Leo and Abbie aren’t ordinary kids, they’re Turners, a secret species that morph from human to animal.
Leo and Abbie aren’t ordinary kids, they’re Turners, a secret species that morph from human to animal.
Being a Turner is hectic, one minute you’re hanging with your sister, the next you’ve been taken hostage by half-snake, half-human creatures.
Leo and Abbie aren’t ordinary kids, they’re Turners, a secret species that morphs from human to animal and now they’ve found themselves at the centre of a global plot to annihilate their kind… Things are getting wild!
AGE SUITABILITY: 6-12yo
LANGUAGE: English
"The preparation and delivery of the installation was seamless and surprisingly very easy." - Rave About Arts
AGE SUITABILITY: 6-12yo
LANGUAGE: English
Being a Turner is hectic, one minute you’re hanging with your sister, the next you’ve been taken hostage by half-snake, half-human creatures.
Leo and Abbie aren’t ordinary kids, they’re Turners, a secret species that morphs from human to animal and now they’ve found themselves at the centre of a global plot to annihilate their kind… Things are getting wild!
"The preparation and delivery of the installation was seamless and surprisingly very easy." - Rave About Arts
PAST SEASONS
State Library of Queensland – Winter Holiday Fun
Event Installation – State Library of Queensland
26-30 June 2023
WA Museum School Holiday Program
Event Installation – WA Museum Boola Bardip
12-25 Jan 2023
Rave About Arts
Event Installation – Ravensthorpe Region Tour, Western Australia
27 Jun – 1 July & 1-5 Aug 2022
Shire of Ashburton School Holiday Program
Event Installation – Tom Price, Paraburdoo & Panawonica, Western Australia
4-8 July 2022
Livelighter WA Fun Day
Event Installation – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
6 June 2022
Big Umbrella Festival at The Lincoln Centre
Play @ Home Season
13-26 Sept 2021
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Play @ Home Season
3-13 Jun 2021
Saskatchewan International Children’s Festival
Play @ Home Season
5-10 June 2021
DreamBIG Children’s Festival,
Event Installation – State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
19-23 May 2021
Durham Road School
Event Installation – School Incursion, Perth, Australia
22 Oct 2020
Altered Festival
Event Installation – Redline VR, Chicago USA
16-24 Oct 2020
Way Out West Children’s Festival
Event Installation – Casual Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney Australia
11 July 2019
Awesome Children’s Festival
Event Installation – State Library of Western Australia, Perth Australia
2-7 Oct 2018
The Big Backyard, Sydney Writers Festival
Event Installation – Carriageworks, Sydney Australia
6 May 2018
CREDITS
Based on the book series “The Turners” written by Mick Elliott
Director – Zoe Pepper
Writers – Zoe Pepper & Adriane Daff
Composer – Jethro Woodward (4 Player, Ep 1) & Jamie Messenger (Ep 2-4)
Sound Design & Edit – Brainestorm Studios
Technical Lead – Arie Wilsher
Voice Performers – Liam Graham (Leo), Emily Rose Brennan (Abbie) Adriane Daff (Abbie), Andrea Gibbs (Rattle), Ben Sutton (Boa), Igor Sas, Tegan Mulvany, Henry Inglis
Set Design – Gemma Pepper
Producer – Gemma Pepper
Illustrations – Douglas Holgate
SUPPORTERS
This project has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body and by LOFT, an initiative of The Blue Room Theatre, supported by the Western Australian Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
Based on the book series “The Turners” written by Mick Elliott
Director – Zoe Pepper
Writers – Zoe Pepper & Adriane Daff
Composer – Jethro Woodward (4 Player, Ep 1) & Jamie Messenger (Ep 2-4)
Sound Design & Edit – Brainestorm Studios
Technical Lead – Arie Wilsher
Voice Performers – Liam Graham (Leo), Emily Rose Brennan (Abbie) Adriane Daff (Abbie), Andrea Gibbs (Rattle), Ben Sutton (Boa), Igor Sas, Tegan Mulvany, Henry Inglis
Set Design – Gemma Pepper
Producer – Gemma Pepper
Illustrations – Douglas Holgate
This project has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body and by LOFT, an initiative of The Blue Room Theatre, supported by the Western Australian Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
