“It’s about animals!”… “It’s about Imagination!”…“It’s about our Home!”
Magical and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of creativity, friendship and our precious natural world. With the help of the audience, performers play and sing their way through the pages of Alison Lester’s iconic best-selling book, and quickly discover there is WAY more to these pages than they first thought.
Spot a leopard, dive with a dolphin or dig up a dinosaur as this iconic book springs into life before your eyes.
IMAGINE LIVE combines live action and animation with digital puppetry in a large-scale, multi-screen performance. Underscored by original music, characters and objects travel between real and animated worlds, responding in real time to audience input. Beautiful and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of the transformative power of creativity.
Created by the multi-award winning team from Robot Song, IMAGINE LIVE is an interactive musical performance for families…Nanna’s are especially welcome!
In 2025, the Imagine Live crew are touring, performing to families and schools around Australia.
Event and Ticket Details
All tickets $20
(General Admission – our ushers will assist you select a seat on the day).
*Please note, babies aged 0- 18months do not require a ticket and can sit on an adult lap.
*Children aged over 18 months require a ticket.
Recommended Age Group: 4 -12 years old and their families.
CREDITS
Jolyon James – Writer / Director / Designer
Stage Manager – Stephanie Young
Nate Gilkes – Composer / Musical Director
Justin Gardam – Sound Design / Technician
Ashlea Pyke – Assistant Director
Benjamin Van Dillen – Production Manager/ Lighting Design
Abe Geyer – Actor / Digital Puppeteer
Eliza Hull – Access Consultant
Aubrey Flood – Actor
Alison Lester – Author of ‘Imagine’
Adeline Hunter – Actor
Allen & Unwin – Publisher of ‘Imagine’
Management: Nicholas Clark Management (NCM)
Please note: Prams are not permitted inside the theatre.
"After reading her children’s book, Imagine, it was challenging to think how this beautifully simple book for very young children would translate to a 55-minute live show. However, writer/director/ designer, Jolyon James, more than meets this challenge by using the book as a springboard into an exuberant exploration of its ideas and themes, pitched at 4 – 12 year-olds. "
