How We Found What We Had Lost engages with extinction and the decline of humans from the planet through the creation of a world that is very much alive, but has none of us in it. Using hacked kitchen appliances, puppetry and simple robotics, a mysterious automated environment comes to life as we listen to a story about the last […]

Shadow Play with Terrapin   A new creative workshop for Grades 3 and 4 Terrapin’s workshop series opens a world of storytelling potential to teachers and students through the medium of shadow puppetry, a form that can easily be explored further at home or in the classroom. Students will experience a taster of all the […]

THE WORLD'S FIRST RUBBISH-COLLECTING IBIS   https://vimeo.com/545274297 This is Jeremy’s big moment. He finally has an idea that will make him rich. I.B.I.S (International Bin Integration Services) will train birds commonly known as Tip Ducks to keep our world clean and tidy. Enter Ibsen, the world’s first rubbish-collecting Ibis. But on launch day everything goes […]

PUPPETRY IS NOT JUST CHILD'S PLAY. Tasmania's population is ageing. It is the oldest state or territory in Australia and its population is ageing faster than anywhere else: almost 20% of Tasmania's population is over 65. There are many opportunities and challenges that come with an ageing population and we see an increasing role for […]

A feisty feline fantasia

A feisty feline fantasia

A SEASON OF CELEBRATION. Terrapin was founded in 1981 by Jennifer Davidson. Some things have stayed the same - we still tour each year to Tasmanian primary schools, sharing new Australian work with students around the state - and some things have changed, as we added in performance for adults, for big crowds, for unexpected […]