Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Fremantle, Western Australia | Performing arts

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

Locality: Fremantle, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9335 5044

Address: 1 Short Street 6160 Fremantle, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.sppt.asn.au

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25.01.2022 Looks like Brian (the giant from our new show Beanstalk) has been defeated by his cast mates today... In good news, we had our first trial audience for Beanstalk today and it was the best! Sooo many laughs were had- cheeks are still hurting

25.01.2022 Did you know that we run a range of workshops designed specifically for schools? We have a selection of workshops that have been designed to get students creativity flowing! Find out more by visiting our website www.sppt.asn.au

22.01.2022 A Regional #GoFor2n5 Schools tour means lots of driving around Western Australia! It's really important for us to stay safe while on the road.... And that means taking regular stretch breaks! Here you can see Shaun doing a simple handstand to stretch out on the side of the road. Wait, what's that on your feet? #HealthwayWA #puppet #sppt #theatre #BoysOnTour #HareBrain #HorizonPower #flexible #RegionalSchools #RegionalWA #RoadSafety #SafetySusan @ Carnarvon, Western Australia

21.01.2022 Wishing our former FirstHand artist, Rachel Woodward and her team all the best with her show Valentine showing as part of Awesome festival at PICA. Limited tickets available, please book early! The early development of Valentine was supported from Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s FirstHand Emergent Artist Program.... https://pica.org.au/show/valentine-2/

21.01.2022 We've been to the @albanyfarmersmarket to get our groceries for the week. Lots of fresh produce from this beautiful region of WA. Definitely going to get our two fruit and five veg every day this week... Even with a Leek in our bag! Bring on Week 7 of of our #GoFor2n5 Regional Schools Tour of HARE BRAIN! #puppet #sppt #HealthwayWA #FreshProduce #FunnyFaces #FarmersMarket #AlbanyFarmersMarket #SpecialGuests #yummy #WanderOutYonder #Albany @ Albany Farmers Market Western Australia

21.01.2022 We're never too young to look out for one another and lend support. In this video, Alec shows you how to be a good friend and ask "Are you OK."

21.01.2022 One of our favourite parts of performing Hare Brain on the #GoFor2n5 Regional Schools Tour is answering questions from our audience members! Jack is a Year One student who was a bit too shy to ask us a question during our post-show Q&A, but he wrote us this letter instead! We replied to Jack's letter and hand delivered it back to his classroom before we left his school. Check out the fantastic drawing he did at the bottom of the page, too. Thanks for your question, Jack! #puppet #SPPT #BehindTheScenes #FanMail #HealthwayWA #BoysOnTour #BoysWithFans #PenLicence

20.01.2022 The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is a Fremantle icon. People of all ages have been inspired and entertained by the wonderful artistic talents found within this th...eatre. There is no other theatre like it. Simone McGurk MLA and I recently met with the theatre team to talk about their plans to give the theatre a much needed upgrade that will secure the future of this wonderful institution.

20.01.2022 This Western Swamp Tortoise never forgets her 2&5! Grapes and a Banana for recess between performances of HARE BRAIN. She insists on being hand fed, now that's a diva! #GoFor2n5 #HealthwayWA #puppet #SPPT #grapes #banana #crunchandsip #tortoisethings #SchoolsTour #Puppetshow

19.01.2022 We love trying on new costumes. Here we have expensive shoe socks from the op shop!

16.01.2022 FINAL CHANCE TO ENTER OUR COMPETITION! Thank you to everyone who has submitted their entries to Healthway and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s poster design competition for our new show Beanstalk! Entries close tomorrow (September 4th, 2020) at 4.00pm.... The competition is open from Kindergarten to Year 10 and there are plenty of prizes to be won including free tickets to Beanstalk, a class puppetry workshop and Go for 2&5 prize packs. https://bit.ly/3e23FaM

16.01.2022 How it started vs. How it's going We love spending time teaching students how to make their own puppet creations after they've watched HARE BRAIN on our #GoFor2n5 Regional Schools Tour! Lots of mess and creativity flying around this room! #puppet #puppetbuilders #SchoolsTour #art #craft #fun #workshops #HealthwayWA #colourful #HareBrain #RegionalSchools #Touring #howitstartedvshowitsgoing @ Narrogin, Western Australia

15.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who joined us in today’s session of our new online Bare-Hand puppetry workshop! We have one more session coming up on Oct 8 at 10am (AWST) tickets can still be purchased at www.sppt.asn.au

15.01.2022 We’re in the creative development for our large-scale work, String Symphony. Today we had wonderful trial audience members join us to give us feedback on the works progression! We can’t wait to present the updated show to the public in the near future! String Symphony was designed by Leon Hendroff and commissioned by the City of Joondalup

13.01.2022 We are taking school bookings for our new show Beanstalk which will be presented in Term 4! Treat your students to an end of year celebration! Find out more: http://bit.ly/2xgUVcQ

13.01.2022 Check out this lovely article in The West about our interactive work, The Last Numbat, Join us in the Pilbara this October to bring The Last Numbat to life!

