GoldfishTerrapin in association with Aichi Prefectural Art Theater

Australian Premiere.

A solo puppeteer spins a fable for children. We hear a story of people who get rid of time: no night, no day. This creates a flood, devastating the land. But when two disaster recovery workers suddenly burst into the theatre, fiction becomes fact and a new story demands to be told.

Familiar items come to life: a tarpaulin becomes a surging ocean; pallets of tinned food become battlements; and bags of rice become sandbags to hold back the tide.

As the scenario unfolds, we begin to ask: what role should humanity, and the theatre, play in times of increasing disaster? And will a goldfish need to save us all? Goldfish is a ground-breaking collaboration between celebrated Tasmanian puppetry company Terrapin and Japan’s Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, with performers from Australia and Japan.

The show does not travel with a set. Instead, a new set is made for each season using the materials of disaster recovery unique to each place. These materials are then donated to key organisations working in disaster management.

Notes: Goldfish may contain smoke effects, haze, loud music, effects and noises, flashing lights, abrupt lighting changes, low lighting and moments of black out. The lights change in colour and intensity.

Goldfish is ideal for children aged 8+ and their families.