Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers Play

Today we headed off for an adventure to see Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers. James saw this advertised a few months ago and so bought tickets for us. We headed to catch the Metro into Chatswood, so we didn't have to worry about parking but also for the novelty. The kids loved looking out the front window at the tracks as we drove along them. Many questions about how it works.

We then walked down to the Zenith Theatre where the performance was going to be held. There was a note on the table cloth saying 'Those who don't believe in magic will never find it'. An interesting quote by Roald Dahl about using your imagination and creativity to create your own magic. 

This is the blurb about the play.

All around the world Roald Dahl’s words are disappearing not only from books but children’s minds too!

Now only a Secret Organisation known as The Ancient Guild of Taletenders can save the stories and they need your help…

Join Terry Tibblestick from the ancient guild of Taletenders and his assistant Brenda Bogg. Taletenders have existed since the beginning of time and their one job is to remember and recall all the words of their storyteller-but maybe Terry hasn’t been as diligent as he could have been?  Follow Brenda’s journey as she reveals her discovery of the missing words, sparking danger that they are being eaten by the dreaded Wurblegobblers. Help her as she tries to convince Terry of the real and present danger the stories are in as she challenges him to see if he’s been protecting and preserving the stories, as she tries to restore the words to the books using imagination, play and a heart full of tenderness.

The play was great! There were just 2 actors playing Terry and Brenda who needed to find a way to bring the words back into Roald Dahl's books. They talked about the Twits and the BFG. The actors were amazing with their improvisation and how they responded to the kids shouting out different ideas and stories. The had the audience pretending to be Mr and Mrs Twit in an ugly-off. They had 2 kids come down and write some words to see if all words were taken by the Wurblegobblers or just boring ones. When Terry lost his words too, they had the audience build a story about Terry fishing on a lake but the ideas came from the kids - and Terry acted out the different suggestions to make the story. The lake became a foam lake (Eliza liked that). Then it started raining, but the rain wasn't water, it was butter. When Terry ate the butter he became a banana (Alexander made that suggestion). Terry did a great job at turning into a banana - falling off his chair, landing on the floor and bending like a banana. Brenda peeled him to help him breath. Another kid suggested that he was fishing to try and catch a king minion (must be from the movies) and Daniel suggested that when the King Minion eats an apple he turns into a monkey. Another kid suggested that Terry turns into a gorilla (which he then chased Brenda up the stairs). Anyway, it probably sounds quite confusing (probably because it was with all the different ideas) but it was great to see the joy, to hear the giggles, to see the involvement and to hear the importance of loving and enjoying books to create imagination. 

After the play we headed to Grill'd to have lunch. They have pretty good options for the kids. Alexander and Eliza had chicken pieces (Luke nuggets), Daniel had a junior cheeseburger and chips and James and I both got burgers and chips. Very tasty and filling lunch. We then hopped back onto the Metro and headed home.

A nice morning out together.