IMAGINE LIVE

Magical and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of creativity, friendship and our precious natural world.

With the help of the audience, performers play and sing their way through the pages of Alison Lester’s iconic best-selling book, and quickly discover there is WAY more to these pages than they first thought.

Spot a leopard, dive with a dolphin or dig up a dinosaur as this iconic book springs into life before your eyes.

IMAGINE LIVE combines live action and animation with digital puppetry in a large-scale, multi-screen performance. Underscored by original music, characters and objects travel between real and animated worlds, responding in real time to audience input. Beautiful and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of the transformative power of creativity.

Created by the multi-award winning team from Robot Song, IMAGINE LIVE is an interactive musical performance for families... Nanas are especially welcome!

Touring supported by Creative Victoria

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.

Duration: 55 minutes, no interval
Audience: Children 4 -12 years old and their families  
Warnings: None

“It’s EXQUISITE! So rich, real, layered and perfect for kids. I kept having to pinch myself that Imagine was my book, I feel so honoured.”
- Alison Lester, Author of ‘Imagine’

“stellar writing, imagination and flawless execution… pushes children of all ages into the all-encompassing delight of unbridled imagination, while allowing parents to bask in that glee” ★★★★☆ (4.5 stars)
- ArtsHub

“…delightfully charming and I loved how interactive it was… The whole show was full of wonder, and all the kids, including me, were screeching answers with joy… It was like the book came to life right before our eyes. If you get a chance to see ‘Imagine Live’, you should definitely go. It’s a show you’ll always remember & it will almost certainly make you want to leave with a copy of the book!”
- Penelope Quinn, 7 y.o. roving reporter for TheTheatre.au website

“Alison Lester’s book… is clearly the catalyst for a beautiful exploration of imagination and the natural world, including the Australian landscape. It is also an exploration of that central defining environment – ‘home’. This show is well worth the money for children and adults alike – treat yourself and the children in your life” 
- Karyn Lee Greig, Theatre Matters

CREDITS - CREATIVE TEAM

Jolyon James - Writer/Director/Designer 
Ashlea Pyke - Assistant Director
Nate Gilkes - Composer/Musical Director
Justin Gardam - Sound Design
Benjamin Van Dillen - Production Manager/Lighting Design
Eliza Hull - Access Consultant
Nicholas Clark Management (NCM) - Producer/Agent
Alison Lester - Author of ‘Imagine’
Allen & Unwin - Publisher of ‘Imagine’

CREDITS - CAST
Adeline Hunter - Actor
Aubrey Flood - Actor
Abe Geyer - Actor / Digital Puppeteer
Nate Gilkes - Composer & Live Musician
TBC - Musician
'Nana & Soli' - Susie Armstrong & Goldie Wood 
 

CURRICULUM

English: P-4
The Arts: Drama, Media Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Humanities and Social Sciences P-4
HASS: Critical and Creative Thinking P-4
 

EDUCATION RESOURCES

Creativity and imagination can dream you into other places. They are vital skills in an ever-changing world. They help us be resilient, compassionate and to see the fun in everyday life.

These notes have been created to help prepare young people in Prep/Foundation – Year Four to see IMAGINE LIVE and then explore in detail the ideas the show, and the original story raise.

Imagine Live_Education Resource

Imagine Live_Colouring in Icecaps

Imagine Live_Colouring Sheet