CDP Theatre Producers, The 13 Storey Treehouse New Zealand

A CDP Kids production

THE 13-STOREY TREEHOUSE

By Richard Tulloch
Adapted from the book by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Directed by Julian Louis
Set / Costume Design by Mark Thompson
Lighting / AV Design by Nicholas Higgins
Sound Design by Jeremy Silver

Would you please welcome to the stage…. Andy and Terry!

Today's the day Andy and Terry are going to bring their stories to life in their first play – except they forgot to write it!

Where will they find flying cats, a mermaid, a sea monster, an invasion of monkeys, and a giant gorilla?

Following sold out seasons at The Sydney Opera House and across Australia, The 13-Storey Treehouse is set to take NZ by storm.

Brought to life by a seriously funny cast with magical moments of theatrical wizardry and a truckload of imagination!

* Recommended for 6 - 12 year olds and their families

DAMIEN AVERY – Terry

The 13-Storey Treehouse is Damien's first appearance for CDP and he is looking forward to bringing the role of 'Terry' to life.

Damien's experience spans 11 years in both theatre and film. His recent theatre credits include Billy Elliot the Musical, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Rupert and Emily Perkin's adaptation of A Doll's House, all for Auckland Theatre Company.

National tours of HMS Pinafore and South Pacific, and other productions such as Loving Kurt Vonnegut, One Man Two Guvnors, Wild Bees, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Slapdash Assassin, The Mikado, Postal and In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play).

Recent television credits include Hillary, Field Punishment No.1, Siege, Underbelly NZ, and Bombshell.

Damien is a proud member of New Zealand Actors Equity.

RYAN DULIEU – Andy

Ryan Dulieu studied at The Actors Program, Auckland in 2013. His immeasurable love for live performance means Ryan is a regular, well known, fixture on the Auckland Theatre scene, as well as performing in award-nominated short films and television.

This year has seen Ryan take up the Assistant Director position for AUSA Summer Shakespeare's As You Like It, as well as bringing back The Last Man on Earth is Trapped [in a Supermarket] to Auckland's Q Theatre for a second season, receiving rave reviews.

Other credits include Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Ariel in The Tempest, both for AUSA Summer Shakespeare, and Warren in This Is Our Youth for Basement Theatre. Ryan is a proud member of Equity New Zealand on the National Performers Committees

ELLE WOOTTON – Val

As a child Elle Wootton had many aspirations: to become a teacher for hearing impaired children, to open a bakery in a small town and engage in witty banter with the regulars, or to become a prison psychiatrist to assess the minds of criminals and try to make the world a safer place. When she realised she could be all of these and more by becoming an actor that seemed like the best choice.

Elle is delighted to be working with CDP on its production of The 13-Storey Treehouse. Some of her career highlights include performing in Edinburgh, Perth and Adelaide in the multi award winning production The Road That Wasn't There with Trick of the Light Theatre, starring in world premiere of lost Shakespearean play The History of Cardenio with Victoria University of Wellington, and in the 2015 Capital E National Theatre for Children tour of Stealing Games by Gary Henderson.

Elle recently won a Playmarket Plays for Young Award for her first play: Te Tane Iti/The Little Man. Elle is a Theatre and English Literature graduate of Victoria University of Wellington and a qualified English Language teacher. She has trained with renowned teachers including: John Bolton, Miranda Harcourt, Jacquie Drew and Matt Skrobalak. Elle is a proud member of Actors Equity NZ.

Mike Puru and Mel Homer hosts of 'The Café' New Zealand's only local daily lifestyle and entertainment TV show, chat with Damien Avery and Ryan Dulieu of The 13-Storey Treehouse Live on Stage Tour.

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