12.01.2022 Expect an explosion of fun and games at Koorliny Arts Centre these October school holidays with a variety of entertaining shows and creative workshops for chil...dren aged 5 to 17 years. Best of all, each activity costs just $5 per child! Choose from: Shows from Glass Slipper Entertainment AU, Pirateman Michael and Cameron the Magician (parents free) Art workshops with Jenny A collaborative canvas activity with Indigenous artist Julianne Wade Dance workshops with TK Dance Puppet workshops with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Teen flower crown workshops with I'd Rather Wear Roses LED hoop workshop with Happy Healthy Hoops Perth and more! There's also a special Mocktails & Masterpieces event for parents who want to do a bonding activity with their teen. Only 7 tickets left! Not all activities suit all ages. Please check the activity details at our website or when booking so you know if your child is the right age for the activity. Bookings are essential as numbers are strictly limited. To book, visit koorliny.com.au or call 9467 7118.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to all of the winners of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and Healthway Go for 2&5 poster competition! We had so many wonderful entries and it was a very hard decision to choose the final winning entries! Some of the prizes our winners will be receiving include a Go for 2&5 prize pack and 4 tickets to be one of the first in Perth to see Beanstalk at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Fremantle! Thank you to everyone who took the time to create or colour a poster for our new work and we hope to see you at the premiere of Beanstalk in January 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

11.01.2022 Thanks to Gold Sponsor BHP, we're bringing a giant puppet to the Civic Centre Gardens as part of the Puppet in the Pilbara event! Created by Spare Parts Puppet ...Theatre and originally commissioned by the City of South Perth, you will be guided by professional puppeteers as the story of the 'The Last Numbat' is told through interactive puppetry. https://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au//puppet-in-the-pilbara.a

10.01.2022 Happy #NAIDOC week! Here are a few great ways to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Listen to Indigenous music Study a famous Indigenous Australian Study Aboriginal arts and crafts... Read a Dreamtime story #naidocweek #celebrate #community #alwayswasalwayswillbe

10.01.2022 Wow! Shaun and Daniel love exploring school veggie gardens on the Hare Brain #GoFor2n5 Regional Schools Tour, and this is one BIG tater! That sure is one way to make sure you sMASH your target of 5 veggie servings today! #bigpotato #schoolgarden #puppet #sppt #SchoolsTour #potatoheads #HealthwayWA #HareBrain #FreshProduce #Spudtacular

10.01.2022 THANK YOU to everyone who submitted entries to Healthway and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's Go for 2&5 Poster Competition for our new show Beanstalk. Entries are now closed. We received so many wonderful creations and we can't wait to share the winning entries with you soon!

10.01.2022 Join us tonight and tomorrow at City of Belmont's Big Light Out Festival. We will be at the festival with our giant illuminated puppet, Leor! Festival goers will get the chance to bring our giant puppet to life. We look forward to seeing you there!

08.01.2022 Congrats to our FirstHand Artist Yvan Karlsson on the opening of his new theatre company, Monkey Brain! We can't wait to follow you on this new and amazing journey.

07.01.2022 Jackson and Daniel having fun experimenting while they research and develop a new regional schools workshop!

07.01.2022 Thanks to Mark McGowan and the WA government’s easing Phase 4 restrictions, WA local theatre companies including Spare Parts Puppet Theatre are excited to be able to welcome additional patrons to their live stage performances. In a sign of unity, the theatre community has joined together to create a campaign that drives awareness for the sector and encourages people safely back into theatres. Check out the Premier in the first of a series of commercials with more to come wit...h Western Australia’s leading performers! Visit the official campaign website at www.seeyouatthetheatre.com.au #seeyouatthetheatre #itsjustnothesamewithoutyou #perththeatre

07.01.2022 We are excited to announce that Lutfullah Ahmadi has joined the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Board of Management. We are looking forward to working with Lutfullah and having his guidance on the board.

