Emil & The Detectives

Never underestimate the determination of a child!

“The company’s theatre productions always have a sense of wonder and magic, and Emil and the Detectives delights, intrigues and astonishes its audience...Emil and the Detectives is an outstanding piece of children’s theatre which makes it an outstanding piece of theatre and an experience to be savoured by all.”

20 - 21 APRIL GASWORKS THEATRE

Image by Andy Ellis

SLINGSBY

Never underestimate the determination of a child! Young Emil catches a train to visit family in the big city. Something valuable is stolen. But the thief soon discovers Emil was not such an easy target. A group of quick-thinking and resourceful children rallies around. Can a bunch of kids work together to uncover and outsmart the true criminal?

Slingsby is supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia, by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – Australian Government initiative. 29

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT

Image by Citizen Theatre Image by Etta Garrido Canseco

Gasworks Arts Park runs a variety of developmental programs to assist artists in both visual and performing arts. We offer assistance with venue hire for new works, artist residencies, workshops, mentorships, commissions, and more.

EGO MACHINE BY CITIZEN THEATRE

In the last 2 years, how often have you felt your sense of time has warped? Have you found yourself wondering how we got here? And how to make sense of it all? Following the success of Green Room nominated play When The Light Leaves and the spell-binding sci-fi Mara KORPER, company in residence Citizen Theatre will interrogate these mind-bending questions to create a multi-arts performance experience that explores how COVID has changed our collective sense of reality. ‘Ego Machine’ will have a work-in-progress showing in 2022, where audiences will be invited to take part in the creative development process.

STATERA SESSIONS

Are you looking for somewhere to test your next great idea? Statera Sessions is a monthly meetup where artists of all disciplines can share their works in progress with audience and viewers. Free to attend, you’ll be led through the process of giving feedback through the Das Arts Method - developed in the Netherlands! This behindthe-scenes experience is hosted by Statera Circus in partnership with Gasworks Arts Park, and allows artists to test out ideas in a safe and dynamic space. Statera Circus is a collective of four acrobats with over 50 years of collective training and performing experience. We use the Das Arts Method during our own creation, and feel it’s a powerful tool we would love to share with the Melbourne art scene. We are incredibly passionate about facilitating accessibility in the arts, and are constantly working to create space for creatives to thrive. If you want to know more about what we do, head to stateracircus.com

Small Gems aims to identify, develop and support new performing arts work for small to medium sized venues in metropolitan Melbourne and beyond. Small Gems will commission independent works that are of professional quality, contemporary interest and in the genre of drama, dance, hybrid theatre, circus and ground based physical theatre, to help create new work, support artists with a track record of high quality production output, and contribute positively to the Australian theatre scene.

Image by Kieran McNamara

Image by Citizen Theatre

For more information about future Small Gems applications, please check the Gasworks website.

CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT GASWORKS ARTS PARK

Image by Rebecca Hosking

THE CHIMERICAL

WILDHONEY PERFORMING ARTS

A sleeping beast has washed up on the shoreline of our dreams. It comes as a warning to humanity in times of turmoil and chaos but offers the hope of a miraculous transformation. The ancient Chimera reborn as a hybrid creature from the Otways with the ability to transform fire. A Chimerical awaits…a flame in the dark. Join otherworldly host “The Keeper” for an interactive performance pilgrimage riding high on the wings of hope and community spirit. To believe in wishes, one has to become the wisher.

“...performance art that transforms a show into a truly magical and memorable production.”

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