In a tent, I was to see Allenby's Famous Flea Circus by Murphy's Puppets - the guys who gave me the travel grant to come to Perth. (This one's for you Nikole!) I lined up for twenty minutes, hoping to get into the 1.00pm showing - there was a line for ages, and no matter what time of day it was, there always seemed to be a line outside the tent. I missed the 1pm showing, so waited in line for another 20 min. for the next one. The show seemed extremely popular and the whole carnival day was full of families and kids.

The Arrival is a short show based on an award-winning book by Shaun Tan of the same name. The books are illustrated beautifully, and make for good fodder for a puppet show.

The storyline is simple: a man leaves his family and country to head to a new one, trying to learn the language, make a living and reunite himself with his wife and child. All of this is told using imagery and action, rather than dialogue.

I just got home from seeing Lazy Creations Group’s second big production. I say second, but these newly graduated school students have self-produced not just two shows, but a web series of short films as well.

(Please forgive the length...)

Boy Banned is a 45 minute show by a group of high school students in the Langwarrin area, calling themselves ‘Lazy Creations Group’. The five boys put together a musical comedy, about the highs and lows of a boy band.