Spring into the school holidays
Kids

Spring into the school holidays

21 September 2023

From Awesome activities to magical nannies, there are so many marvellous ways to have a jolly holiday, writes Julie Hosking.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
Blueback meets Abel Jackson. Oceans of meaning in gentle tale
Reviews

Oceans of meaning in gentle tale

3 July 2023

Blueback asks some deep questions of its audience. Julie Hosking is fully immersed in this moving Spare Parts production.

Reading time • 5 minutes
A goggly-eyed ish puppet opens its mouth as if smiling. He is looking directly at a boy wearing a snorkel whose head is poking through green coral. These are puppets in Blueback. Blueback takes you on a deep journey
Reviews

Blueback takes you on a deep journey

2 July 2023

With clever staging, mesmerising movement and rich storytelling, Spare Parts’ production of Blueback captivates junior reviewers Jackson and Chloe Davis.

Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
A figure clad in black hoists a huge groper puppet above his head, the fish looking out towards the netting in front of them. This is Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's production of Blueback. Keep the kids happy this holidays
Features

Keep the kids happy this holidays

26 June 2023

Feeling the cold? There’s plenty to warm young hearts (and the young at heart) this July school holidays. Enter a winter wonderland of creative pursuits. 

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
Plucky chicken steals the show
Reviews

Plucky chicken steals the show

10 April 2023

Spare Parts is right at home in the Showground with its latest creation, spinning a yarn that will delight young and old, writes junior reviewer Isabel Greentree.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
What to SEE: Autumn gig guide for kids
What to SEE

What to SEE: Autumn gig guide for kids

6 April 2023

The school holidays are here and parents and carers everywhere are preparing for the inevitable cries of “I’m bored”. The good news is there’s more than one way to keep the kids happy and it need not cost the earth, writes Julie Hosking.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
A puppet holding an axe is perched on a log extending from the arm of his puppeteer. The puppeteer is wearing a bright orange tank top and a woollen head piece. This is a scene from Show Day by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Let’s go on with the show!
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Let’s go on with the show!

4 April 2023

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has found a temporary home at Claremont Showground and can’t wait to share the joy of Show Day with all who enter, writes Julie Hosking. 

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
Cream of the crop 2022
Features

Cream of the crop 2022

15 December 2022

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
Reading time • 7 minutesPerformance
A person in a black shirt looks down at a cardboard dog he's holding to his chest. Cardboard puppy steals hearts
Reviews

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.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre

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Cleaver Street Studio

 

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