The Magic Pudding: The Opera at Victorian Opera (The Round, Darebin Arts Centre, Bunjil Place)
Dates: 5/15/2026 - 5/30/2026
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Victorian Opera presents The Magic Pudding: The Opera, a return season of its adaptation of Norman Lindsay's classic Australian children's book. Composed by Calvin Bowman and written by Anna Goldsworthy, the opera brings to life beloved characters including Albert the Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, Bill Barnacle, Sam Sawnoff, and pudding thieves Patrick the Possum and Watkin Wombat. Directed by Elizabeth Hill-Cooper, the production features operatic talent alongside students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, with Victorian Opera's Head of Music Phoebe Briggs conducting a live chamber orchestra of 11 players. The 60-minute production runs across three Melbourne venues — The Round in Nunawading, Darebin Arts Centre, and Bunjil Place in Narre Warren — with performances from 15 to 30 May 2026.
Cast and Creative Team for The Magic Pudding: The Opera at Victorian Opera (The Round, Darebin Arts Centre, Bunjil Place)
Cast
Watkin Wombat
Ensemble
Patrick the Possum
Ensemble
Sam Sawnoff
Ensemble
Bill Barnacle
Ensemble
Bunyip Bluegum
Ensemble
Albert the Pudding
Ensemble
Creative Team
Elizabeth Hill-Cooper
Director
Phoebe Briggs
Musical Director
Anna Goldsworthy
Writer
Calvin Bowman
Composer
News About The Magic Pudding: The Opera at Victorian Opera (The Round, Darebin Arts Centre, Bunjil Place)
THE MAGIC PUDDING: THE OPERA Will Be Performed By the Victorian Opera
April 27, 2026 Victorian Opera will present THE MAGIC PUDDING: THE OPERA, composed by Calvin Bowman and written by Anna Goldsworthy, across three Melbourne venues with a live chamber orchestra and cast including students from Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.About the Theatre
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