The laughter coming from our hall was joyous and the performance was great fun encouraging students to use their imagination to make books come to life.- Fairfield Primary School
The Flying Bookworm Theatre show was a hit! The children were engaged and lively and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you to your incredible performers - it was wonderful to see how they expertly worked with the audience.-State Library of Victoria
With over forty years experience in presenting theatre to tens of thousands of students across Australia, The Flying Bookworm Theatre Company can proudly say that we know our audiences and their needs.
Our Magic Journey performances cater for students at pre-school and lower primary and levels.
A Flying Bookworm incursion will bring vibrancy and theatricality to your students' learning. Expect students to be enlivened, entertained, engaged and educated by their experience. Anticipate that your students will leave the performance motivated to build on that experience.
The Flying Bookworm Theatre Company tours throughout the school year and reaches all corners of Australia. Have theatre company, will travel. And that means to your door! Get in touch to discuss dates.
Our actors are knowledgeable about all aspects of and the codes of Professional Conduct and responsibilities that apply when working with children. The FBTC is aware of the pressures on staff and so ensures the administrative and booking processes are simple and straight forward.
Each performance goes for 45 - 50 minutes minutes and contains three stories which are selected by... YOU! By choosing the stories from our selection that suit you best, you can ensure that your students get the most out of the experience.
Our actors are highly trained, but they are not the stars of the show... your students are! Our Magic Journey programme emphasises participation and puts some of your students in starring roles.
For our Pre-School audiences, we understand that sometimes a live show in your kinder room may be a little overwhelming for some students. Our actors are aware of the needs of the audience and will adjust a performance to accommodate those needs.
Our stories are...
Opening stories (choose one)
GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS
Not too hot, not too cold, this story is just right.
This highly requested, beloved story about figuring things out returns to Bookwormland! See Goldilocks and the 3 Bears bring fun (and porridge) to the stage in this classic fairy tale.
CUSTARD THE DRAGON
A Classic poem about a pet dragon by American poet Ogden Nash. As the saying goes, 'don't judge a book by it's cover'.
Filled with fantastic characters and lots of silliness, this wild tale brings the magic of language to life in the most fun way possible.
MARKET SQUARE -A.A Milne
This beautiful poem bursts to life in classic Bookworm style as a young girl goes searching for pet rabbit of their very own, but meets lots of crazy characters along the way instead.
Main Stories (choose two)
THE GIGANTIC TURNIP
Our Farmer has an empty space in his garden, what could he plant there?
How about a sprinkle of fun, a handful of silly and a giant scoop of mayhem!
It all adds up to a great big enormous problem! A classic tale about teamwork.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Magic beans! Giants! Cows!
Jack trades his cow for some beans and it leads to an adventure he could never imagine. Filled with giants, beanstalks and golden eggs.
It's Fi-Fie-Fo-Fun!
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
Join Hans and Helga as they tell the famous much loved story. By the way, our troll is really not very scary, but he's very silly and great fun. A great way to learn about words like big, middle size, and little. Lots of laughter to be had.
THE UGLY DUCKLING
This lovely little duck is just looking to make friends. But the other animals are all being not very nice.
It seems they don't like that the duckling looks different. But what's so bad about looking different?
This timeless fairy tale that shows all the ways in which being yourself is the best thing you can be makes it's long awaited Flying Bookworm debut.
THE LITTLE GINGERBREAD MAN
Run, run as fast as you can! Get ready for fun, it's the Gingerbread Man!
The little old man and the little old lady just want a snack! But the Gingerbread man wants to go on an adventure instead. Hopefully they don't run into any sneaky fox's along the way...
Performance Requirements
We tour all year! All we need is a nice clear space, 3 meters by 3 meters, and enough room for your students to sit comfortably. We have no AV requirements.
'The best incursion we have had all year.'Dennington, Vic
Thoroughly enjoyed you show. Students love being involved and were really engaged using their imaginations. Keep involving students and great stories.- Denise Mckernan, Taylors Lakes Primary School
I just wanted to send a quick email to let you know that the kids LOVED the performance yesterday. The actors were amazing! Both performers managed the crowd beautifully.-Templeton Primary School
Great show! We found the participation elements very effective and the show lived up to what we expected. It was colourful, pacy, and held interest of children. Very professional actors.- Debra Marks, Botany Park Preschool, Carrum Downs
BOOKINGS
To make a booking or enquiry, simply press the GREEN Enquiry/Booking Request Button above right to directly contact the booking team. They will answer you promptly to discuss your booking including when payment will be required.
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