Picasso and His Dog is a new work for children and their families. Inspired by the remarkable story of Pablo Picasso and his artistic muse - an elongated sausage dog called Lump - this work explores dogs, deep love and the animal muse in art. Complete with live art-making on stage, this work premiered at Hot House Theatre in Albury- Wondonga, Australia during June 2016 and shortly after in Melbourne at the Darebin Arts Centre during July 2016.
This work will tour nationally and internationally throughout 2019.
http://www.hothousetheatre.com.au/season-2016/
http://www.darebinarts.com.au/whats-on/picasso-and-his-dog
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This work has been supported by The Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria, Polyglot Theatre, Darebin Arts and Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH. Thank you to all our generous MATCH supporters, especially Betty Amsden OAM and Pierre and Lili-Ann Kriegler.
Artists
Sarah Kriegler Writer/Director
Jonathon Oxlade Designer with Yvette Turnball
Jethro Woodward Co Sound Designer/Composer
Ben T.D Co Sound Design/Composer
Rachel Burke Lighting Designer
Margaret Cameron Dramaturg
Ben Grant, Tamara Rewse, Jacob Williams Performers
Annie Forbes & Tim Denton (About Face Puppets) 'Lump' Puppet Makers
Jacob Williams Puppet Maker
Rainbow Sweeny Production & Tour Manager
Samantha Butterworth Producer
Deep underground, something is stirring. Ideas are spreading and change is beckoning. The Captives have a choice: embrace the terrifying uncertainty of change or maintain the status quo. Captives of the City is a dynamic fusion of digital puppetry, live animation, music and performance; a new chamber opera that tackles fundamental questions of our time.
It was performed in a secret location in the depths of Arts Centre Melbourne. The experience at the Arts Centre Melbourne began at Curve Bar 15 mins before performance start time.
This work is for adult audiences.
“As an act of digital puppetry it’s astounding”
THE AGE
Captives of the City is a collaboration between independent company Lemony S Puppet Theatre and Chamber Made Opera.
This project was assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Awards: Green Room Association "Best Design and Realisation"
Green Room Association "Best Puppetry Performance"
Artists
Sarah Kriegler Writer/Director
Ben Grant Dramaturge
David Young Composer
Jethro Woodward Musical Director/Sound Designer
Dave Jones Animator/digital puppetry design
Rainbow Sweeny Production Management/lighting consultation
Jacob Williams Designer
Adam Pierzchalski Performer
Matthias Schack-Arnott Percussion/performer
Mark Cauvin Double bass/performer
Jacob Williams Puppetry/performer
2015: World Premiere Season, Arts Centre Melbourne (11 – 14 February)
Apples and Ladders is a non-verbal, impressionistic exploration into ageing, love and mortality. A deeply moving beer-stained story in a neighbourhood not unlike our own, this work is it a twisted suburban fable of loss and redemption, where a miniature cabaret exist and lovers and drag queens sell their souls for the ultimate life of affection.
Supported by music from UK Brechtian Punk Gypsy band The Tiger Lilies, Apples and Ladders portrays love, sadness, dreams and hope using layered images of shadow puppetry, object theatre and banraku puppets.
First presented at The Malthouse Theatre to sold-out audiences and rave reviews, Apples and Ladders has been seen across Australia and the world.
This work is for adult audiences.
“superb, deeply affecting theatre”
The Age 2006
Artists
Sarah Kriegler Creator/Performer
Jacob Williams Creator/Performer
Jethro Woodward Sound Designer
Richard Vabre Lighting Designer
The Tiger Lillies Music & Composition
Martyn Jaques Additional Composition
2007: World Premiere Malthouse Theatre
2007; Castlemain State Festival
2008; Carlton Courthouse
2008; UNIMA World Festival of Puppetry (Perth)
2008; Act 3 International (Singapore)
2010; International Festival of Puppetry (Rome, Italy)
Media;
Something is amiss in the Lichtenstein Nursing Home. Sitting high in the misty mountains, unexpected, gruesome (and sometimes absurd) deaths keep occurring. A murderer is amongst us and it’s up to the residents to discover who it is before another victim is found.
The Lichtenstein Nursing Home Massacre weaves identity theft, classical film genres and famous murders to tell its twisted and gruesome tale. Demented puppets lull the audience into a false sense of safety while posing the question: who is actually pulling the strings of this macabre adventure? Are all these deaths just another stunt to divert our attention from the real issues once again? Audience, be alarmed AND alert or you may be next!
The Lichtenstein Nursing Home Massacre follows in the rich tradition and black comedy of ‘Punch and Judy’, using puppetry and humour to explore the politics and macabre of the world around us. Supplied with miniature binoculars, the audience is invited to lean in, laugh loudly and reflect upon their own larger world.
