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A Whale Tale - Performance

19 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 6:15pm
20 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 6:15pm
21 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 6:15pm
FREE with park access (please see note)

Prince's Square
Elizabeth St
Launceston TAS 7250

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Dive into the magical "A Whale Tale" at Prince's Square, bringing Tasmania's coastal stories to life. This 15-minute spectacle follows the adventures of a whale as it navigates the challenges of plastic in our oceans. Through storytelling, movement, and an evocative soundscapes, you’ll journey beneath the waves in this spectacle for all ages.

Through enchanting storytelling, mesmerising movement, and evocative soundscapes, you'll journey beneath the waves to witness the whale's encounters and discoveries. Marvel at the intricate whale puppet, hand built by Terrapin. See it come alive, moved by a team of performers in a captivating dance around the Val D'Osne fountain.

Age Suitability

All ages

Accessibility

Step-Free Mobility-Aid Access
Auslan Interpreted Event

PARK ACCESS

Park Access is FREE before 6pm each day and FREE all day Sunday. Park Access is FREE with any Junction Ticket for that day.

About the Project

Terrapin Puppets

Terrapin's purpose is to make lives better, shift realities and create connection, touring Tasmania, nationally and internationally. It creates work for theatres and interactive installations for public space. The company’s work has been presented by The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Edinburgh International Children’s festival, The Vancouver International Children’s Festival, De Betovering Festival (The Netherlands), A.S.K Shanghai, Aichi Arts Centre (Japan), The Taipei Children's Art Festival, The Lincoln Center (New York), The John F. Kennedy Center, The Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival and Mona Foma among many others.

Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson is a pakana writer from Lutruwita (Tasmania). He is the author of Born Into This (UQP) and The Stormy Night (Hardie Grant), and his work has appeared in several anthologies and literary journals. Adam also writes and produces for screen, and is co-director of Kutikina Productions – the first ever pakana screen production company.