Robot Song national tour

(postponed) 21 July to 4 September 2021

At its core, Robot Song is about modern parenting and the celebration of difference. It’s about the complex invisible connections we build with our children to both understand and support them.

It’s about searching out and strengthening that one special thing only they respond to and building it into solid platform from where they can confidently view the world. The lead character, Juniper, is on the autism spectrum and the role is played by Sophie Smyth who identifies as being on the autism spectrum.

The show utilises sophisticated cutting-edge animation software, combined with complex large-scale puppetry and animatronics, all supported by an incredibly emotive musical score. Despite its themes, the show is highly comedic and often absurd.

Drawn from real life events, it is a celebration of creativity and unconditional love and is accessible for both neurotypical and neurodiverse families alike.

After being postponed in 2020, Robot Song was due to tour Victoria and NSW from July to September 2021. Rehearsals commenced and all was on track until the omicron outbreak in Victoria and NSW. Just days before the shows premiere performance, the entire tour had to be cancelled and rescheduled into 2022. This was devastating for the artists who had already had to deal with the postponement from the previous year. We chose to honour our contract for the first leg of the tour and repurposed the actors and creatives towards filming the production for an updated archival recording.

The tour has now been rescheduled for 2022.