Blueback asks some deep questions of its audience. Julie Hosking is fully immersed in this moving Spare Parts production.
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Cardboard puppy steals hearts
4 July 2022
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s holiday production Hachiko: The Loyal Dog moves young writer Bethany Stopher with its bewitching cardboard creations.
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Fun musical plants hope for the future
24 September 2021
After 40 years in the industry, Fremantle’s family theatre company Spare Parts Puppet Theatre have created their first ever musical. Rosalind Appleby and Seesaw’s junior reviewers say it was worth the wait!
Q&A
The bright side of life
4 August 2021
Ice cream, skinny dipping, laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose… Every Brilliant Thing is a play about all the things that are worth living for. Ahead of the show’s Perth season, Nina Levy spoke to performer Luke Hewitt (with a cameo from director Adam Mitchell) to find out more.
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Summer fun has a dark side
7 July 2021
Shaun Tan’s classic picture book about the complexities of childhood makes a seamless – and wordless – transition to the stage. Lydia Edwards and junior reviewer Sascha Bott are charmed by this new Spare Parts Puppet Theatre production.
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A giant re-interpretation
7 January 2021
What do you get when you put a stand up comedian, vegetables, and a gentle giant in the kitchen? Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Asha Grandage explore Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s fun new rework of a familiar tale.
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A surreal beach adventure
27 September 2019
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, On Our Beach ⋅ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, October 25 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ Imagine taking part in Alice in …
