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2026
Goldfish
Terrapin/Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
Could a goldfish save the world?
A solo puppeteer is performing a fable for children, when suddenly a team of disaster recovery workers bursts into the theatre to transform it into an evacuation centre.
Reality and fantasy collide in this ground-breaking collaboration between celebrated Tasmanian puppetry company Terrapin and Japan’s Aichi Prefectural Art Theater. Everyday items are transformed through the communal magic of suspended disbelief, coming alive to tell the tale – a blue tarpaulin becomes a surging ocean; bags of rice become sandbags to hold back a flood.
Goldfish is a dynamic, inventive performance – a game of eye spy on stage.
A solo puppeteer is performing a fable for children, when suddenly a team of disaster recovery workers bursts into the theatre to transform it into an evacuation centre.
Reality and fantasy collide in this ground-breaking collaboration between celebrated Tasmanian puppetry company Terrapin and Japan’s Aichi Prefectural Art Theater. Everyday items are transformed through the communal magic of suspended disbelief, coming alive to tell the tale – a blue tarpaulin becomes a surging ocean; bags of rice become sandbags to hold back a flood.
Goldfish is a dynamic, inventive performance – a game of eye spy on stage.
Suitability & warnings
Family friendly:
Yes
Please note
Suitable for ages 8+
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Credits & acknowledgements
Writer Dan Giovannoni
Co-Directors Kouhei Narumi (Dainanagekijo) / 鳴海康平 (第七劇場) & Sam Routledge
Designer Ayami Sasaki (FAIFAI) / 佐々木文美 (快快)
Composer Dylan Sheridan
Lighting Designer Richard Vabre
Associate Designer Yumemi Hiraki
Cast Rino Daidoji, Mayu Iwasaki, Marcus McKenzie
Shadow Puppet Designer & Maker Greta Jean
Stage Manager Mads Hillam
Assistant Stage Manger Liv Vermey
Rehearsal Translator Yukiko Burns
Residence Coordination & Cooperation in Japan Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
Residence Coordination in Japan Chiryu Public Theater
Photo Peter Mathew
Co-Directors Kouhei Narumi (Dainanagekijo) / 鳴海康平 (第七劇場) & Sam Routledge
Designer Ayami Sasaki (FAIFAI) / 佐々木文美 (快快)
Composer Dylan Sheridan
Lighting Designer Richard Vabre
Associate Designer Yumemi Hiraki
Cast Rino Daidoji, Mayu Iwasaki, Marcus McKenzie
Shadow Puppet Designer & Maker Greta Jean
Stage Manager Mads Hillam
Assistant Stage Manger Liv Vermey
Rehearsal Translator Yukiko Burns
Residence Coordination & Cooperation in Japan Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
Residence Coordination in Japan Chiryu Public Theater
Photo Peter Mathew
Supported by
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by Ten Days on the Island, Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Terrapin, City of Melbourne through Arts House, Asia TOPA, Darwin Festival and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
Terrapin is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts. Goldfish’s development is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia-Japan Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. -
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