Especially on Birthdays
"Children are arguably a much tougher audience than adults, but the joy in The Space Theatre at The Festival Centre was palpable for every minute of the 45 minute performance of Especially on Birthdays. Other than chortling and belly laughs from the multi-aged audience, you could hear a pin drop. No wriggling, no chattering, no interruptions. Only the sound of the excited intake of breath as the audience waited for the next piece of enchantment." Jude Hines - Review
Presented by: The PaperBoats
The PaperBoats is an international partnership platform for theatre-makers founded by Dave Brown after completing 20 years as Artistic Director of Patch Theatre. "Especially on Birthdays" is the first international co-creation of The PaperBoats and was presented in Singapore and the United States after premiering at the Commonwealth Games Arts Festival on the Gold Coast in 2018 with a multinational cast.
The PaperBoats' second international co-creation, "When the Mirror Bird Sings" won the Adelaide Fringe 2020 Award for Best Children's Theatre.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
Children are arguably a much tougher audience than adults, but the joy in The Space Theatre was palpable for every minute of the performance - Jude Jines, Stage Whispers