Tinker Tales!

Calling all young builders. Are you ready to roll up your sleeves? The Netherlands Water sprays, power cuts out, gutters clog and pipes burst – oh, what chaos! Let's hope they can fix it all before something blows up… Tinker Tales! drops you into an energetic building site where three performers dance, build, create and repair vast contraptions before everything goes haywire! Dutch company Plan d- bring their joyful celebration of tinkering to the stage through physical theatre, dance and plenty of laughs. Bringing a construction worksite to life through movement and music, watch as the set gets built right before your very eyes. Be warned: construction may be delayed by the occasional dance break. Will everything fall apart? Can they fix the broken washing machine? Can they resist the urge to dance while handling dangerous tools? And most importantly... will anything actually explode? For the grand finale, we need all hands on deck. Whether your child is a budding builder or brand new to DIY, can you help us construct an entire plumbing system live? For a deeper experience, on Sunday 4 October, after the 2:30pm show, join the Dutch cast for a discussion about Tinker Tales! Young audiences can ask the artists questions and hear about the inspiration behind the show. Nominated in 2025 for the VSCD Jonge Zwaan Award for the most impressive youth dance production. The Australian premiere season of Tinker Tales! is made possible through the support of Fonds Podium Kunsten Performing Arts Fund NL. Sydney Opera House presents a Plan d- production