Balloon Dog is a dramatic comedy by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis from New Zealand's Indian Ink Theatre Company. When a five-year-old girl befriends a lonely migrant worker, her family unravels, forcing them to face uncomfortable truths about themselves and the world beyond their front gate. The production is a stage adaptation of the classic story Kabuliwala by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, transporting 1800s Calcutta to 21st Century Auckland. Indian Ink Theatre Company, founded by Lewis and Rajan 29 years ago, has won 13 national and international awards.
Cast and Creative Team for Balloon Dog at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
Creative Team
Belinda Dyer
Director
Justin Lewis
Producer
Jacob Rajan
Producer
News About Balloon Dog at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
BALLOON DOG to Open at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre with Merrigong Theatre Company
June 11, 2026 Indian Ink Theatre Company's BALLOON DOG, a dramatic comedy by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis, will be presented by Merrigong Theatre Company at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, adapting Tagore's classic story Kabuliwala for the stage.About the Theatre
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