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This work is for adult audiences
"...THIS puppetry is awesome!…I was laughing so hard I thought I couldn’t give it any less than four and a half stars!"
Nicole Eckersley, Arts Hub, Oct 2012
Artists
Christzan Bagin, Sarah Kriegler, Jacob Williams, Jethro Woodward Original Concept
Sarah Kriegler Writer/director
John Paul Fishbach Dramaturge
Steph O'Hara Sound Designer
Jacob Williams Designer/performer
Christzan Bagin Puppet Maker/performer
Tim Denton Puppet Maker/performer
Rosie Pidd Stage Management/operator
2012; World Premiere, The Carlton Courthouse
Media; The Liechtenstein Nursing Home Massacre - Arts Hub & The Age
Part cabaret, part redemption story, this is perhaps the tiniest show with the longest name. This epic and cinematic 'finger puppet' extravaganza is held in a miniature theatre which seats only 12 people. It is a solo performance telling a sweeping story spanning seven decades using finger puppets inside a fully functional miniature theatre, complete with lights and sound and a 15 bar flying rig. We follow the journey of Barry Von Peabody fleeing from Nazi Germany and travelling on the ten pound tickets to Australia, this truly is a theatrical experience of epically small proportions!
This work is for adult audiences.
"Lemony S creates charming puppet theatre… its latest delights emerge from an intimate, red velvet show-tent in a Brunswick backyard." Cameron Woodhead, The Age, Sept 2011
"The puppetry is deftly and delightfully rendered, and the look and character of the piece is magical."" - Elly Varrenti, Melbourne Times
"This new creation is a charming and emotive story that depicts a world in miniature" - Kate Herbert, Herald Sun
Artists
Jacob Williams Creator/Performer
Steph O'Hara Creator/Sound designer
Sarah Kriegler Creator/directer
2011; World Premiere, The Melbourne Fringe Festival
2012; The Village Festival (Melbourne)
Media;
The Cautionary Tale of Barry Von Peabody and The Scarlet St Theatre, Episode 1 - Theatre Press
The Cautionary Tale of Barry Von Peabody and The Scarlet St Theatre, Episode 1 - Prompt Side
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes once more, the Scarlet St Theatre's doors are open again but things are not all as rosy as they seem. The theatre is losing money and audience numbers (and with a capacity of 17, this is pretty dire!). Barry's off-sider hits upon a solution - make work for children and all children love animals don't they? So, how about a show for children performed by animals? It can't go wrong…or can it?!?!
This work was commissioned and presented by Arts Centre Melbourne's Family and Youth Programming.
This work is for children aged 6 years and up.
Artists
Jacob Williams Creator/performer
Steph O'Hara Creator/Sound designer
Sarah Kriegler Creator/director
Rosie is different. Different from her family, from her classmates, different from everyone she’s ever met. Sometimes she feels like an alien dropped her off to school, left and never to come back. It seems that no-one understands her except for her unusual best friend - a snail she hides in the school garden. But, one day a great mystery befalls the school and everything changes and Rosie proves that thinking differently about the world can be a real asset in detective work! Join Rosie in an hilarious adventure that proves some of the weirdest ones amongst us are just heroes in disguise.
Complete with bespoke puppets, props and set, Rosie Podge is a visual delight that celebrates the different amongst us and reflects the diversity of the Australian community. Inspired by true events and local heroes, Rosie Podge will leave young viewers giggling with delight long after the show is finished and make the aliens amongst us feel a little less weird.
This work is a low-tech touring work for children aged 4 – 10 yrs.
"Delightful!" - teacher, Theatreworks, 2015
"That was so funny!" - child, 7yrs, Theatreworks, 2015
"I love it. The puppets and everything" - child, 10yrs, Theatreworks 2015
"It's so important for children to see stories about inclusivity. Beautiful work. Thank you" - kindergarten teacher, Brunswick East Kindergarten.
'Rosie Podge; The Alien That Saved the Day' was commissioned by Theatreworks, 2015.
Artists
Jacob Williams Performer/creator
Sarah Kriegler Director/creator
Ada Williams Kriegler Voice of 'Rosie'
Henry Williams Kriegler Voice of 'Arnold'
Many thanks to Billy Paul and Ann and Tony Kriegler for their assistance in creating this work.
World Premiere; September 2015, Theatreworks, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC
Other Seasons;
October 2015, Nati Frinj, Natimuk, VIC
December 2015, Brunswick South Primary School Art Fair, VIC
December 2015, Brunswick South Kindergarten, VIC
