Little Red & Other Tales, Puppet Show with Rachel

Watch a puppet show and learn to create puppets

Retelling the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood with a twist!

Plus, the stories of the Corn Dolly & the Runaway Pancake. With animated traditional toys and puppets, lots of audience participation, percussion, and rhymes, all set around a kitchen window with themes of home and family.

Make your Own Puppets

Make & play, creating your own puppet from recycled materials & learning performance skills in voice, movement and theatre. Show & workshop fees are affordable, with all materials and educational information resources included.

Date: Thursday 18 January 2024

Time: 5:00 pm–7:00 pm

Price: $15 kids, $5 adults, $50 family (adults to accompany children)
– Concession tickets available (for concession card holders and other eligible categories)

What to bring:

Water Bottle
Light refreshments

Refreshments/food: NA

Suitable age groups: Children of all ages accompanied by adults

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

About the Presenter

Rachel Riggs is an internationally experienced, creative learning & engagement specialist who devises & develops Innovative creative learning projects & theatre for children and families, researching the language of play. As a multi-disciplinary artist in storytelling, puppetry, visual theatre & sensory arts, she creates participatory, immersive experiences, collaborating with communities at venues & events.

Rachel has presented play research papers & workshops in Europe, Iran, Indonesia, South Africa and China. Published work for Early Arts UK, Applied Theatre CSSD, ASSITEJ, the State Library of Western Australia and British UNIMA.Previous creative learning programs include the Art Gallery of Western Australia 2012, the State Library of WA 2011, Awesome Children’s Festival and Creative Challenge 2011, Perth Festival 2012, City of Stirling, Joondalup, Perth & Fremantle.

She has been an artist in residence with Kulunga Aboriginal Kindergarten, Meerilinga & Como Children's centres. Also been a resident artist with the Tate Britain, Modern & Liverpool art galleries education teams, UK and recently Fremantle Arts Centre, WA.

GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS

The Wetlands Centre Cockburn conducts Get Wild About Wetlands school holiday programs every school term break. offers a range of exciting educational sessions, hands-on activities, and eco-walks, talks and night stalks, activities which focus on our wetlands! Registrations are essential. Be quick as sessions book out fast!

Supported by the City of Cockburn.