommon originality and authority. Musicality, expressivity and daring…” The New York Times

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Tickets NOW available
Adult – $35
Concession or groups of 8 plus- $30
Children (15 years or under) – $15

Early Bird tickets are available until August the 26th – $25 each promotional code BROTHERS

Show goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes
(Two 45 minute sets with a 20 minute interval)

For more information please contact the Cummins Theatre Manager