October 1 — October 2 Buy Tickets
Experience the magic of IMAGINE LIVE—a vibrant, interactive musical adventure for families, inspired by Alison Lester’s beloved bestseller. Created by the award-winning team behind Robot Song, this 60-minute show brings Lester’s iconic illustrations to life with live performance, original music, and cutting-edge digital puppetry.
Journey through wild worlds where leopards prowl, dolphins dive, and dinosaurs roam, as performers and audience together explore the power of creativity, friendship, and our precious natural world. IMAGINE LIVE is a joyful celebration of imagination and play, inviting everyone to discover the beauty of our shared planet—right from their seat.
Jolyon James – Writer / Director / Designer
Benjamin Van Dillen – Production Manager /Lighting Design
Nate Gilkes – Composer
Justin Gardam – Sound Design
Ashlea Pyke – Assistant Director
Amy Marks – Visual Supervisor
Eliza Hull – Access Consultant
Producer / Agent: Nicholas Clark Management (NCM)
Alison Leter – Author of ‘Imagine’ Allen & Unwin – Publisher of ‘Imagine’
CAST
Ashlea Pyke – Actor
Nate Gilkes – Musician
Aubrey Flood – Actor
Phillip McInnes – Actor / Digital Puppeteer
‘Nana & Soli’ – Susie Armstrong & Goldie Wood
We acknowledge the Dharawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land within the Sutherland Shire. We value and celebrate Dharawal culture and language, and acknowledge Dharawal people’s continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay respect to the Elders and their families, past, present and emerging, and through them, to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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