Show Day

Show Day

Take a seat in the grandstand and feel the anticipation as you cheer for family and friends competing in the most exhilarating day of the year.

It’s that once a year day – yes you guessed it – it’s Show Day! Grab the kids and get ready for a rip-roaring roller coaster ride of fun inspired by local stories and memories of the Albany Agricultural Show.

Take a seat in the grandstand and feel the anticipation as you cheer for family and friends competing in the most exhilarating day of the year. Hear the whack of the axe as it chops the wood, the baa of the crazy sheep as the dog expertly rounds them up and watch in awe as the horses clear those tricky jumps.

Come celebrate in the heart-warming glow of Show Day and be enchanted by a carnival of puppets. Oh, and keep an eye on the cheeky chooks – we hear they are planning an eggscape!

Credits

Director Michael Barlow

Co-Creators Ellis Pearson, Cecile Williams, Michael Barlow

Designer – Puppets, Set and Costume Cecile Williams

Puppet Makers Jane Davies, Sanjiva Margio, Cecile Williams, Umberto Margio, Jackson Harrison

Costume Maker Kylie Bywaters

Lighting Designer Erik Loew

Composer David Rastrick

Stage Manager Jackson Harrison

History and Performers

2023 Albany Entertainment Centre season
Bec Bradley, Ellis Pearson, Michael Barlow, Nadia Martich
2023 In-theatre season, Ellie Eaton Theatre, Claremont Showground
Bec Bradley, Ellis Pearson, Michael Barlow, Nadia Martich

Creative Learning Activies

Acknowledgement of Country

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre respectfully acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people as the traditional owners and custodians of the unceded land on which we work. As we tour our work across these vast lands, we pay our respect to all First Nations elders, past and present. We celebrate their continuing connection and contribution to culture, country and community, and thank all First Nations peoples for their wisdom in caring for the land, the sky, the rivers and the sea.

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