Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat

Stephen Michael King's

supported by Be Active

Adapted for the stage by Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry

Directed by John Saunders
Assistant Director Eva Di Cesare
Designer Imogen Ross
Musical Director/Composer Phillip Scott
Dramaturge Camilla Ah Kin
Lighting Design Luiz Pampolha
Sound Design Jeremy Silver
Choreographer Jack Webster
Stage Manager (2008)Kate Williams
Production Manager (2008)Louise Teteris
Stage Manager (2009) Kylie Hammond
Production Manager (2009) Micah Johnson
2008 Cast Crystal Hegedis, Vincent Hooper,
Tony Harvey, Trevor Brown
2009 Cast Crystal Hegedis, Vincent Hooper,
Jack Webster, George Wachingmachine

The Story

Milli is clever. She can take objects that have been forgotten or thrown away and transform them into amazing things. But the people in her village just aren't interested. They want sensible things in their lives and have no time for the wondrous.

So Milli spends all her time making good strong boots for the villagers.

Every day is the same for Milli, until one day two strangers come into her shop. Jack and the Dancing Cat have no money to pay for new boots but in exchange they offer to give Milli dancing lessons.

Milli agrees and learns to do ballet and to tap dance. She learns jazz and the two step and so many fabulous dances that she decides that she can't just make boots for Jack and the Cat, she has to give them much more. So she creates for them the most wonderful shoes with clothes to match. She makes more for herself and soon she can't stop, making her whole house and the shop look so amazing that the villagers flock to see her brilliant creativity.

Milli's imagination has been freed.

The Tour

In 2008 Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat toured 42 venues nationally from May to September.

Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat was remounted in September 2009 for the Arts Centre, Melbourne and played at The Seymour Centre for a fortnight of performances through the October school holidays.

Supported by:

Heart Foundation
www.heartfoundation.org.au
Healthway
www.healthway.wa.gov.au

Feedback

Absolutley brilliant.
I took my 3 year old and she totally followed the story. The pace was great and kept all the kids interested. Fabulous stories and great conversations and issues discussed around the dinner table last night. I would love to create childhood memories with my daughter and be able to take her to more shows like this.
Please bring more shows to Tasmania.
Thank you

Rachel Gowland

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