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from Burdekin Local News 12.08.21

by DUO Magazine & Burdekin Local News

from Burdekin Local News 12.08.21, page 12

Article from: Burdekin Local News 12.08.21

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

What’s on

‘Olympic’ effort by touring Pete The Sheep crew

THE cast crew of Sydneybased Monkey Baa, who are bringing Pete The Sheep stage production to the Burdekin Theatre this August 13, are one of the few touring companies still operating during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Fortunately, the team subscribe to the philosophy that the ‘show must go on’.

“Managing a tour in 2021 has an Olympic style degree of difficulty with state borders and restrictions, and even guidelines on school excursions impact whether our shows will go ahead,” said stage manager Cally Bartley.

“With some expert planning, hedging our bets on how restrictions might change, and honestly just plain luck, we have managed to stay on the road and continue the tour here to Queensland,” she added.

And to those of you who put off having a flu injection each year, everybody in the Monkey Baa touring party has a COVID-19 test every Friday.

“I think we may be a small few who can say we have had the test in almost every state and territory,” Ms Bartley said.

“Each one of the tour party talks about their favourite place that they had the best test in the same way we talk about our favourite theatre with the best audience,” she added.

Pete the Sheep was adapted by Monkey Baa in 2014 from the picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley with foot tapping music and lyrics by Phil Scott and comedic direction by Jonathan Biggins.

It is a lively award-winning musical for young audiences their families.