07.01.2022 Join us for our new online offering, The Bare-Hand Puppetry Workshop and you will never look at your surroundings the same way again. This exciting live online workshop combines a 20-minute film followed by a 60-minute hands-on, interactive workshop facilitated by a professional puppeteer designed to stimulate creative play, for children aged 6 and above. A device with a webcam and internet access are the only requirements to join the fun. More info: https://bit.ly/3cbvYEe

06.01.2022 Having a great Tyne in the theatre. Forks and potatoes make interesting things! What do think these look like? #beanstalk #thegiantsstory

06.01.2022 Great to have our FirstHand artist Yvan Karlsson back in the studio this week developing a new puppetry work with fellow FirstHand artist Tristan McInnes and performer Caitlin McFeat. Stay tuned for updates on their new work!

05.01.2022 Beanstalk rehearsals are going well! Betty has been making the whole process so much fun! She’s so talented and I can’t wait to share the stage with her when we present Beanstalk to schools at the end of the month! See you in the theatre - Sam Longley, Writer and Performer of Beanstalk

03.01.2022 Check out our video to celebrate 50 Years of UNIMA Oz! Please share! UNIMA Australia is an association that supports and connects puppeteers, puppet makers and ...all people interested in puppetry arts in Australia and world-wide. It was founded in 1970 and incorporated in 2004, and in 2020 we celebrate 50 years of the organisation. This video was premiered at the UNIMA Australia 50th Anniversary Zoom Celebration on 14th November, 2020. You can also watch it on youtube here: https://youtu.be/cr87bnkO7f8 The logo was designed by the renowned Australian puppeteer Norman Hetherington, creator of Mr Squiggle, who was also the first president of UNIMA Australia. In 2008, UNIMA Australia hosted the 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival in Perth, Western Australia with the support of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. It was the first time the congress and festival was held in the southern hemisphere. UNIMA Australia is the Australian branch of UNIMA Internationale, the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (International Puppetry Association). UNIMA was established in 1929 and is affiliated to UNESCO. It is also a member of the International Theatre Institute. Thank you to everyone who has helped to keep UNIMA Australia going for the last 5 decades, and for contributing to our puppetry community both in Australia and worldwide! Want to join UNIMA? Membership is open to anyone around the world. For more information please go to https://www.unima.org.au/membership/ Credits: Music: "Waltzing Matilda" by Ophelia of the Spirits ('Australia' film soundtrack) UNIMA Oz Committee: Philip Millar - President (VIC), Kay Yasugi - General Secretary (NSW), Katherine Hannaford - Treasurer (NSW), Pete Xander (VIC), Larissa Deak (QLD), Adam Bennett (WA) Featured Puppetry Companies/Theatres: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (WA), Terrapin (TAS), Handspan Theatre (VIC), ImaginArta - the Australian Puppet Centre Inc (NSW), Black Hole Theatre Inc (VIC), Dream Puppets (VIC), Larrikin Puppets (QLD), Murphys Puppets (NSW), Curious Legends (NSW), Such As They Are (VIC), Lemony S Puppet Theatre (VIC), Sydney Puppet Theatre - Sue Wallace(NSW), A Blanck Canvas (VIC), Pupperoos (NSW), Top of the Stairs Puppets (WA), La Mama Theatre (VIC), Dead Puppet Society (QLD), Jeral Puppets (NSW), DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre (WA), The Puppetsmithery (VIC), Little Wing Puppets (NSW), Wild Puppets (QLD), Elk Puppets (VIC), Di Filippo Marionette (Italy), Naranjarte (Spain), Other puppetry folk in the video: Richard Bradshaw (NSW), Ronnie Burkett (Canada), Pere Bigas Formatjé (Catalonia), Phillip Huber (USA), Neville Tranter, Emma Fisher (Ireland), Nit Lorite & Sergio Aguilar Monteserin (Spain), Handspring Puppet Company (South Africa), Made Sidia (Bali), Noel MacNeal (USA), Simon Rann (France) We tried to include as many people as possible who have been involved in Australian puppetry in the last half century (no small feat for a 2.5 minute video!) If we have accidentally left anyone out (including festivals, exhibitions, workshops and other special events), please tag or leave a comment as we are also creating a special 50th anniversary UNIMA Oz magazine :)

01.01.2022 Would you like to Adopt-a-Puppet? By becoming a Puppet Parent you will help us: -To create new and meaningful works that bring our community together -Tour to regional parts of WA to provide children with access to our work... -Support our artists and staff through employment and training opportunities Find out more: http://bit.ly/2u74xIW

01.01.2022 Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is welcoming applications from professional artists for our Artist in Residence Program, 2021. The program is open to professional independent artists and groups and can relate to puppetry in a multitude of ways. Follow the link for all the details: https://www.sppt.asn.au/whats-on/artist-training/