Terrapin Puppet Theatre is an
Australian visual theatre company based in
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
, known for utilizing puppetry and modern technology.
It was founded by Jennifer Davidson in 1981 following the demise of the Tasmanian Puppet Theatre. Mainly creating productions for children and their families, the company has occasionally created work for adult audiences.
Terrapin frequently tours internationally, including to the
United States,
New Zealand,
Ireland,
China
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,
Singapore,
Hungary,
Denmark,
Malaysia and
Taiwan.
Its production ''Boats'' won the
Helpmann Award
The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.
The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical th ...
for
Best Presentation for Children at the
2012 Helpmann Awards.
References
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Theatre companies in Australia
Culture of Tasmania
Puppet theaters
Puppetry in Australia