Susie Showers

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About Us and the Project

Dark Squid, inc. is a shadow puppet theatre company currently based in Melbourne. Helping to wave the giant tentacles of this venture are Susie Showers, Brooke Hampton, Carly Fern, and Gideon Brazil. We are putting on Greedy Boy! at Little Feat Theatre in Thornbury for this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival. It's dead exciting because this is Dark Squid, inc's professional debut with a venue, publicity, real actors and real puppets.

It's a story about a horrible little boy who eats his parents. No one is there to feed him so he eats all the toys in his house. He gets so big and fat that the house explodes! He goes on a big rampage through the city. It's a shadow puppet adventure made of cardboard, glockenspiels, and fart noises. For brave children only!

Why We Need Your Support

Our shows take hold of environmental and social issues, presenting them in a simple way with lots of noise and colour. As a collective of performers, musicians, artists and writers, we believe that we can change our world if we look creatively at our own garbage. Showing this through puppetry for children gives them the opportunity to use their imagination to fill in the gaps. We inspire young people to tell stories about how they see their environment, because sometimes the world is really weird and the best way to talk about it is by shining a light onto the top of a pineapple.

We are contributing to a growing community of puppeteers and storytellers in Melbourne.

Fringe Festivals are a fantastic platform for new stuff. However, there is minimal funding for Fringe art. We have a great show with incredible performers, all of us working full time to support our art. By donating you are allowing us more time and space to focus on making Greedy Boy! burst into life. You are also helping with publicity, without which we would have no audience.

Your Donation Will Help Cover

venue hire

tape, glue, pins, cellophane

a new halogen bulb for the overhead projector

chalkboard paint and black fabric for the stage

What We've Done Already

We have performed shows and run workshops for variety nights, fairs, and festivals in the UK and in Thailand

Built a folding shadow stage from materials kindly donated

Designed, cut out and hinged over 30 shadow puppets from recycled card and paper

Show Dates & More

Greedy Boy! @ Little Feat Theatre, St. George's Rd, Thornbury

Sep 28 - Oct 10

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 4.30PM

Saturday, Sunday 1.30PM

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