Theatre

  • Fringe Festival

I Once Was A Tree

A journey through the wilds of aging.

A three-panel room-divider screen is backlit with pink and purple light. A shadow of a cane chair is cast on the screen. A painted cardboard woman with red wavy hair leans out from the side of the screen and reveals her red stiletto at the bottom.
A small old lady puppet is looking down as she sits on a silver walking frame. She is wearing a white nightie and blue slippers with short yellow socks. Behind her is a bed covered with a red and white-flowers bedspread
Past Event

Image Credit: Bonkel Theatre

A three-panel room-divider screen is backlit with pink and purple light. A shadow of a cane chair is cast on the screen. A painted cardboard woman with red wavy hair leans out from the side of the screen and reveals her red stiletto at the bottom.
A small old lady puppet is looking down as she sits on a silver walking frame. She is wearing a white nightie and blue slippers with short yellow socks. Behind her is a bed covered with a red and white-flowers bedspread

  • Created and Performed by: Bonkel Theatre

Nora is old, frail, and well, she lives in aged-care. She's not entirely happy about that! Humour and heartfelt reflection drive this emotional journey, with puppetry and song.

Creative Development with Kate Kantor (Direction) and Bron Pringle (Lighting Design) through City of Melbourne 2024 Annual Arts Grants - Development.

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