Pillow Fight - Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Posted 2024-01-14 by
Marisa Quinn-Haisu
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Tue 09 Jan 2024 - Fri 26 Jan 2024
The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre premiered the 2024 season of their new show Pillow Fight at the Ellie Eaton Theatre at the Claremont Showgrounds on 9 January 2024. The show revolves around two siblings, Shane and Nadia, who get into an argument about who broke their grandmother’s biscuit barrel back when they were kids. Pillow Fight was written by Sam Longley, directed by Phillip Mitchell and stars Nadia Martich and Shane Adamczak. The show runs for 50 minutes and is suitable for children 5 years and older.
Not since The Rules of Summer has the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre created such a fantastic show for children. The show is set in the childhood bedroom of Shane and Nadia who have returned to their childhood home as adults to sort through their childhood possessions. When they find grandma’s old broken biscuit barrel an argument breaks out between them over which one of them was responsible for breaking it. The siblings unpack all of their beloved childhood toys and use them to re-create their memories of the night when someone broke the biscuit barrel.
I was really blown away by the set design of Pillow Fight . The stage was designed to resemble a bunk bed in a children’s bedroom. This was an ingenious design because it meant that puppets could be suspended from the top bunk to hang over the bottom bunk. As the siblings reminisce about their childhood, the bed is transformed, becoming whatever they need it to be for their games. The show achieves this with special effects like smoke, coloured lights, shadow, and a stage backdrop.
The puppet design in Pillow Fight was fantastic. The show begins with two pillows with big googly eyes who climb to the top of the bed and start attacking each other. The children in the audience reacted with whoops of laughter as the pillows threw themselves at each other. There was so much detail in each of the puppets. There was a knight in shining armour, a witch dressed in a pointed hat and sparkly robes, a spaceman with orange hair, and even a bright red football with a big mouth and goofy eyes.
Pillow Fight will delight children and will make adults feel nostalgic about their childhood. The show is playing at 10am and 1pm at the Ellie Eaton Theatre until Friday, 26 January 2024. To purchase tickets click on the link below.
Note: Marisa was invited to Pillow Fight as a guest
Summary: Pillow Fight is a whimsical comedy about sibling rivalry and the bonds of family.
Cost $28.00 per person.
Website: https://sppt.com.au/events/pillow-fight/
Where: Ellie Eaton Theatre, Gate 1, Claremont Showground, Claremont WA 6010.
When: The last shows will be held on Friday, 26 January 2024 at 10am and 1pm.
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