On the Coast – Families Issue 99 I April/May 2019 | Page 18

The Art House
Taking kids to the Theatre
Why to go and what to see
Taking children to a live performance can
be a magical and memorable experience
and can develop into a life-long love of
theatre. Just like reading, taking children
to the theatre exposes them to a whole
new world of imagination, as well as
helping to develop critical thinking,
empathy and an understanding of another
person’s perspective.
Luckily, we don’t have to go far to
find high-quality children’s shows on the
Central Coast, and we’ve brought together
the best in kids theatre this Autumn &
Winter.
Billionaire Boy
MAY 20
Perfect for
Kids Aged 6–12
David Walliams’ best-selling book hits
The Art House in the original Australian.
Featuring spectacular musical numbers
and lots of laughs, this highly entertaining
production will make you feel like you have
won the lottery!
Twelve-year-old Joe has everything
a boy could ever want, from a golden
underwater Ferrari to his very own cinema.
Together, he and his Dad have more money
than you could imagine, but what Joe really
needs is a friend.
When Joe arrives at his new school, life
really gets tough. Facing the school bully,
his Dad’s new girlfriend and the world’s
worst school canteen, Joe is about to learn
that money might buy you a lot in Raj’s
shop, but it can’t buy you everything.
Robot Song
JULY 11 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Perfect for
Kids Aged 8-12
When the arm of a giant robot appears
on Juniper’s doorstep, her eleven-year-old
world is turned upside down.
Embarking on an unexpected journey to
find the rest of its body, Juniper discovers
bringing the robot to life is the easy part.
Now she must achieve the impossible….
teach it how to feel.
Incorporating live animation, video
and performance, Robot Song follows
the journey of a young girl on the autism
spectrum learning to understand her
unique way of relating to the world.
Through the help of a giant robot and a
deep love of singing, Juniper discovers that
life doesn't always turn out the way you
plan; sometimes it's much, much better.
Roald Dahl’s The Twits
JULY 25–27
Perfect for
Kids Aged 5+
Includes the chance for children to ask the
performers questions after the show
“A person who has good thoughts cannot
ever be ugly.” – Roald Dahl, The Twits.
Mr and Mrs Twit haven’t had a good
thought in years. They like nothing more
than dreaming up terrible tricks to play on
each other, eating hot bird pie and training
Muggle-Wump the monkey for the Great
Upside Down Monkey Circus.
Join us for the world premiere season of
this new adaption of The Twits, it is Roald
Dahl in his purest form – unsentimental,
grotesque and a lot of fun!
This comedy of rebellion and justice
is a super high energy combination of
storytelling, puppetry and physical theatre
Hitler’s Daughter
AUGUST 15–16
Perfect for
Kids Aged 10–15
This award-winning show tells the story of
Hitler’s Daughter through the eyes of four
Australian children Mark, Ben, Anna and
Tracey. As the friends wait for the school bus
on a rainy morning in the Australian
countryside, they take it in turns to tell stories.
On this particular morning, Anna tells a
story about a young girl, Heidi, whose
father was one of the most notorious men
of the twentieth century. As the story
jumps between Germany in the 1940s and
the Australian bush in the present day,
each of the characters is confronted with
issues of morality, personal responsibility
and humanity.
Book for all these
shows and more at
www.thearthousewyong.com.au
through their box office on
02 4335 1485 or in person at
19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong.
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