Ticket prices:
Adult $20
Concession (inc students) $15
Child (4-12) $10
3 and under FREE
For any enquiries, please call Michelle on 0458 085 339 or Kiah on 0408 517 124

‘Minotaur Quest’, a new play by Les Winspear, is a gripping tale that whisks you back in time to the magical world of ancient Greece.  Follow the adventures of young Theseus, our hero, as he battles ogres, outwits witches and attempts to defeat the dreaded Minotaur and save the children of Athens from a terrible fate.

Minotaur Quest is performed in our usual pantomime style with songs, laughs and lots of crazy fun and features a strong cast including John Xintavelonis, Jeff Michel, Carmen Falk, Lucy Wilkins and Rob Manion.

Public season – 4th to 29th January  2012
Wed to Fri at 11am, Sat at 2pm & 5pm, Sun at 2pm
No performances on Mondays or Tuesdays
Gala Performance – Sat 7th January 2012 at 5.00pm

Tickets are on sale now at Centertainment.
ph: 6234 5998
www.centertainment.com.au
Elizabeth Mall, Hobart

For Holiday Care Group bookings, ring Donna on 0439 705 019 or email bigmonkeybookings@gmail.com and make sure you don’t miss out.

Ticket prices:
Adult $20
Concession (inc students) $15
Child (4-12) $10
3 and under FREE

For groups of 10 or more (4 years and over), Big Monkey offers a 10% discount for direct bookings. To book, ring Michelle on 0458 085 339.

School Season: November 17th – December 20th 2011
In the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
 This is a gripping tale that whisks you back in time to the magical world of ancient Greece.  Follow the adventures of young Theseus, the hero, as he battles ogres, outwits witches and attempts to defeat the dreaded Minotaur and save the children of Athens from a terrible fate.

Big Monkey is the team that brought you The Wind in the Willows, Pinocchio, Treasure Island and many other fabulous summer shows.
 
The Minotaur Quest is performed in their usual pantomime style with songs, laughs and lots of crazy fun.
 
AND it also has a fabulous student Activity Pack which you can download here.

 SHOWS ARE FILLING FAST SO BOOK NOW!!!
 
Ring Donna on 0439 705 019, or Kiah on 0408 517 124 or email bigmonkeybookings@gmail.com and make sure you don’t miss out.

Children $6.80 (GST included)
Teachers and Carers free.
Extra Parents $15 

Big Monkey’s roving performers ‘The Jam Tarts’ were busy entertaining crowds at the 2010-2011 Taste of Tasmania recently. 

The White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter entertained the general public offering cups of tea (only supplied if you stuck your hand in the Mad Hatter’s teapot), turning children into rose bushes and looking everywhere for a girl named Alice. 

The White Rabbit was, of course, late for everything, while the Queen was very restrained with the number of heads she ordered chopped off.

Don’t be surprised if you think you are strolling around the English countryside this summer at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.  Big Monkey’s adaptation of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ is being performed from January 5th to 30th 2011, every Wednesday to Sunday.

Join in the fun on the Riverbank as the loveable Mole and her new best friend Ratty get mixed up in Toad’s latest crazes. Come and help stop the impetuous Toad being carted off to gaol and join Badger and Otter as they try to save Toad Hall from being overrun by the Wild Wood Weasels.

Book now for this fast-moving, up to date adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame classic, starring Ryk Goddard as Toad, Jeff Michel as Ratty and Craig Wood as Badger, and introducing Tanya Langdon as Mole and Nichole Smith as Otter.

Public Season Dates:
January 5th to 30th 2011
Wednesday to Friday at 11am, Saturday at 2pm & 5pm, Sunday at 2pm
No performances on Mondays or Tuesdays

Tickets on sale now at Centertainment
Phone: 03 6234 5998
Website: http://www.centertainment.com.au

Tell your school about our school season in November and December 2010. 

A visit to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens to see ‘The Wind in the Willows’ is a great way to end the school year.

School Season Dates:
Nov 18th to Dec 15th 2010
Monday to Friday at 10am & 12.30pm
Contact our School Liaison Kirsty Grierson at bigmonkeybookings@gmail.com

Big Monkey is excited to present a special fundraising performance of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ to benefit ‘Save the Children’ at 5.00pm on Sunday 9th January 2011.

Pre-show drinks and nibbles served from 4.00pm kick off a delightful evening of adventures with Mole, Ratty, Toad, Badger and Otter, with a percentage of ticket sales being donated to ‘Save the Children’.

This is an event for the whole family… and all your friends. Seating is limited, so book now. Tickets on sale at Centertainment and the Theatre Royal.

Centertainment
Phone: 03 6234 5998
Website: http://www.centertainment.com.au

Theatre Royal
Phone: 03 6233 2299
Website: http://www.theatreroyal.com.au

The songs were so popular, that the cast have been invited back to the botanical gardens for this year’s KidsFest, to perform the songs and teach you some of the dances.

So if you missed ‘Once a Jolly Jumbuck’ over the summer, or if you loved the show and want more, come along to KidsFest at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens on Sunday 21st March 2010 and join in with ‘Jamming with the Jumbucks’.
For more information, visit http://www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/

HUGE congratulations to our Little Monkey Club competition winners, who have won a family pass for 2 adults and 2 children to the next Big Monkey production.

Our competition winners are:

• Anni May Jensen
• Nina Duggan
• Liam Glew
• Susan Cockerill
• Amy Prokpiec

Our winners joined our new kid’s club while attending this year’s production ‘Once a Jolly Jumbuck’ at the Botanical Gardens.

If you’d like to be member of the Little Monkey Club and receive emails about Big Monkey’s upcoming productions, as well as a birthday greeting from the Big Monkey, send your email address and your birthday details to Kiah.

Big Monkey’s season of  ‘Once a Jolly Jumbuck’ at the Botanical Gardens was hugely popular this year, with some very big attendances.   Thank you to everyone who supported us and came along to enjoy the show.  We look forward to seeing you all next year for our 16th season in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.

The public season of Big Monkey’s production of Once a Jolly Jumbuck is now in full swing at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens! 

Come and enjoy the fun with Cocky, Bilby and all their friends as their lives are thrown into chaos when drought hits Cooee Creek.   If the animals don’t get a fresh supply of water soon they’ll have to leave their beloved home. Matilda the Sheep turns up with a solution and Professor Platypus knows a thing or two but Crow and Brown Snake are lurking, ready to ruin everyone’s plans.

A delightful, truly Australian adventure full of laughs and original songs, Once a Jolly Jumbuck is an adaptation of Les Winspear’s original production of Chaos at Cooee Creek.

Dates and times for the season:

Wednesday – Friday: 11am daily
Saturday: 2 shows per day at 11am and 2pm
Sunday: 2pm

Tickets  on sale at Centertainment

The cast of 'Once A Jolly Jumbuck'

School Season Dates

23 November – 15 December  (Mon – Fri) 2 shows per day at 10am and 12:30pm

For more details or to make a school booking, email Kiah.

The public season will get underway in the Royal Botanical Gardens on Saturday 2 January 2010

Wednesday – Friday : 11am daily
Saturday: 2 shows per day at 11am and 2pm
Sunday: 2pm
Gala Night: Sunday 3 January at 5pm

Tickets  on sale at Centertainment from December 2009.