IMAGINE LIVE

Name: IMAGINE LIVE
Start: 2025-08-16T11:00:00+1000
End: 2025-08-16T15:00:00+1000
Location: Bondi Pavilion Theatre

Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 11am - 12pm AEST

Bondi Pavilion Theatre

Event description

By Jolyon James based on the book ‘Imagine’ by Alison Lester. It’s about Animals!...It’s about Imagination!...It’s about our Home!

Magical and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of creativity, friendship and our precious natural world. With the help of the audience, performers play and sing their way through the pages of Alison Lester’s iconic best-selling book, and quickly discover there is WAY more to these pages than they first thought.

Spot a leopard, dive with a dolphin or dig up a dinosaur as this iconic book springs into life before your eyes.

IMAGINE LIVE combines live action and animation with digital puppetry in a largescale, multi-screen performance.

Underscored by original music, characters and objects travel between real and animated worlds, responding in real time to audience input. Beautiful and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of the transformative power of creativity.

Created by the multi-award winning team from Robot Song, IMAGINE LIVE is a 60 min interactive musical performance for families... Nanas are especially welcome!

Suitable for ages 4+ Children under the age of 15 will require a parent or guardian to book a ticket to accompany them throughout the performance

“IMAGINE LIVE is a delight! With incredible puppetry, mesmerising visuals and a stunning score, my friends and I – and more importantly their children – laughed, clapped, yelled at the stage and left with huge smiles on our faces!”

- Lighthouse Theatre

“Great show. So beautiful. Our children loved this.” - Audience Member

“The set was lovely. Such a beautiful story.” - Audience Member

“The best I have ever seen! Loved everything about it.” - Audience Member

Credits:

Jolyon James – Writer/Director/Designer
Nate Gilkes – Composer/Musical Director/Musician
Ashlea Pyke – Assistant Director/Actor
Phillip McInnes – Actor/Digital Puppeteer
Aubrey Flood – Actor
‘Nana & Soli’ - Susie Armstrong & Goldie Wood
Benjamin Van Dillen – Production Manager/Lighting Design Eliza Hull – Access Consultant
Amy Marks – Visual Supervisor
Justin Gardam – Sound Design
Nicholas Clark Management – Producer/Agent
Allen & Unwin – Publisher of ‘Imagine’
Alison Lester – Author of ‘Imagine’

Produced by Jolyon James and Nic Clark Management.
Co-producer Geelong Arts Centre
Associate Producer Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and Mornington Peninsula Shire
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

Refund policy

Conditions of sale Minimum numbers are required for session to run. In the unlikely situation where it is necessary to cancel a session, customers will be notified. Tickets may be transferred to another session or a refund will be provided through the ticket vendor, Humanitix. Refunds will be processed via the payment method used, in 1 to 5 business days. Refunds will not be offered for any other reason. Parents/carers of children 0–5 years must stay in the room or immediate vicinity for the duration of the activity. The age range of the activities are set to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children involved. We ask that you only book children of appropriate age into the activities. Please note that workshops for children aged 5–12 years can only accept five year olds currently attending school. All children MUST be signed in and out of their activity venue by a parent or guardian. Children are not allowed to leave the supervised area alone. Please ensure your contact phone number and child’s name is lodged beside your booking on arrival. We ask that children not bring snacks containing peanuts or eggs in consideration of other children who may have allergies. The program features a wide range of activites. Please ensure that children are dressed in appropriate clothing for the activity they are undertaking eg, trainers for sports activities, old clothes for craft activities, hat and sunscreen for outdoor activities. If a child has any special requirements, please bring this to the attention of staff at the appropriate venue prior to the start of the session. If a child is disrupting an activity they may be removed for a short period of supervised time out. Waverley Council encourages the use of sustainable transport. Why not walk, catch the bus or ride your bike to the venue? Parking is limited around all venues. To book tickets for all activities and view the current School Holiday Program, please go to waverley.nsw.gov.au/schoolholidayprogram. For specific information about classes and for explanation of these guidelines, please call staff at the relevant location.

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