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.

Big Monkey’s 2009-2010 public season will get underway  in the Royal Botanical Gardens on Saturday 2 January 2010 with the production of Once A Jolly Jumbuck a delightful, truly Australian adventure, full of laughs and original songs.

When drought hits Cooee Creek, the lives of the local animals are thrown into chaos. If they don’t get a fresh supply of water soon they’ll have to leave their beloved bush home.  Matilda the sheep and Professor Platypus know just what to do, but Crow and Brown Snake are lurking in the shadows, ready to ruin everyone’s plans.

School Season

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

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

Public Season

Saturday 2 January – Sunday 31 January
Wednesday - Friday  11am daily
Saturday -  2 shows per day at 11am and 2pm
Sunday -  2pm

Gala Night: Sunday 3 January at 5pm

Tickets for the public season will be on sale at Centertainment from December 2009.

When drought hits Cooee Creek, the lives of the local animals are thrown into chaos. If they 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.

Come and enjoy the fun with Cocky, Bilby and all their friends in this delightful, truly Australian adventure full of laughs and original songs. An original story by Les Winspear.

Season dates:

School Season from November 19th to December 15th 2009.

Bookings for the school season can be made now.  For more details or to make a school booking, visit our Contact Page.

Public Season in January 2010.

Tickets for the public season will be on sale at Centertainment from December 2009.

Is the pen mightier than the saw?

Join Jack and Sandy as they battle to solve the knotty problem of the fate of one special tree.

In Woodsong fact and fantasy are woven together into a delightful collage of humour, story and song. From chainsaws to tree spirits, from ancient folklore to modern science.

Come on a journey of discovery that will lead you towards a better understanding and appreciation of our dependence on trees, from the beginning of time till the present day.

Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens website for more information about the festival.

THANK YOU! 

Thank you to everyone who supported us and came along to enjoy the show.  We look forward to seeing you next year for our 15th season in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. 

 What show will we be doing?  We haven’t made a decision yet, so keep an eye on this website for our big announcement sometime in the next few months!

You’ll find us at the KPMG World Music Stage – 11.30am on Sunday 15 February 2009.

 One performance only so don’t miss it!