Gecko Ensembles assist in developing empathy, self-esteem and confidence through creativity and play. MELBOURNE FESTIVAL THE RABBITS Kate Miller-Heidke, Lally Katz Opera Australia/Barking Gecko Theatre Company Playhouse, Arts Centre, until October 13.

It later played seasons at the Melbourne Festival in October 2015, the Sydney Festival in January 2016 and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in March 2016.

The Rabbits, written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan, was first published in Australia by Lothian Books and this opera is produced by arrangement with Hachette Australia Pty Ltd. A Barking Gecko Theatre and Opera Australia Co-Production in association with the West Australian Opera commissioned by Perth Festival and Melbourne Festival. Species and subspecies.

In the beginning was The Rabbits…

Australia's colonial history was powerfully, simply laid bare by the allegory of The Rabbits — arriving, multiplying and eventually controlling the peaceful native marsupials.

Daily Review's Ben Neutze interviews director John Sheedy and composer Kate Miller-Heidke about Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Opera Australia's The Rabbits. Based on the iconic illustrated children’s book by John Marsden and Shaun Tan an eclectic audience are treated to a visual spectacle that beautifully emulates Tan’s detailed style and witness a very close to home, heart wrenching […] The Rabbits, Perth International Arts Festival Barking Gecko, The Rabbits While Barking Gecko Theatre Company has adapted many works from book to stage, The Rabbits sees new levels of ambition in employing operatic form and also in expanding the scope of a work about Australian colonial experience to embrace a universal experience of colonisation and dispossession. 'Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company have assembled some of Australia's foremost creative talents to collaborate on a new opera for children and families. Gecko Ensembles is a unique program with the primary focus being on developing children’s wellbeing.

The Rabbits is an hour-long opera based on a 1998 children’s picture book.Its Melbourne Festival season is sold out and as the Playhouse exploded with joy at the end of last night’s performance, it’s clear that this remarkable new Australian opera is going to be around for a very long time.

Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane. Call or enrol online today! What’s in a name, anyway, and indeed, the creators of The Rabbits (a co-production between the Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Opera Australia) have a …

An Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company co-production in association with West Australian Opera, performed in the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne from 9 to 13 October 2015. Perth’s Barking Gecko and Opera Australia are a natural combination to bring The Rabbits to the stage, and the result is very largely successful. the rabbits A Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Opera Australia co-production. 'Gabriela Tylesova's kooky sets and costumes realise Tan's pictures in all of their mystical wonder, while Lally Katz has turned Marsden's spare poetry into an enchanting libretto.

Perth’s Barking Gecko and Opera Australia are a natural combination to bring The Rabbits to the stage, and the result is very largely successful. 17-20 March 2016 Midway through the Brisbane opening of The Rabbits … First it was the children's book that stunned a generation into awareness.

An Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company co-production in association with West Australian Opera, performed in the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne from 9 to 13 October 2015.

The Rabbits, composed by Kate Miller-Heidke, directed by John Sheedy, with musical direction by Iain Grandage. Barking Gecko Theatre. It has delivered over 100 original Western Australian productions, toured 12 countries and reached almost 1 million children. melbourne festival and arts centre melbourne present the rabbits an opera australia and barking gecko theatre company co-production in association with west australian opera commissioned by melbourne festival and perth international arts festival Video of a beautiful Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milli) found over most of southern Australia.

Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company bring a wondrous new, fusion opera to this year’s Melbourne Festival.