The Riddle of Washpool Gully

Background image: In front of a black background there is a person, holding two puppets, one puppet looks like a small person, the other like a skeletal wallaby. These puppets sit on top of a green mountain scape and there is a moon in the middle of the image in the black background.
In collaboration with Dead Puppet Society

When and What

  • Now
  • Theatre

Summary

  • Touring Tasmanian theatres in 2024
  • Suitable for kids aged 6+

Impact

  • Over 24,000 Tasmanian students have experienced a Washpool performance
  • In 2023, 71% of schools we visited were disadvantaged, according to their ICSEA rating
There is a vibrant red door that has four panes where glass could be. A boy puppet is poking his head through the space, looking up to the middle left. A performer holds him there and is in the background.

Description

A kid and their mum have pulled up in a new town - a tiny town, one which nearly everyone has forgotten. They don’t really want to be there and they keep fighting.

But there is something deep in the scrub, in a dry old creek bed once called Washpool Gully, which is starting to stir.

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The Riddle of Washpool Gully is a stunning piece of theatre which will appeal to young and old… A seamless hybrid of puppetry and live action.

Upcoming performances

2024

  • Two people who are in front of a black background hold a small boy puppet up on top of a green mountain landscape, this is a very close image so you can clearly see the segments of the boy puppet's limbs. In the background there is also a moon. The boy puppet is also reading a book.

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Partners

  • Presenting partner
  • Production partners
  • Media Partner
  • Supporter