A Monkey Baa Theatre Company production JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE
Next date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 10:00 AM
to 11:00 AM
COMING IN 2025!!!
A hilarious musical about the importance of believing in yourself and realising your dreams and... a dancing kangaroo!
Based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
Adapted by Eva Di Cesare, Sandie Eldridge and Tim McGarry
Josephine is a kangaroo who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When a ballet troupe comes to the sleepy town of Shaggy Gully, Josephine desperately wants to dance like the ballerinas in pink tutus and silk ballet shoes. On the day of the first performance the Ballet Company is in trouble. The prima ballerina twists her ankle and the understudy has a splinter in her toe. Who can dance the lead role? Josephine's talents are called upon to help save the day. Can she do it, and more importantly, does it matter that she's a kangaroo?
Adaptors Eva Di Cesare, Sandie Eldridge and Tim McGarry
Director Jonathan Biggins
Composer/Lyricist Phil Scott
Choreographer Tim Harbour
Set & Costume Designer James Browne
Lighting Designer Emma Lockhart-Wilson
Sound Designer David Bergman
Musical Director Michael Tyack
Excellence in the Performing Arts – 2019 Glug Award
Best Production for Children – 2019 Sydney Theatre Award
“A complete delight.” - Jo Litson, Daily Telegraph
"If you have children to take, then, take them. If you don't, still go. Don't be shy. Just, go, go, go.” - Kevin Jackson Theatre Diaries
Audience Reviews
"The show was brilliant and I'm already telling other grandmothers like me! My 6-year-old grandson loved every minute of ''Josephine", and it prompted him to read the book all by himself. He tells me and his parents about the scenes we laughed in.
Thank you to all the clever people behind the scenes as well as the versatile actors."
"My 5-year-old loved the experience. She was only disappointed that she wasn't going to the next show at 12.30pm too!"
TICKETS ON SALE LATE 2024
Venue: Auditorium
Age recommendation: Children aged 4-9 and their families
Duration: 60 minutes | no interval | includes a 10-minute post show Q&A
Warnings: Theatrical haze
Prices: Ticket $20, Concession $18, Children (12 years or under) $16, COPACC Members $16, School Groups $15 per student
When
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Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
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Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 01:00 PM
- 02:00 PM
Location
COPACC, 95-97 Gellibrand Street, Colac, 3250, View Map
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95-97 Gellibrand Street ,
Colac 3250
COPACC
95-97 Gellibrand Street ,
Colac 3250
A Monkey Baa Theatre Company production JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE
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