Elissa and Scrambles will be dancing “The Reindeer Pokey” with our audiences at a number of upcoming Christmas events. You too can learn the steps! Use your hoofs, antlers, tail and red nose. 🙂
Add this to your collection of Christmas songs for kids.
There are a number of different types of Christmas events where we can perform our puppet show!
Shopping Centres / Santa’s Arrival Events:
Live Children’s Entertainment and Puppet Craft Activities at Shopping Centres
Christmas Carol Events and Festivals:
Childcare Centres and Kindergartens:
Schools:
And Corporate Christmas Parties:
There are many more Christmas songs for kids to enjoy at our puppet shows. We perform all over South East Queensland and Central Queensland too. Ask us about travel and accommodation for shows further away than that, such as interstate or overseas.
We love Christmas and we love making people happy with our puppets. Christmas is our busiest time of year so it’s important to get in quick and book many months in advance so you don’t miss out.
Larrikin Puppets service the greater Brisbane area, performing colourful and fun puppetry at your events!
Puppet Shows for:
Childcare Centres
Schools
Vacation Care / OSHC
Fetes and Festivals
Libraries (including “Library Story Time With Larrikin Puppets”)
Shopping Centres
Parties (kids and adults)
Corporate Events
Puppet MC for:
Corporate Events
Product Launches
Wedding Receptions
Award Ceremonies
Film Screening events
Trivia Nights
Puppetry for:
Film, TV and Theatre productions!
Puppetry Performance Workshops for:
Schools, Vacation Care / OSHC, Theatre, Film & TV!
Larrikin Puppets specialises in Muppet-style puppetry inspired by the work of the late, great Jim Henson.
Larrikin Puppets is WINNER of the 2015 BizCover NEIS Change Award.
Larrikin Puppets is FINALIST in the 2017 What’s On 4 Kids Awards.
Larrikin Puppets is FINALIST in the 2018 Moreton Bay Region Business Excellence & Innovation Awards.
Larrikin Puppets founder and principal puppeteer Brett Hansen has been formally trained in the USA by Jim Henson puppeteers from Sesame Street and The Muppets.
Co-puppeteer Elissa Jenkins received formal puppetry training at The Puppet Kitchen in Manhattan, New York.
Notable Performances:
Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn (New York City)
Woodford Folk Festival
Bundaberg Pageant of Lights
Gladstone Harbour Festival
Redcliffe Sails Festival
Ipswich Festival
South Bank Parklands 25th Anniversary
QPAC Farewell Party for the cast and company of Julie Andrews’ touring production of “My Fair Lady”.
Theatre Involvement:
Show Of Hands – Anywhere Theatre Festival (2018)
Avenue Q – Shoebox Theatre Company (2018)
Avenue Q – Sunnybank Theatre Group (2017)
ImproMafia’s Not 4 Kidz – Brisbane Powerhouse (2016)
The Super Weekend Show – Studio Theatre & Cafe (2015)
Thank Troggg You’re Here: A Puppet Impro Spectacular! – Anywhere Theatre Festival (2014)
ImproMafia’s Puppets vs. People – Brisbane Arts Theatre (2012)
Avenue Q – Brisbane Arts Theatre (2012, 2014)
Film & TV Involvement:
Totally Wild – Network Ten (2018)
The Bureau of Magical Things – Network Ten / Jonathan M. Shiff Productions (2017)
That’s What You Get – Tia Gostelow music video / Why Not? Productions (2017)
The Puppeteer – InspireFlix (2017)
Kev – Why Not? Productions (2016)
Juiced TV – Children’s Hospital Foundation (2015)
5 for 35 – Richard Bell / For 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art / APT8 at GOMA (2015)
Heart of Thousand Souls – Luke Walker Productions (2014)
Cluck: The Web Series – Vincent Chen (2013)
Showreel – 31 Digital (2013)
The Late Nite Show – 31 Digital (2013)
Larrikin Puppets is a Blue Card holding business, regulated by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000. We’re covered by Public Liability Insurance through Duck for Cover Entertainers’ Group Inc.
