Jeff Achtem News

DOGS, SCHOOLYARDS, DETECTIVES, AND SWAMP JUICE! CHILDREN’S PRODUCTIONS TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT QPAC

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is the place to be from May to July this year for children and their adults with four fantastic family shows on offer. 

No matter how old you are, there is always time to have fun.

To keep the kids entertained these Summer school holidays, Monkey Baa Theatre Company will present Slapdash Galaxy, the latest work from the award-winning Bunk Puppets (Swamp Juice and Sticks Stones Broken Bones), at Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre from 23rd to 25th January.

This summer imaginations will run wild when Monkey Baa Theatre Company presents Bunk Puppets' Swamp Juice, opening for the first time in Sydney at the Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre, from January 17th to 21st.

"We've been thrilled to support eight projects this year that we feel are as diverse in form and approach as the Fringe itself. There's everything from an experience in hidden tunnels under the city, to a performance using the latest interactive possibilities of the smartphone," said Mr Haren

Last night, Barrow Street Theatre and Jean Doumanian celebrated Paines Plough's 40th Anniversary by welcoming their production of Every Brilliant Thing to North America. Scroll down for photos from the evening!

During its special holiday engagement at the Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street, 'Swamp Juice' will offer post-show workshops on the weekends that teach parents and their kids how to recycle everyday household items into richly detailed shadow puppets. Jeff Achtem, the internationally acclaimed puppet innovator from Melbourne Australia, leads these hands-on workshops on three Saturdays -- December 6, 13 and 27 and one Sunday -- December 21.

The deliriously playful "Swamp Juice," puppeteer Jeff Achtem's gasp-inducing immersive theatrical experience, washes ashore at the Barrow Street Theatre for a limited 6-week run, from Friday November 28 to Sunday January 4, 2015.

The Barrow Street Theatre will present an eclectic mix of comedy, improv, 3D shadow puppetry, and master storytelling all in their upcoming Fall season which also marks the theatre's 10th anniversary. All work will be presented at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street) in New York City's West Village.

BWW:UK's chief reviewer Gary Naylor wrote about 145 productions for us in 2012...but only one was up for an Olivier.

For Part Two of our year's round-up, reviewers Gary Naylor and Kaite Welsh have their say...

Gary Naylor enjoys a show brimming with charm, wit and spectacle.

Scamp Theatre and Bunk Puppets, in association with Barrow Street Theatre, proudly present the U.S. premiere of the acclaimed interactive shadow puppet comedy, Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones, written and performed by renowned street artist and puppeteer Jeff Achtem.

Scamp Theatre and Bunk Puppets, in association with Barrow Street Theatre, proudly present the U.S. premiere of the acclaimed interactive shadow puppet comedy, Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones, written and performed by renowned street artist and puppeteer Jeff Achtem.

Scamp Theatre and Bunk Puppets, in association with Barrow Street Theatre, proudly present the U.S. premiere of the acclaimed interactive shadow puppet comedy, Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones, written and performed by renowned street artist and puppeteer Jeff Achtem.

Scamp Theatre and Bunk Puppets, in association with Barrow Street Theatre, proudly present the U.S. premiere of the acclaimed interactive shadow puppet comedy, Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones, written and performed by renowned street artist and puppeteer Jeff Achtem.