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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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your name and website get listed on our website on the GOOD EGGS page
a special mention in the show programme
the above plus a short song and dance video of our puppets thanking you.
the above plus 2 tickets to a super posh preview event in September (Melbourne only)
Everything above plus a fancy signed CD of all the songs from Greedy Boy!
the above plus a handmade puppet in your likeness (we can mail this to you)
Everything above plus an invitation to the wrap party at a sweet spot in Melbourne.
the above plus a party bag containing a shiny badge with Greedy Boy's horrible face on it, a packet of shadow puppet vomit, the secret recipe for Candy Glee Gloop, and other handmade delights.
Everything above plus an hour-long tutorial on making shadow puppets with Susie Showers, on webcam or or in person.
everything above plus a gorgeous Let Yourself Shine creation. Choose from a cosy and cute custom-designed Shiney-Skood or a personalised Lil' Shiney. <br /><br /><br /> Check out www.letyourselfshine.net for all the joy!
Everything listed above. We will also come to your house/ garden/ field/ fairground to help you decorate it for a shadow puppet-themed party.
all of the above plus a private living room/ warehouse/ garden performance of Greedy Boy! featuring a puppet in your likeness as a central character. <br />