By Tom Wright
Direction Michael Kantor
With Caroline Craig, Diana Emry, Julie Forsyth, Max Gillies,
Francis Greenslade, Eddie Perfect and Lucy Taylor
Music Iain Grandage
Design Anna Tregloan
Lighting Design Paul Jackson
Choreography Kate Denborough

Back in Australia’s lost theatrical history is a circus of the mind; a place where
vaudeville acts and a music hall run riot into a night of anarchic and irreligious
fun.

Once upon a time, two children have wandered too far from home. They meet
a conga-line of colonial creatures and are caught in a hysterical and boorish
collection of tales of caution and alarm. As the babes are lured further into the
happily ever yonder, nightmares awaken – but ones you might merrily enjoy.

Michael Kantor reignites this adaptation of Tom Wright’s original extravaganza
– an adults-only hurdy gurdy of the gothic with an unforgettable cast featuring
Caroline Craig, Diana Emry, Julie Forsyth, Max Gillies, Francis Greenslade,
Eddie Perfect and Lucy Taylor.

Step right up for a treat of sensational silliness that includes new songs by
Eddie Perfect and karaoke classics from Air Supply and Tina Turner.

"Babes in the Wood moves in and out of a set of conventions, notably those
of the traditional Australian pantomime, but also threw in powerful Australian
literary tropes like that of the lost child, plus lots of irreverent political
commentary, and tie it all together with a laconic satirical viewpoint that in
itself defines a national character."
The Age