Casula Powerhouse this weekend is offering a show with a difference.
Swamp Juice is the second production from acclaimed performer, Jeff Achtem (Bunk Puppets).
Using bits of rubbish and household items, Jeff creates intricate and funny stories using shadow puppetry.
All of the puppetry is performed in front of the screen, so the audience gets a peek at how each silhouette is made.
Swamp Juice is a simple story, told with no dialogue or text.
A man explores a swamp, interacting with the characters that he finds: a pair of bickering snails, a mouse teasing a snake and bird feeding its chick.
A chase begins, and the man and the bird tear about the theatre, leaping off the stage and into the venue.
Looking up, the audience is immersed in the action and see Jeff’s homemade shadows zip around on all the walls and the ceiling above.
Then, in a gripping DIY finale, each member of the audience is handed a pair of 3D glasses and the chase moves into 3D shadow puppetry.
The audience jumps as jellyfish hang over their heads, and swamp monsters leap out from the shadow puppet screen.
Totally unforgettable.
Swamp Juice is a playful and immersive puppet experience, for all ages
Dates, session times: Friday 17 April, 7.30pm and Saturday 17 April, 2pm
Venue: Theatre reserved seating
Age Recommendation: All ages
Prices: Adult $25, Concession $20, Child $20, Adult Group 10+ $20, Concession Group 10+ $15
Running Time: 55mins
Pre-show dinner menu: Served from 6:15-6:45pm – spaghetti bolognese or spinach, sundried tomato and feta quiche served with garlic bread. Includes ice cream with sprinkles, $15 Adult $8 Child or $40 for a family of 4. Tickets for the pre-show dinner meals can be purchased at the same time as show tickets.
Bookings: http://www.casulapowerhouse.com/theatre/swamp-juice.aspx
