Creature
Top End bush babies are in for a treat with a new theatre show hitting the Darwin Entertainment Centre.
The children’s show, Creature, is based on the 1899 classic Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley and takes the audience on a visually spectacular journey through the Australian bush.
Arial acrobatics are paired with interactive projections to tell the classic Australian story.
Co-director David Clarkson says they were drawn to the themes in Pedley’s book, but did have to bring it into the 21st century.
“It’s the classic story of a girl lost in the bush,” he says.
“Aspects of the original story were quite dated but there are some aspects which are absolutely not.
“There’s a strong environmental message which is as relevant today as it was then.”
The team also brought the rela-tionship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian’s into the contemporary world and have two Aboriginal cast members who had a great deal of input.
“One of the things that was dated with Dot and the Kangaroo was the relationship between black fellas and white fellas,” Clarkson says.
“We thought it was very important to make that aspect of the story contemporary and stand up to today’s scrutiny.”
TUE 29 MAY, 6PM | WED 30 MAY, 10AM | DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE| $25 | $20 MEMB,CONC, U18 | yourcentre.com.au
