By Roald Dahl Directed by Rodolfo Robles Cruz In this delightful stage adaptation, Roald Dahl’s classic tale is faithfully told by James himself along with the insect characters – Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm. The play begins at the end of the story, when James and his friends are living in the giant peach stone in Central Park, New York. A tour guide brings a party of tourists (the audience) to see this major attraction, and James and his friends tell the story of how they came to live in New York. The insects play the other roles, likes James’s cruel Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, and the epic journey across the Atlantic is acted out with live action, puppetry and storytelling in David Wood’s masterful adaptation.
Adapted by David Wood
B. Iden Payne Theatre is at 300 # 23rd St, Austin, TX.
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In Sisters We Trust (10/20/22-10/29/22)
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Beehive: The 60's Musical
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Treasure Island
Texas State University (2/10 - 2/15) | |
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THE LAST MATCH by Anna Ziegler
The Filigree Theatre @ Sterling Stage Austin (2/6 - 2/22)
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Bass Concert Hall (2/20 - 2/22) | |
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Describe the Night
Austin Playhouse (1/30 - 2/22) | |
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Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Bastrop Opera House (5/22 - 5/31) | |
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The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Austin, TX! On April 03, 2026
Bass Concert Hall (4/3 - 4/3) | |
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Mamma Mia!
Bass Concert Hall (4/14 - 4/19) | |
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Hadestown
Bass Concert Hall (2/20 - 2/22) | |
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Austin City Limits Music Festival: Weekend One – 3 Day Pass
Zilker Park (10/2 - 10/11) | |
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