Polyglot Theatre to Present SEPARATION STREET

Set in the unknown reaches of outer space, Separation Street is a walking theatrical adventure with a twist: kids are separated from their accompanying adults and taken on their own electrifying journey into a tangible, interactive and walk-through world.

Created by internationally renowned children's theatre innovators, Polyglot Theatre, the world-premiere season of Separation Street is on at Northcote Town Hall from 19 September - 4 October during the 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

A collaboration with award winning comedy-music-theatre group The Suitcase Royale, Separation Street tells the story of thrill-seeking astronaut Frank who is determined to reach the limits of the universe and beyond. As the separated kids move through Frank's world - slowly but surely - their adventures begin to impact on the adults' own journey and intertwine.

Ambient and exhilarating, in Separation Street kids and their adults experience a different universe - one where kids have power, adults are vulnerable and separation means freedom.

"At many points in their lives, the worlds that adults and children inhabit may be in the same physical existence and yet seem universes apart," said Sue Giles, Artistic Director, Polyglot Theatre. "We wanted to make a work that emphasised the strangeness that can exist between adults and children, the wonderful tension between them and the fact that in everyday life we encounter aliens."

"We're so excited to be contributing to Melbourne Fringe Festival's new focus on family programming with the world premiere of Polyglot's Separation Street," said Robin Penty, Manager, Creative Culture, City of Darebin. "After supporting the development of this project in 2014, Darebin Arts' is also thrilled that this special event will also show off our technical refurbishment of Northcote Town Hall's historic main hall, including a brand new static truss system."

Known for their large-scale, interactive installations, Polyglot Theatre is one of Australia's most prolific and celebrated children's theatre companies. With works touring nationally and internationally every year, in all Polyglot's works, children are central to the work's success; they are at the core of the design, the play and the enactment. In Separation Street, children are likewise invited to create the story, the drama and the fun.

Separation Street is presented by Darebin Arts' LoudMouth program of kids' entertainment for the 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Presenting a year-round school holiday program of exciting, innovative and participatory theatre productions from around Australia, LoudMouth seeks to enliven the greater Melbourne area with world-class art and performances for families.

Polyglot Theatre's Separation Street
Presented by Darebin Arts' LoudMouth as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival
11am and 3pm, 19 September - 4 October, 2015
2:30pm and 5:30pm only on Saturdays; 11am only on Saturday 3 October
Northcote Town Hall, Main Hall
189 High St, Northcote
Tickets from $20; strictly for ages 8+

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For tickets and more information darebinarts.com.au/loudmouth or call 9481 9500.

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