CDP Theatre Producers, The 13 Story Treehouse US Tour

A CDP Kids production

THE 13-STORY TREEHOUSE

By Richard Tulloch
Adapted from the multi-award winning book by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

Please welcome to the stage, direct from Australia…
Andy and Terry!

Yes that's right. Andy Griffiths' and Terry Denton's New York Times best-selling book, the one and only, super-famous, ultra-brilliant The 13-Story Treehouse has been turned into a show for the theatre, and you're invited!

There's just one problem – they forgot to write it! Where will they find flying cats, a mermaid, a sea monster, an invasion of monkeys, and a giant gorilla?

With sold out seasons across Australia, including Sydney Opera House, The 13-Story Treehouse is set to take the USA by storm, brought to life by a seriously funny cast with magical moments of theatrical wizardry and a truckload of imagination!

* Age recommendation: 6 – 12, and their adults
Duration: 60 mins, no interval

EDWIN BEATS – Terry

Having completed his Bachelor of Performing Arts in Musical Theatre at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art, Edwin toured New Zealand with The Ugly Shakespeare Company before relocating to Auckland in 2013. He has seized opportunities in theatre with both hands and enjoyed performing in shows such as Not Psycho with Fractious Tash, Billy Elliot The Musical with Auckland Theatre Company and, most recently, the 2017 revamp of Victor Roger's play Ranterstantrum.

He has also been developing himself as a screen actor and hopes to soon balance out his experience on stage with more screen work. Recent months have seen Edwin take part in a handful of sketches for the popular New Zealand news and entertainment television show, Jono and Ben. Edwin is overjoyed to be joining this tour of The 13-Storey Treehouse and looks forward to sharing his passion for the stage with American audiences.

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.

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.