The long-extinct thylacine will be sharing the stage with a raft of other iconic Australian creatures and critters from a bloodthirsty mosquito to a 22-metre ouroboros serpent devouring the cosmos as part of the world premiere of Snuff Puppets’ 30th anniversary show ‘SWAMP’.
Hosted over three nights at the Footscray Drill Hall from November 10 to November 12, Footscray-based puppet theatre company Snuff Puppets will be exhibiting ‘SWAMP’.
The show will feature giant puppets, transforming sets, original music and large-scale projections.
Snuff Puppets artistic director Andy Freer said the show will capture the ongoing cycle of life and death.
“SWAMP is a darkly comic allegory of violent transformation on the cusp of the Anthropocene,” he said.
“An oily primordial muck where life begins with blood and ends with ash.”
Snuff Puppets will also celebrate the company’s 30th birthday following the final performance on Saturday, November 12.
The company has toured 29 countries and attracted 650,000 online subscribers during the past three decades.
Tickets are available for $30 or $5 for concession, while tickets for the November 12 performance and after-party is available for $50 or $20 for concession.
Details: snuffpuppets.com/SWAMP
Matthew Sims
