12 January, 2017Kid-Friendly Cafes in Fremantle
For your pre or post-show coffee! Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is located in the heart of Fremantle. We are situated directly across from the Fremantle train station, makin…
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12 January, 2017
10 January, 2017Spare Parts Puppet Theatre aims at heart with The Velveteen Rabbit – Eastern Reporter Review
THE Velveteen Rabbit has been one of artistic director Philip Mitchell’s favourite shows in the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre repertoire since first presented by the puppet…
10 January, 2017Weekend Notes – The Velveteen Rabbit Review
Watch the classic tale come to life The Velveteen Rabbit is back, showing at the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Fremantle for January only. The production is adapted from…
3 January, 2017We’re looking for a Production and Technical Officer
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is seeking a full-time Production and Technical Officer to join our small, dedicated team in Fremantle. The successful applicant will be highly…
16 December, 2016Fremantle Community Bank® Branch supports Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is delighted to announce that Fremantle Community Bank ® Branch will be supporting the company’s, innovative and popular program, Nan and Pops…
12 December, 2016Australian Stage: The Velveteen Rabbit | Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Heartwarming story of love between a child and his toy rabbit, exploring what it means to be “real”. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre brings an old classic to life for fresh au…
2 December, 2016Kingsley: Meerilinga Children and Family Centre hosts puppet workshop for kids
CHILDREN learnt to make puppets at a Kingsley workshop recently. The Meerilinga Children and Family Centre hosted a Spare Parts Puppet Theatre workshop on October 26, whi…
8 November, 2016720 ABC Publication: The Velveteen Rabbit reimagined for new children’s puppet show
When Margery Williams’ book The Velveteen Rabbit was published in 1922, she would have had little idea that almost a century later her characters would still be captivati…
4 November, 2016Spare Parts welcomes Federal Minister for the Arts
We love surprises! Today we were thrilled to welcome the Federal Minister for the Arts the Honourable Mitch Fifield to our theatre. The Minister, along with Sam Walsh AO…
3 November, 2016Independent Theatre Association Review: ‘The Secret in the Wings’
The Secret in the Wings ’ – the title being a play on words – by the Tony Award winning writer, Mary Zimmerman. It is a compilation and adaptation of half a dozen, unfami…
17 October, 2016Go for 2&5 Children’s Week Puppet Play Days
To join in the celebrations of National Children’s Week which is taking place from the 22 – 30th October, we are running Go for 2&5 Children’s Week Puppet Play Days at a…
29 September, 2016The West Australian Review: Nobody Owns the Moon (4.5 stars)
4.5 Stars Nobody Owns the Moon is about finding slivers of light and hope and sharing them with loved ones. Or maybe your children will just see a fox and a donkey being…
29 September, 2016Flourish Magazine Review: Nobody Owns the Moon
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is an enduring jewel in a very threadbare theatrical crown in these parts of the world, although Fringe and experimental theatre is making a de…
29 September, 2016Perth Arts Live Review: Nobody Owns the Moon
What happens when you mix excitable children of all ages with a beatboxing dancing bear and a singing pigeon? Magic. Adapted from the book by Tohby Riddle , Nobody Owns T…
29 September, 2016Australian Stage Review: Nobody Owns the Moon
Nobody Owns The Moon , directed by Michael Barlow , is a stage adaptation of a book by the same name, by Tohby Riddle . Nobody Owns The Moon is a family friendly producti…
15 September, 2016An Invitation for Educators: Access and Inclusion in the Arts
Access and Inclusion in The Arts Wednesday 2 November, 5pm Spare Parts Puppet Theatre invites you and your colleagues to learn more about Access and Inclusion in the Arts…
11 August, 2016WIN a family pass to Nobody Owns the Moon
Sign up to our enewsletter to receive email updates on all things puppetry! We will pick one lucky subscriber at the end of the month to win four tickets to our world pre…
1 August, 2016We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Officer!
Marketing & Communications Officer $47,000 – $50,000 per annum Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is seeking a full-time Marketing & Communications Officer to join our small, ded…
21 July, 2016We’re looking for a Marketing Intern!
Marketing Intern August – November 2016 Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is seeking an intern to join our small, dedicated team in Fremantle. The Marketing Intern will be respo…
13 July, 2016Splat! (4.5 stars)
The Australia Times Review by Amanda Lancaster Once again Spare Parts Puppet Theatre have completely outdone themselves with the new family-friendly, fun-for-all show, SP…
1 July, 2016Splat! Review by BuggyBuddys
Splat! is sure to get theatre goers of all ages belly chuckling these school holidays. A lovely uncomplicated piece that offers so much in a the very short space of 50 mi…
29 June, 2016Yin & Yang: Yvan Karlsson and Sally Richardson
Yvan, 19, has learnt a lot from his creative mother Sally, 50, but is taking a very different approach to his work. Yvan: I grew up in Perth and was connected with the ar…
9 January, 2016Miss Lily’s Review ‘…even more magical…’
Publication: Stage Whispers Author: Kimberley Shaw 9th January 2016 Although I have had the pleasure of seeing Miss Lily’s Fabulous Feather Boa before, this incarnation i…
22 December, 2015Miss Lily’s Review ‘Chilled-out vibe for young players’
Publication: The Post Newspapers Author: Pier leach 22nd December 2015 Fans of Margaret Wild’s award-winning children’s books will be pleased at Spare Parts Puppet Theatr…