Check Out!

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Event Check Out!
Venue Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Preston, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Comedy Festival
First Date 15 April 2009
Opening Date 15 April 2009
Last Date 15 April 2009
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "About consumer culture and kids as marketing targets. Set in a supermarket, Check Out! follows the remarkable adventures of tantrum-throwing Baby who is determined to get what she wants. Filled with puppetry at its most inventive and cheeky, Baby soon meets shelf products which come to life, and Speedy who helps her discover that you need more than just stuff to see you through."
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Children's Theatre
Theatre in Education
Subjects Childhood
Consumers
Jealousy
Personality
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ania Reynolds Composer
Darryl Cordell Designer
Sue Giles Director
Richard Vabre Lighting Designer
Ania Reynolds Musician
Mischa Long Performer
Bruce Paterson Performer
Justine Warner Performer
Julianne O'Brien Playwright
Graeme Davis Puppet Designer
Darryl Cordell Set and/or Property Maker
Sue Giles Writer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Metro and regional schools tour in Victoria October 15th-26th, 2007. Further schools tour and school holiday season 2009 of this popular show.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer Polyglot Flyer 2009
Web Polyglot website
Brochure Polyglot 2007 Brochure
Newspaper
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 80748