Bettongs & Buddies
Bettong and Buddies is interactive kids theatre featuring Rufous, a young bettong following his dream to become a violinist.
Along the way, he encounters other creatures in the Australian bush, who teach him and the audience, what it means to be a bettong, and a critical member of his ecosystem.
Along the way, he encounters other creatures in the Australian bush, who teach him and the audience, what it means to be a bettong, and a critical member of his ecosystem.
Join Rufous on his hilarious journey through the South Australian bush and meet his friends along the way. Bettong and Buddies (try saying that fast, kids) is full of surprises. What will you see in the bush? Is that a real Tawny Frogmouth sitting in that tree? What type of snake is curled around that branch over there? What other live wild animals will you see?
Each new animal friend Rufous meets on his adventure gives him a gift which, when put together at the end of the show, forms one very special surprise that will strike a chord!
Meet live native animals after the show and have a pat, have a hold, and find out more about our amazing endangered wildlife.
The performance draws from extensive experience in constructing and performing theatre for young audiences, music, improvisation, and environmental education. Bettongs and Buddies is performed by experienced and award-winning theatre actors, supported with on-stage appearances by live animals. This full-length theatre-for-young-audiences production premiered during Adelaide Fringe Festival 2022 (after Covid delays) and has since toured regionally and within metropolitan areas.
Each new animal friend Rufous meets on his adventure gives him a gift which, when put together at the end of the show, forms one very special surprise that will strike a chord!
Meet live native animals after the show and have a pat, have a hold, and find out more about our amazing endangered wildlife.
The performance draws from extensive experience in constructing and performing theatre for young audiences, music, improvisation, and environmental education. Bettongs and Buddies is performed by experienced and award-winning theatre actors, supported with on-stage appearances by live animals. This full-length theatre-for-young-audiences production premiered during Adelaide Fringe Festival 2022 (after Covid delays) and has since toured regionally and within metropolitan areas.