Written and directed by Steve Millar and Garry Thomas
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Season: 21 - 29 January 2023

Elmwood Players’ Kidz Theatre returned with a rollicking pirate adventure.  Lucy and her talking cat Mittens searched for the Pirate King’s lost treasure.

Cast (from left to right in the picture below):
Scott Morrow as Father/The Pirate King
Louisa Stewart as Mother/First Mate Fairweather
Keira Conyers as Mittens the talking cat
Sam Primrose as Cap'n Willard
Sonya Li-McHenry as Princess Lucy
Genna Kate Ryan as Pie Face
Michael Woods as One-Leg Pete

By Garry Thomas
Directed by Steve Millar

Season: 19 - 27 January 2018
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Cast:
Rapunzel - Hannah Johnston
Sam - Jen Pugh
Titania - Andrea Quinlan
Mother - Sally Wilson 
Grundelin - Debbie Hatten
Oberon - Shanice Adair
Sholby - Genna Kate Ryan
Prince - Michael Woods
O’Mally -  Scott Morrow
Landlord - Steve Millar
Bouncephus the Horse - 
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Director - Steve Millar
Production Manager - Garry Thomas
Stage Manager - TBC
Technician - Andy Simmonds
Publicity - Braydon Priest
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By Bronwyn Elsmore
Directed by Libby Wilson and Shanice Adair

Season: 18 - 27 January 2017

Cast:
Reader #1 - Christy Ballantyne
Reader #2 - Rachel Warren
Goldilocks - Genna Kate Ryan
Father Bear and Prince - Scott Morrow
Mama Bear and Queen - Melanie Mellor
Baby Bear - Jennifer Pugh
The Wolf and Old Lady - Kat Forrester

Directed: Susan Cameron and Sarah Coursey

Ahrr, the cast be:
Sharon Yule
Jan Adams
Libby Wilson
Genna-Kate Ryan
Andrea Quinlan
Geoff Kendall

By Tim Bray
Directed by Anna Willows

• How did the Owl and the Pussycat meet?
• How did they fall in love?
• What do the Piggywig and the Turkey on the Hill have in common?
• And why is a Parrot running a Travel Agents?

Adapted by Tim Bray from Edward Lear's much loved poem this is a charming quirky story that fills in all the gaps behind the cutest love story ever written.

Cast:
Owl - Barry Tomkinson
Pussycat - Toni Green
Parrot - Rebecca Sandys
Piggywig - Shanice Adair
Turkey - Libby Wilson
Narrator - Bella Brown

By Richard Blythe
Directed By Carole and Phil Payton

Season: 16 - 25 January 2014

Elmwood Players’ Children’s Theatre returns in January with this tale featuring the dim witted Jack, son of Mrs Wigglebottom (aka the old lady who lived in a shoe), and the Jiggery Plot to appease the Giant.

By Eleanor and Ray Harder
Directed by Susan Cameron and Garry Thomas

​Season: 17 - 27 January 2013

A snappy, action-filled fairy tale.  Despite his extreme near-sightedness, an unemployed knight charges everything in his path, hoping to become a hero so he can get a job.

He tries to convince a career-minded princess she needs rescuing. But she's busy working on a mathematical formula to rescue her father, the king, imprisoned by a power-hungry duchess.

The knight charges forward, uninvited, to rescue the king, then he becomes sidetracked by an opportunity to fight a dragon.

The non-violent, rather mellow dragon and the exasperated princess subdue the knight and then the trio follow the princess' plan to rescue the king.

Cast:

Near-Sighted Knight - Louisa Stewart
Young, unemployed knight, near sighted, acts without thinking.

Far-Sighted Dragon - Carole Anderson
Old, semi-retired, far-sighted, friendly and mellow.

Princess - Whitney Greene
Young and stroppy. Meticulous planner. Uses mathematical formulas to solve all problems.

King - Colin McKinney
Kindly but likes the idea of being treated as the King.

Duchess - Katrina Forrester
Scheming to take over the kingdom.

Captain of the Guards - Roderick Turner
The Duchess’ right hand man. A bit of a bumbler.

Wilfred - Barry Tomkinson
Duchess’ son. Lazy and generally bored.

Guards - Melanie Mellor, Genna-Kate Ryan

By Jeanine Henry and Meg Davenport
Dir: Rebecca Taylor and Garry Thomas

Season:  19 to 29 January 2012

Elmwood Players’ Children’s Theatre returns with a delightful, amusing re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen story. The vain and childish Emperor is duped by two schemers who convince him they can make him a unique suit of clothes that is not only beautiful, but magical - it can only be seen by those who are honest.

Afraid he won't be able to see the cloth himself, the Emperor enlists the aid of his two ministers, who complicate matters when they are afraid to admit they cannot see it.

Cast:
Emperor - Colin McKinney
Timely - Sarah Greaves
Puckering - Katie Brown
Sly - Carole Anderson
Dim - Sophie Rea