OUR 2025 SHOWS
Family Friendly Theatre
JUNE 26-28
Cinderella Youth Edition
Step into a world of glass slippers, fairy godmothers, and timeless tunes in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s enchanting Cinderella—a magical treat for the whole family!
Experience the timeless magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Youth Edition, a dazzling family friendly adaptation of the beloved fairytale that has enchanted audiences for generations. Featuring classics like “In My Own Little Corner” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” this fresh retelling adds new twists, humor, and heart while celebrating the power of kindness, courage, and dreams coming true. Perfect for all ages, Cinderella is a captivating journey from rags to royalty where anything is possible—especially with a little magic!
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Featuring Ita Housten as Cinderella along with Maya Afeaki, Coco Barton, Mason Boustead, Eve Coleman, Lola Courtney, Ollie Creese, Dotty French, Quincey Gardner, Zoe Halse Rogers, Emily Hardie, Emily Hiscock, Manon Holmes, Mila Irawan, Eve Jeffrey, Lux Jerrems, Clara Johnston, Sophie Johnston, Alexia Lesa, Carys Maskrey, Piper Orr, Saskia Orr, Jazmin Pate, Kaylee Price, Polly Penney, Cooper Risley, Isabelle Rooke, Mabel Ruddy, Evelyn Simpson, Jack Simpson, Indiana Stephenson, Jacob Tipping, Millie Ware, Chloe Webb, Arabella Westthorp, Sunny Whelan and Lola Windsor.
Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Youth Edition.
Music by Richard Rogers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Adaption by Tom Briggs
Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, adapted for this edition by John Higgins. G2K Collection of Musical Adaptations edited by Tom Briggs and Bruce Pomahac.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Youth Edition is presented by permission of ORiGiN Theatrical on behalf of R&H Theatricals, a Concord Theatricals Company.
30 OCT – 1 NOV
The Big One-Oh! Jr
Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford’s debut kids novel comes to life in this laugh-out-loud riot of a comedy!
Charley Maplewood has never been one for parties – that would require friends, which he doesn’t have. Well, unless you count his monster friends, but they’re only imaginary. But now that he’s turning ten—the big one-oh—he decides to throw a birthday party for himself, complete with a “House of Horrors” theme. His planning is perfect but then his decorations set the Garage on fire, he accidentally invites the school bully and his sister tried to bake the cake in the microwave… Will Charley be able to pull it together before the big One-Oh… becomes the big OH-NO!?
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Based on the novel THE BIG ONE-OH by Dean Pitchford.
Music by Doug Besterman
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Libretto by Timothy Allen McDonald
Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music by Britt Bonney and Daniel J. Mertzlufft
Orchestrations by Michael Starobin
Originally Directed and Choreographed by MK Lawson
World Premiere presented by Atlantic Theater Company, Atlantic For Kids New York City, September 28, 2019
Licenced exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by Music Theatre International (Australasia)
6-8 Nov
Singin’ in the Rain Jr
Tap your toes and sing along to this splashy adaptation of the worlds most celebrated movie musical!
The ‘Greatest Movie Musical of All Time’ has been lovingly adapted for the stage by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Pouring with laughs, charm, romance and wit, it’s high energy dance numbers and parade of famous hits include ‘Good Mornin’, ‘Make ’em Laugh’ and the show stopping title song that comes complete with rainstorm!
Although the world’s at his feet, silent movie heartthrob Don Lockwood is having problems. The movie studio’s zest for tabloid headlines means his famous co-star thinks they are getting married, a new phenomenon “Talking pictures” is taking the world by storm, and the girl he’s fallen for has just told him that his acting stinks. It’s enough to make or break his career! With his best friend Cosmo, he’s hoping they can figure out a way to save the picture, outwit his scheming co-star and tell the girl how he feels!
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Featuring Jacob Cawthorn as Don Lockwood and Lily Bartel, Sasha Bennett, Amelia Chalke, Lara Cordeiro Ramos, Leah Cook, Icarus Cooley, Abbie Cross, Zavier Dadswell-Booth, Meredith Fisher, Monty Harris, Jiwon Kim, Skye Li-Byrne, Christina Martinez, Willow Mourant, Eliza Mudge, Ella Parsell, Georgie Stringer, Petra Trambas.
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc.
Music published by EMI
Original Movie Choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen). Produced by arrangement with Maurice Rosenfield, Lois F. Rosenfield and Cindy Pritzker, inc.
Licenced exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
Thank you for providing these wonderful opportunities for our next generation of arts practitioners. We loved both ‘Little Women’ and ‘Madagascar’ and are so impressed with Hobart’s young theatre makers!
Thank you for providing these wonderful opportunities for our next generation of arts practitioners. We loved both ‘Little Women’ and ‘Madagascar’ and are so impressed with Hobart’s young theatre makers!
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Madagascar Jr
At Central Park Zoo you can see New York’s finest! Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins.
Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar follows everyone’s favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap tropical world ruled by the outlandish dance crazy King Julien!
2024
Zombie Prom Atomic Edition
Girl loves ghoul – The ultimate 50’s rock and roll musical with added Zombie!
Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear power plant. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all, he just wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal-seeking reporter seizes on him as the next big thing. In the fight for Zombie rights, will the ghoul win out or will the tyrannical principal go nuclear on the prom!
2024
Zombie Prom Atomic Edition
Girl loves ghoul – The ultimate 50’s rock and roll musical with added Zombie!
Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear power plant. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all, he just wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal-seeking reporter seizes on him as the next big thing. In the fight for Zombie rights, will the ghoul win out or will the tyrannical principal go nuclear on the prom!
2024
Wind in the Willows Young at part
The Wind in the Willows is a riotous comedy of errors that follows Mole, Rat, Badger, and the impulsive Mr. Toad, whose antics land him in serious trouble. With his beloved home under threat from the notorious Chief Weasel and his gang of sinister Wild Wooders, Toad must attempt a daring escape leading to a series of misadventures and a heroic battle to recapture Toad Hall.
Full of humour, wit, a gorgeous, soaring score, and heartwarming lessons of friendship, Wind in the Willows is based on Kenneth Grahame’s classic 1908 novel of the same name.
2024
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Based on the best-selling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Book Series by Jeff Kinney and the 20th Century Fox Films. Jeff’s popular middle school cartoon character Greg Heffley takes centre stage as his diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical.
Middle school, ugh. It’s the worst. But Greg is determined not to be at the bottom of the popularity chart. He’ll leave that to his weird neighbour, Fregley. Or maybe Greg’s best friend, Rowley Jefferson. But it’s not going to be Greg…no way.
2024
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Based on the best-selling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Book Series by Jeff Kinney and the 20th Century Fox Films. Jeff’s popular middle school cartoon character Greg Heffley takes centre stage as his diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical.
Middle school, ugh. It’s the worst. But Greg is determined not to be at the bottom of the popularity chart. He’ll leave that to his weird neighbour, Fregley. Or maybe Greg’s best friend, Rowley Jefferson. But it’s not going to be Greg…no way.
2024
Mary Poppins Jr
Join everyone’s favourite practically perfect nanny in this supercalifragislistexpialidocious adventure!
When Jane and Michael, the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventure with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert, the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny’s sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents.
Our 2025 Season
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