12 December, 2016 2016 Award for Outstanding Cultural Enterprise On Friday night we were awarded, for the second year running, the Award for Outstanding Cultural Enterprise at the Fremantle Business Awards, hosted by Fremantle Cha… Read More
12 December, 2016 Australian 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… Read More
11 December, 2016 Miss Lily’s Fabulous Feather Boa (4 stars) Publication: The Australia Times Spare Parts Puppet Theatre right on the footsteps of Fremantle Train Station has a great reputation for providing great entertainm… Read More
9 December, 2016 I See Red – Leave the kids at home for this performance! Little Red Riding Hood reimagined as adult theatre by Spare Parts and WAAPA May 19 – 20 at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre A collage of adult puppetry works inspired by the cla… Read More
7 December, 2016 In Conversation: career pathways in puppetry 7th April 2016 Join Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Associate Director, Michael Barlow, In Conversation with independent theatre maker, performer and Artistic Directo… Read More
2 December, 2016 Kingsley: 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… Read More
2 December, 2016 Miss Lily in the Pink Publication: The West Australian Author: Melanie Coram 2nd February 2016 When the last Potoroo comes to stay at Miss Lily’s Tropical Holiday House he’s lonely and vul… Read More
8 November, 2016 720 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… Read More
4 November, 2016 Spare 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 S… Read More
3 November, 2016 Independent 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, unfamilia… Read More
17 October, 2016 Go 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… Read More
3 October, 2016 Buggy Buddys Review: Nobody Owns the Moon Meet the inhabitants of an enchanted city, a place where rich and poor live side by side, as everyone comes together for one magical night at the theatre. Nobody Owns the… Read More
29 September, 2016 The 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 go… Read More
29 September, 2016 Flourish 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… Read More
29 September, 2016 Perth 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… Read More
29 September, 2016 Australian 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 production,… Read More
16 September, 2016 Get your hands on one of the last remaining copies of Tohby Riddle’s Nobody Owns the Moon The book, Nobody Owns the Moon by Tohby Riddle, is no longer in print so we’re offering our final few copies as special gifts for the first four people to Adopt a P… Read More
15 September, 2016 An 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 t… Read More
7 September, 2016 Teachers of Perth Want to be the first to hear about our education program? Our education programs are designed to complement and enhance the teaching process, while offering meaningf… Read More
26 August, 2016 Meet Performer Yvan Karlsson Yvan Karlsson is a performer in the upcoming season of Nobody Owns the Moon. He first performed for Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in the July season of Splat! Yvan took part… Read More
11 August, 2016 WIN 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 premi… Read More
1 August, 2016 We’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 Office… Read More
21 July, 2016 We’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 re… Read More
18 July, 2016 4 out of 5 stars – ArtsHub Rambunctious physical performance with a strong emphasis on imagination and friendship. Nerida Dickinson – ArtsHub 50 minutes can be a long time for many chil… Read More