Creating Wonder
with Puppetry, Storytelling and Music
Welcome to
Birdlife Productions,
where the power of puppetry and a great story brings wonderment to children's lives.
In this high-tech fast-paced digital world, we offer a counter to ‘screen time’
that allows space in ‘real-time’ for children to watch, listen and reflect.
We create live theatre that uses a ‘handmade’ aesthetic, both sophisticated yet accessible,
where the (apparent) simplicity of our craft creates space for magic to happen!
What’s hatching at Birdlife?
- Some news from our nest -
Watch out for Aya as she
flys around Aotearoa New Zealand this April Scool Holidays!
FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
WANAKA Hawea Flats Hall
Sat 5 April, 10am
Tix Here
QUEENSTOWN Te Atamira
Sun 6 April, 11am
Tix Here
ARTS ON TOUR
GRANITY Lyric Theatre
Tues 2 April, 11am
TWIZEL Events Centre
Sat 12 April, 4.30pm
Free event
FAIRLEA Resource Centre
Sun 13 April, 10am
Tix from Resource Centre 03 685 8496
ASHBURTON Events Centre
Sun 13 April, 4pm
Tix Here
BALCAIRN Hall
Mon 14 April, 2pm
Tix Here
KAIKOURA Mayfair Arts and Cultural Centre
Tuesday 15 April, 11am
Tix Here
UPPER HUTT Wharinaki Whare Taonga
Weds 16 April, 1pm
Tix Here
SOUTH TARANAKI Waverley Community Centre
Thurs 17 April, 11am
Free Event
NEW PLYMOUTH 4th Wall Theatre
Sat 19 April, 10am
Tix Here
WHANGAREI Forum North
Sun 20 April, 2pm
Tix Here
COROMANDEL Area School Hall
Tues 22 April, 11am
Gold coin but register with j_brown@coroarea.school.nz
WAIHI The Theatre (Boyd rd)
Weds 23 April, 10am
Tix Here
GISBORNE Eastwoodhill Arboretum
Fri 25 April, 10am
Tix Here
WAIPAWA Municipal Theatre
Sat 26 April, 10.30am
Tix Here
Puppetry and music for all the family - a visual feast, changing colour and texture as it moves through the seasons, with plenty of magical puppet moments, music and songs, and giant caterpillar fun!
This is a heart-warming, joyful story about a little girl who finds happiness through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly. Set within a Muslim family living in Ōtautahi Christchurch, the story is carried along by the underlying themes of healing through time and connection to nature, transporting children on a shared journey with Aya through all her ups and downs, and normalising different cultures in the hope that
we can all live together in peace.
“My three kids were enthralled and believe me, it’s hard to find something they all love with an 8-year age gap from youngest to oldest! The evolving set was just stunning, with the garden bursting into full bloom. I was as captivated as the children"
Lottie Butcher from Hutt Radio