CDP Theatre Producers, The Snail and the Whale

CDP Kids presents Tall Stories'

THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE

A play with music inspired by the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail's incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much-loved picture book.

Longing to see the world, a tiny sea snail hitches a lift on the tail of a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, brought vividly to life through live music, storytelling and lots of laughs - but when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him?

A heart-warming adventure for everyone aged four and up, from CDP Kids, the team who brought you 'The Gruffalo' and 'Room on the Broom' live on stage.

Running time: 55 minutes (no interval) 

The Snail and the Whale © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2003 – Macmillan Children's Books

JACK ANGWIN
Dad/Whale

Jack is a Sydney-based actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter and graduate of NIDA. He has worked extensively in voiceover and commercials.

His theatre credits include Anatomy of a Suicide (Seymour Centre/Sugary Rum Productions), The Alchemist - Play In A Day (Bell Shakespeare), Just! Live On Stage (Red Line Productions), Alice In Slasherland (Red Line Productions), Mercutio and the Prince of Cats (Old 505 Theatre), Youth + Destination (Kings X Theatre), Birdland (New Theatre), Bright Those Claws That Mar The Flesh (Old Fitz Theatre), The Cutting Boys (La Mama).

Television credits include Friday On My Mind (ABC/Playmaker). Film credits include The Bystander Story (Charlie Productions) and Marley, Someone (Ildiko Susany).

MICAELA ELLIS
Daughter/Snail

Raised in Griffith NSW, in the heart of Wiradjuri nation, Micaela pursued her passion for the arts from a very young age – her first one-woman show being in the living room of her grandmother's house.

Since then, she has picked up skills in painting, writing, music and coffee making, all contributing towards her ambitions as a storyteller. Before graduating from NIDA, Micaela studied at a variety of acting schools including Actors Centre Australia, Screenwise and her high school The McDonald College of Performing Arts.

Recent credits include Play In a Day – The Changeling (Bell Shakespeare), Cool Pool Party 2: The Second (ban shakespeare), Heroes of The Fourth Turning (Outhouse Theatre Co), Experiments in Theatre and Cinema (Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta) and a number of short films.

HANNAH BUCKLEY
Narrator/Violinist

Hannah is a Sydney-based musician and actor from Melbourne, and a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Actors Centre Australia.

As a violinist, Hannah has performed nationally and internationally with the Australian Youth Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Early Music Ensemble, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed live in chamber music radio broadcasts, including ABC Radio National’s The Music Show with Andrew Ford and ABC Classic FM’s Classic Breakfast with Ed Ayres.

Hannah’s theatre credits include The Crucible Symposium (Sport For Jove), and her film and television work includes Pacific Rim Uprising (Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures), Ladies in Black (Sony Pictures), A Place to Call Home (Seven Productions), and Friday On My Mind (ABC/Playmaker Media).