2021 sure was a rollercoaster – premiering new work, presenting at some unexpected venues and touring interstate all between border closures and lockdowns.

Children at DreamBIG Children’s Festival in Adelaide, regional Victoria and NSW helped to guide a lost star home in ZOOOM.

This much loved work was booked to tour from May to September, however, border restrictions and lockdowns saw the ZOOOM tour halt not once, but twice with 54 performances across 13 venues unable to be staged. We can’t wait to get ZOOOM back on the road in 2022!

ZOOOM also won its second award – 2021 Ruby Award for Best Work, Event or Project for Young People.

This magical interactive light and sound wonderland delighted Victorian audiences as they explored hands on the endless wonders of light in The Lighthouse. Families and students were treated to a one-of-a-kind experience as the promenade performance transformed backstage nooks and crannies at Arts Centre Melbourne.

“Today all my dreams came true!” – Stage Whispers

An exciting collaboration with renowned South Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths, I Wish… moved from creative development to centre stage in an acrobatic exploration of all the things we could be. After an Adelaide season at the Festival Centre, schools in Noarlunga, Port Pirie, Renmark, Whyalla, Mt Gambier, Tanunda, and Golden Grove were treated to colour-filled performances.

“received enthusiastically by the audience, particularly children, as laughter and wonderment fill the theatre” – InReview

With support from the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation, 2,701 tickets were subsidised for disadvantaged students from 49 schools.

Designed for the inaugural Illuminate Adelaide and Art Gallery of South Australia to engage young audiences with the exhibition Dušan and Voitre Marek: Surrealists at sea, Sea of Light saw children paint in light at an immensely popular interactive installation.

“Today was our second visit...it won’t be our last!“ – Mum

An expanded version of Sea of Light, that dives under the surface into an underwater world opens at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney on Boxing Day.

We took Spark – an off stage arts exploration – to classrooms and libraries in a series of developments and trials. Several artists devised a series of interactive theatre experiences for young people and these will be ready to book on demand direct to the classroom in 2022.

We’re grateful for the John T Reid Charitable Trust’s support to enable the development of Spark.

We held the first of three creative developments with Restless Dance Theatre to devise our 2022 in theatre work Home. Bringing together a stellar creative team including Geoff Cobham, Daisy Brown, Michelle Ryan, Roz Hervey, Jason Sweeney, Michelle Delaney, Temeka Lawlor and the Restless ensemble, the school season is already selling fast!