First commissioned by QPAC for the 2016 Out of the Box Festival for Children 8 years and under

Creature is a new indoor theatre work for children that will combine physical theatre, interactive digital technology and storytelling.

A retelling of the 1899 Australian classic Dot and the Kangaroo written by Ethel C Pedley. 5-year-old Dot is lost in the bush and is rescued by a kangaroo. The kangaroo gives Dot magical “berries of understanding” and she can immediately comprehend the language of all the animals and insects around her. It is a revelation to her. It forever changes the way she views the Australian bush. Dot and the Kangaroo then set out on an action packed 4 day journey to return Dot to her homestead.

Meet our indigenous flora and fauna see a myriad of creatures in their natural habitat and explore their quirky characteristics amidst the beauty and fragility of the Australian bush. But how long before this unique native wildlife disappears as we humans encroach on their habitat and push them off the land? Creature invites you to enter the magical world of the Australian bush to explore how our actions affect the animals.

Venue Format
Theatre, Black Box Venue
Technical Rating
B
Touring Party
7
Considerations

We do not require a fly tower but we do need rated rigging points. The height of the stage must be a minimum of 6 metres- ideally 8 metres.

Stalker is one of the longest standing and most respected theatre companies in Australia. They make high quality physical and visual productions that range from small, mobile street theatre productions to large site-specific outdoor work and both intimate and large-scale indoor works.

Stalker’s passion is to use theatre to share stories in a way that surprises, disorientates and allows for new ways of understanding the human condition.

They are at the forefront of multidisciplinary theatre practice, from interactive technology and projection fused with aerials and acrobatics, to blending devised theatre with circus, stilts and street theatre. Stalker Theatre has performed to literally hundreds of thousands of people around Australia and the world.

Company Website
stalker.com.au

Unique Selling Point

The show is designed to speak to young children in an intelligent and engaging manner. The combination of interactivity and physical theatre is exciting and new and offers a real depth to the work, taking the audience on a journey to the Australian Bush.

It has a good mixture of Indigenous and non indigenous culture and casting.

Marketing Materials

Promo for Production (Credit - Jaina Kalifa)- https://vimeo.com/173858357 Edited full-length recording of Creature Production- https://vimeo.com/173858799/626bb2b7fd   Reviews for the work ABC- http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2016/06/theatre-with-susan-hetherington-out-of-the-box-ladies-night.html Stage Whispers http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/creature http://childrensbooksdaily.com/out-of-the-box-is-go/   Hi Res photos Production (Credit: Darren Thomas- https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1fVHL9CFQ_HZkE5dV85LWo1YkU&usp=sharing

We will also have teachers packs and resources available as well as building a workshop program.

Community Engagement

There is a digital installation work that can travel with the production. This is an immersive playspace and has run on 1 wall and 4 wall set ups. It offers participants an opportunity to play with the digital surroundings and can be set up to be a 45 minute experience or a 5-10 minute play. We are available to discuss this option with venues personally as it is a very site specific add on. Stalker are always looking at opportunities to work with young artists and we are building a workshop program