Archive (2016-2022)
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24 September, 2020Congratulations to all of the winners of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and Healthway Go for 2&5 poster competition! Western Australian children from Kindergarten to Year 10…
18 September, 2020Spare Parts Puppet Theatre launches new online workshop, making puppetry more accessible than ever Australia’s flagship puppetry company, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre are p…
27 August, 2020We are excited to announce that Lutfullah Ahmadi has joined the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Board of Management. Lutfullah is a Master of Professional Engineering Student…
24 June, 2020In the park opposite the Fremantle Railway Station is a building many have known since their childhood. Right at the gateway to Fremantle is an internationally acclaimed…
21 May, 2020To our valued artists, volunteers, audience members and supporters we would like to inform you that we have made further changes to our 2020 program due to the status of…
1 April, 2020Clare Testoni and Jessica Harlond-Kenny have been announced as this year’s participants in Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s Artist in Residence program. Our Artist in Residen…
17 March, 2020The health and wellbeing of our employees, artists, volunteers, audience members and supporters is our highest priority. We are continuously monitoring the COVID-19 situa…
11 March, 2020Miss Lily’s Fabulous Feather Boa showcases a talented young cast with performers Cezera Critti-Schnaars (recently seen in Yirra Yaakin’s festival hit Hecate) and Ming Yan…
5 February, 2020Animated Bodies a Puppetry and Mask training intensive Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is offering a limited number of places for a unique one-week puppetry and mask training…
3 February, 2020The annual South Perth Sounds Concert will return to the picturesque South Perth Foreshore on Saturday 22 February 2020 and will kick off from 4pm with an Australian prem…
21 January, 2020The Little Prince // Theatre People Review by Lucy Eyre “Director Michael Barlow has brought together an extraordinary team to create this enchanting production that foll…
16 December, 2019The Little Prince // Stage Whispers Review by Kimberley Shaw “Simon Clarke’s adaptation, and Michael Barlow’s leadership of a strong team, recreate the magic of the sourc…
13 December, 2019Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is thrilled to be inviting professional artists to apply for our Artist in Residence Program, the next evolution of our FirstHand Puppetry Arti…
6 November, 2019Life on Earth // SeeSaw Magazine Review by Steven Cohen “An outstanding work, superbly rendered by its cast of graduating students.” The earth is fragile. So are we. So i…
30 October, 2019“Puppets are a wonderful vessel for emotion,” says Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s Associate Director, Michael Barlow. “Without an internal life of their own, they allow our…
10 October, 2019On Our Beach // Fourth Wall Media Review by Laura Money “The charm of the work lies in the detail and feeling evoked by simple, yet clever techniques.” Are you ready to g…
3 October, 2019On Our Beach // ArtsHub Review by Victoria Wyatt “…the idea and simple structure of this show is nothing but delightful as is and I hope as many families as possible get…
1 October, 2019On Our Beach // Stage Whispers Review by Kimberley Shaw “…it really is a show that will be appreciated by parents as much as their children, which makes this a particular…
On Our Beach // Seesaw Magazine (Junior Review) Review by Isabel and Eddy Greentree (age 9) “Big kids, little kids and grown ups will all enjoy it.” Usually when you go t…
8 July, 2019Fox // Seesaw Magazine Review by Rosalind Appleby “This was one of the best children’s theatre productions we’ve seen.” “There are no words”, my 6 year old whispers, with…
7 June, 2019We are delighted to be out on our much anticipated national tour of Roald Dahl’s The Twits ! Theatres across the country will be presenting this rambunctious comedy of re…
7 June, 2019The very talented Gala Shevtsov and Scott Galbraith will be joining us this July as they jump onto the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre stage to perform Fox – adapted from the…
17 May, 2019As the end of the financial year approaches, now is a great time to Adopt a Puppet or give with a tax deductible donation to Spare Parts Puppet Theatre! We have been a pa…
30 April, 2019We are excited to announce that Ian Booth has joined the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Board of Management. Ian has over 20 years experience at an executive level in the Aus…